The Brendan Behan Pub was a sought-after destination to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with some Guinness, good friends, and good times. Pictured above, Ruairi Scott, Conor Magee, Chris Losty, and Cormac Eastwood came over from Ireland to see how we…
JPNC Housing Committee Elects Three New Members; Hears of Plans for 1822 Arboretum Rd. Project
Staff Report The Housing and Development Committee (HDC) of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held a regular monthly meeting this past Tuesday. Chairperson Renee Stacey Welch and the committee and community members who were in attendance took up a…
Residents Gather to Celebrate the Life of Karen Wepsic
Special to the Gazette Last Saturday afternoon, friends and family gathered at the Loring Greenough House to celebrate the Life and Service of long-time Jamaica Plain resident Karen Wepsic, who passed away on October 15, 2022. The Invocation and Benediction…
Local Realtors Foresee Strong Spring Season for Jamaica Plain
By Stephen Quigley The spring is typically the most important season for the housing market, with about 40% of existing-home sales for the year occurring from March through June, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), a trend that…
Tree Protections Back to Square One—on the Way to Final Passage
By Sandra Storey / Special to the Gazette A tree ordinance that would protect Boston’s tree canopy from random tree removal was discussed at the Boston City Council Committee on Government Operations recently. The ordinance was met with the same…
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade: The good, the bad, and the ugly
For those of us of Irish descent, whose great-grandparents came to this country at the turn of the 20th century with not much more than the clothes on their backs, whose grandfathers served in WWI, and whose fathers and uncles…