J.P. Licks, Boston’s favorite ice cream shop is excited to announce its 25th anniversary year of roasting coffee. Fair Trade and Organic Certified coffee have been freshly micro-roasted from the Jamaica Plains headquarters since 1999, and J.P. Licks will be…
A Freaky Friday…..
Did you feel the earthquake Friday morning? We were sitting in our recliner in our home when the whole house started shaking and the chair started moving rapidly back and forth. We live on the coast, so at first we…
Boston’s Office of Black Male Advancement awards $500K in Community Empowerment Grant
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Black Male Advancement announced the awardees for the 2024 Community Empowerment Grants. These grants are a $500,000 investment aimed at supporting community-based organizations that are focused on empowering and improving outcomes for Black…
Mayor Wu backs Avangrid’s offshore wind proposal, pioneering city’s contract for clean energy
Mayor Michelle Wu announced her support of Avangrid’s New England Wind 1 offshore wind proposal in response to the multi-state procurement for offshore wind power by Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. If Avangrid’s bid is selected by the state, this…
JPNC’s Housing and Dev. Comm. discusses White Stadium project
The Housing and Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council held its regular monthly meeting this past Tuesday evening. On hand for the session were chair Danielle Sommer-Kieta and fellow members Bernie Doherty, Willie Mitchell, Carolyn Royce, Pam Bender,…
Franklin Park Coalition survey shows mixed feelings toward White Stadium renovation
By Adam Swift The Franklin Park Coalition unveiled the results of a recent survey on the use of the park and attitudes toward the proposed renovation of White Stadium at an online meeting earlier this week. The results show that…