For the past year teachers and school leaders have been actively lobbying the state legislature and governor to begin taking steps to overhaul the state’s education funding formula to ensure equity for all students, especially those in low-income areas. Because…
JP Woman Thrilled as Mentee Receives Scholarship Award
Rachel Weidenfeld of Jamaica Plain was matched with her “little sister” Garshae Mowatt-Mckenzie of Dorchester eight years ago through the Big Sisters/Little Sisters Association of Greater Boston. At the time, Mowatt-Mckenzie was in fourth grade. Now she is a senior…
ZBA Denies Nine Basement Studio Units on Seaverns Ave.
The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) last Tuesday denied without prejudice a project proposed for 9-11 Seaverns Ave. The proposed project is to combine the existing six-family apartment building at 5 Brown Terrace with the other attached six-family buildings at…
24th Annual Taste of JP Set for Nov. 14
The 24th Annual Taste of Jamaica Plain will be held at Our Lady of the Annunciation Church in West Roxbury on November 14 from 6:00-9:00pm. Hosted by nonprofit Ecumenical Social Action Committee (ESAC) Boston, whose mission is to improve the…
Sights & Sounds
The deadline for listings is noon, November 19 for the November 22 issue. Send listings to [email protected] Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events Ukrainian Fall Bazaar: St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church,…
Fire on the Common: Urban Leaf Peeping Lights up Downtown Open Spaces
An amazing array of reds, yellows and oranges have dominated the landscape over the past several weeks, so much so that many in neighborhoods surrounding the Emerald Necklace from downtown to Forest Hills have decided not to leave the city…