The Massachusetts Association of REALTORS® (MAR) reported a steady rise in closed sales for the month of February. Closed sales on single- family homes rose a total of 8.1% while condominiums also increased 6.0% compared to February of 2020. Inventory…
Jamaica Plain’s Seed adult cannabis dispensary opens
On Saturday March 13 Jamaica Plain’s first adult-use cannabis dispensary and the nation’s first Social Justice Cannabis Museum opened in Hyde Square in Jamaica Plain. Core Cannabis’s Seed Dispensary and attached Social Justice Cannabis Museum opened at 401 Centre…
Calling All Boston-based Artists!
Design competition for 2,500 sq. ft. of murals in JP The Stonybrook Neighborhood Association (SNA) and SSG Development and Construction are commissioning a Boston-based artist (or artists) to design murals for a new Extra Space Storage building at 141…
English High leads the way on increasing graduation rates
Boston Public Schools (BPS) experienced the highest four-year graduation rate for the district on record, according to information released by state officials reporting graduation data for the 2019-20 school year. Boston showed a 2.2 percentage point increase in the four-year cohort…
Friday Declared‘Leonard Nimoy Day’ in City of Boston
Dan Murphy Just days before being confirmed by the Senate as the nation’s Labor Secretary, exiting Mayor Martin Walsh declared this Friday, March 26, “Leonard Nimoy Day” in the City of Boston in honor of the English High graduate who…
Boston Students and Parents Call for Substantial State Funding as Schools Reopen
With the promised funding from the landmark education bill that was signed into law before the COVID pandemic hit is still up in the air, Boston students and parents last Tuesday called for the state to fully fund the…