Mindy Fried and Marie Ghitman, co-founders of Jamaica Plain Porchfest, are thrilled to announce that this much-treasured event is being handed over – with love and gratitude – to the amazing artists and art-managers from Dunamis, a Boston-based nonprofit organization. …
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Tunnel Lighting Maintenance Scheduled for Central Artery Tunnel (I-93)
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing that there will be reduced lighting in the Central Artery Tunnel (I-93) northbound and southbound beginning Sunday, December 20. The reduction in lighting isin preparation for an extensive lighting replacement to begin later…
Forum on COVID-19 Set for Dec. 28
On Monday, December 28 at 7 p.m., there will be a forum titled: Questions about the COVID surge or about COVID vaccines? Join the panel for a virtual conversation with infectious disease specialist Julia Koehler, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics…
JP Centre/South Main Streets Provides Delivery Service and More
Thanks to a grant from the Boston Main Streets Foundation and a partnership with City Feed & Supply, JP Centre/South Main Streets will offer JP Holiday Delivery, a free delivery service for our local shops to our local residents. Participating…
BTU Members Pass Vote of No Confidence in Superintendent Cassellius
Members of the Boston Teachers Union have overwhelmingly passed a vote of no confidence in Boston Public Schools superintendent Brenda Cassellius through a motion brought from the floor of a membership meeting. The floor vote was affirmed by a 97.5%…
Walsh Announces 2021 Outdoor Dining Pilot Program
Building on Boston’s ongoing commitment to supporting restaurants during COVID-19, Mayor Martin J. Walsh last week announced the launch of an outdoor dining pilot program for the 2021 season, making more permanent what was put together to temporarily help restaurants…
Perkins Joins Wholesome Wave as Chief Executive Officer
Jamaica Plain Community Minister/Associate Interim Pastor Benjamin Perkins has joined Wholesome Wave, a national 501(c)3 non-profit that addresses nutrition insecurity by making healthy produce available and affordable for people who need it most. Serving as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer,…
Virus Is in Our Homes
We now are fully amidst the holiday season. Hanukkah is here and the Christmas and New Year’s holiday week is fast-approaching. Public health officials at all levels of government have been warning us for months that we must change our…
Thank You, Gov. Baker
We’d like to take a moment to express our appreciation to Gov. Charlie Baker, who has demonstrated incredible leadership during the past nine months of a crisis that is unprecedented in our state’s history. Day-after-day, Gov. Baker has confronted a…
Remember the Needy
We saw a statistic the other day that was absolutely mind-numbing: 18% of all Americans, and 24% of American children, do not have enough to eat on a daily basis. We mention this because during this Christmas season, when many…