The deadline for listings is noon, April 23 for the April 26 issue. Send listings to [email protected] Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events A Centre Street mini-cleanup will be held on Saturday, April…
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Sherrill House Appoints Kshitij Rawal as Director of Expressive Therapy and Recreation
Sherrill House, a not-for-profit skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, today announced the appointment of Kshitij Rawal as Director of Expressive Therapy and Recreation. Rawal is a professional musician and full-time music and expressive therapist at Sherrill House. He is responsible…
JP’s Ellen Davis Nominated for Mentor of the Year
Ellen Davis, a Jamaica Plain resident and a volunteer at Kenny Elementary School in Dorchester, was recently nominated for her contribution to Boston Public Schools’ student success through Boston Partners in Education. Though she did not win the Mentor of…
Jamaica Plain Historical Society offers Local Programs for Residents
The Jamaica Plain Historical Society hopes the warmer weather sparks the urge in you to go out and explore our historic neighborhood. Get out and walk through any of JP’s amazing parks, but also take a tour to learn about the built environment…
Fairy House Building Event Returns to Franklin Park April 18
Having made it through another winter, it will soon be the time of year when we see the magical creatures that reappear in New England’s fields and woods in the spring. In order to welcome the local elf and fairy…
Go Green
Éirinn go Brách: Doyle’s Café was packed with St. Patrick’s day revelers on Sunday, March 17, to celebrate the Boston holiday. Friends and families came out to Doyle’s for music and fun.
Centre St. Marijuana Dispensary Receives Conditional Use Permit
Jamaica Plain is one step closer to having a recreational marijuana dispensary on Centre St. The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) granted marijuana entity Core Empowerment, who has presented numerous times to the neighborhood, a conditional use permit to open…
Update for Community Room, Garden on Flanagan & Seaton Site Provided at SNA
The Stonybrook Neighborhood Association (SNA) had a light meeting on March 11, with not much to report and not many people in attendance. Jennifer Uhrhane said that there is no update for 84 Stonely—they were thinking about doing something different…
Police Share Jp’s Crime Stats, Talk about Importance of Neighborhood Crime Stoppers
Around twelve people gathered at Curtis Hall in Jamaica Plain on Thursday, March 7, for the monthly police and community relations meeting organized by District E-13 of the Boston Police Department (BPD). Every month, representatives from BPD, MBTA Transit Police…
Non-Traditional Art Show Projections Seeking Submissions for Third Year
The Jamaica Plain Arts Council (JPAC) and Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) are currently accepting art submissions for their third ever Projections event, a non-traditional art show that projects digital images of submitted artwork onto the exterior walls of…