Category: News
JPNC’s Housing Comm. votes to send letter to BPDA about Forbes parking
Special to the Gazette The Housing and Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 17. On hand for the session were chair Danielle Sommer-Kieta, vice-chair Purple Reign, Willie Mitchell, Sarah…
Annual JP Open Studios is happening this weekend
Special to the Gazette For more than 30 years, Boston artists and art lovers have looked forward to the Jamaica Plain Open Studios (JPOS), a free annual event where the public can meet artists, experience their studios, and enjoy and…
Real Estate professionals share their thoughts about the market in JP and more
By Michael Coughlin Jr. As we begin the fall season, real estate professionals from around the neighborhood spoke with the Jamaica Plain Gazette to provide insights about the current market and share tips for those looking to rent or buy.…
Kulik to show off art this weekend during Jamaica Plain Open Studios
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Rachael Kulik, a local real estate broker, will display her art during this year’s rendition of Jamaica Plain Open Studios on Saturday, September 28, and Sunday, September 29, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Insight…
JP Observer: Hope for more Effective Protests & No Harassment on Campuses Part 1
Students at Emerson, Harvard, Northeastern and MIT have already held new protests this fall supporting Palestine—none involving encampments like they did last year. Nor have students resumed big tent-city type demonstrations related to the Israel/Hamas war at many of…
Jamaica Plain Music Fest
Squares + Streets Zoning Districts Detailed at Meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. On Tuesday, the City’s Planning Department hosted a public meeting in which staff delved into the Squares + Streets Zoning districts, which are slated to be employed in the ongoing Roslindale Square small area plan. …
Wu Announces Applications Now Open for Spooky Streets Grant
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu and the Community Engagement Cabinet’s Office of Civic Organizing have announced applications are now open for the Spooky Streets Grant Program. This funding builds on the Mayor’s efforts to create a fun…
Residents Oppose Plans for 571-579 Centre St.
By Gazette Staff The Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) held its regular monthly meeting this past Monday, September 9, via Zoom, with Peter Steiger, the JPA’s vice-chair, presiding over the session in the absence of chair Kay Mathew, who, it…