For those of a certain age, it is hard to imagine that 2024 will mark 56 years since the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis while he was standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel…
JPNC Housing Comm. votes to send letter to the MBTA regarding new Arborway garage
The Housing and Development Committee (HDC) of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting this past Monday. Chairperson Danielle Sommer-Kieta and committee and community members Purple Reign, Esther Beillard, Bernie Doherty, Gert Thorn, Willie Mitchell, Jaia…
‘We don’t want to forget where we came from’
The Footlight Club remains a staple in JP for nearly 150 years By Sophia Bartlett The Footlight Club, established in 1877, is the oldest community theater in America, according to its website. Despite its history as an elite and selective…
JP Observer: Election Warning #2: Watch out for media hype of poll ‘results’
“Don’t rely on misconceptions about aging when thinking about President Joe Biden’s—or any other person’s or candidate’s—competency.” That was Presidential Election Warning #1 in the JP Observer published in September. Voters should look at his specific job performance and actual…
Obituaries 12-28-23
Kate TrueArtist, Activist, Mother, Daughter, Middle of Three Sisters and Treasured Friend Kate True—artist, activist, mother and daughter, middle of three sisters, treasured friend—passed away at her home in Roxbury two days after Thanksgiving, cared for by her family and…
JP youth paints iconic ‘K’ signs at Fenway Park for the 2024 season with the BASE and Boston K Men
JP resident [Yager Velarde] was part of special group of youth from The BASE who painted iconic “K” signs at Fenway Park with the Boston K Men. The newly painted “K” signs will be posted above the Green Monster by…