As the City of Boston considers regulating short-term rental services such as Airbnb.com, scores of Jamaica Plain homeowners are cashing in. And local hotels say they aren’t worried about the competition. Airbnb acts as an online host where travelers can…
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Real Estate Today: 2 JP properties make City’s ‘distressed’ list
Two Jamaica Plain properties have made the City’s annual list of vacant and “distressed” properties: a commercial site at 3425-3325A Washington St. and a house at 25 Chilcott Place. The City’s 2013 “Distressed Buildings Report,” compiled by the Department of…
Real Estate Today: Parcel U meeting scheduled
A Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA)-hosted meeting for the Parcel U project, scheduled for Mon., Sept. 29, will present design details and technical studies about traffic, air and noise. Shawn Pang, spokesperson for designer Urbanica, told the Gazette that there have…
Real Estate Today: Site III of Jackson Sq. redevelopment moves forward
Site III of the Jackson Square redevelopment project is continuing to move forward, with the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) applying last month for funding for infrastructure improvements at the site. JPNDC with its partner for the project, the…
Salsa Art
Coakley, Baker take nod for gov.’s race; Chang-Díaz wins
Democrat Martha Coakley and Republican Charlie Baker will face each other in the gubernatorial race in the November general election after winning their respective party’s nomination in the Sept. 9 state’s primary election. Meanwhile, in the only competitive local election,…
Author to speak on JP’s activist history
A Boston author is coming to Jamaica Plain to talk about the role women and people of color—including some JP residents—played in the diverse “New Boston” following the 1960s and ’70s. Jim Vrabel, author of “A People’s History of the…
JP Music Festival
The fourth annual Jamaica Plain Music Festival drew hundreds of fans of local music to Jamaica Pond Park on Sept. 6 before a severe thunderstorm warning cut the show short.
JP Open Studios: Many paths to see art
The 21st annual Jamaica Plain Open Studios (JPOS), a celebration of the arts in JP that invites the public into local artists’ studios and group shows, returns next weekend, Sept. 20 and 21. Maps and detailed viewing information will be…
Caminos diferentes para ver el arte en JP
El vigésimo primero anual Jamaica Plain Open Studios (JPOS), una celebración artística en JP que invita al público a los talleres de artistas locales y proyectos colectivos, vuelve el próximo fin de semana, el 20 y 21 de septiembre. Los…