JP CENTER—Ban Chiang House, a Thai restaurant at 707 Centre St., is temporarily closed while it changes ownership. New owners Napat Sriwannavit and Phunthip Sittijirachote are in the process of seeking a transfer of the restaurant’s liquor license. Sriwannavit and…
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State rep. to lead AIDS Action Committee
State Rep. Carl Sciortino will be the new executive director of Jamaica Plain-based AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, and will resign from office April 4 to take the job, the nonprofit announced today. Sciortino is openly gay and is living…
Obituary: Stavros Frantzis, JP developer and art collector
Stavros Socrates Frantzis of Jamaica Plain, 72, passed away on March 15, 2014 after a short illness. He was the beloved husband of Doris Charry Frantzis, the beloved father of Renzo Miranda of Jamaica Plain and Socrates Frantzis of California…
JP leaders react to Menino cancer news
Former Mayor Thomas Menino is being treated for “advanced” cancer, the Boston Globe reported tonight, triggering early words of shock and support from local leaders. “I’m in shellshock right now,” said state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez, a Jamaica Plain resident who…
Zoo plans ‘major project’
Franklin Park Zoo will announce a new “major project” at a March 17 press conference slated to include Mayor Martin Walsh, according to a press release and a zoo publicist. Zoo New England, which operates Franklin Park Zoo and Stoneham’s…
Gov. candidate Berwick aims to create community
Don Berwick, a Democratic candidate for governor, grew up in a small town in Connecticut called Moodus, where he said he learned the value of looking out for each other. Berwick said he wants to bring that philosophy to the…
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Sale of Blessed Sacrament Church finalized
The sale of the former Blessed Sacrament Church building at 365 Centre St. from the Church Square Partners to the Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) was finalized Feb. 28. HSTF had entered into a purchase-and-sale agreement to buy the church…
8 units planned to replace historic house
By Kate Sosin/Special to the Gazette FOREST HILLS—The house occupies the biggest lot on the on the block, and residents say it is part of a patchwork of the neighborhood’s history. But the 115-year-old Victorian at 57 Wachusett St. is…
Venta de Blessed Sacrament Church finalizada
La venta del edificio del antiguo Blessed Sacrament Church en 365 Centre St. fue finalizada. Church Square Partners vendió el edificio a Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF). A principios de julio de 2013, HSTF había concertado un contracto de compraventa…