Month: June 2011
House demo put on hold
GLENVALE PARK—The Boston Landmarks Commission last week slapped a 90-day delay on the demolition of a 130-year-old vacant Chestnut Avenue house in the hopes that the developer and the neighborhood could agree on an alternative plan. But Pat McKenna, who…
Greener Repairs
Kenneth G.M. MacKay; worked for New England Telephone
Kenneth G.M. MacKay, a 40-year resident of Melrose, passed away with his loving family at his side on Wed., June 8 at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was born on Nov. 1, 1920 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, one of six children…
Invitación
Citas Domingo. Bikes Not Bombs 24th annual Bike-A-Thon & Green Roots festival se realiza este domingo 26. Si le gusta participar puede escoger entre correr 15-, 25- ó 65- millas y así ayudará a recaudar fondos para BNB’s programs. El…
Happenings, 6/24
The final, last-minute deadline for Happenings listings is noon, July 5 for the July 8 issue. Send arts and entertainment listings to [email protected]. Listings with no end date will be run for 3 months, space permitting. Note: 617 should be…
JP Agenda, June 24
The final, last-minute deadline for JP Agenda listings is noon, July 5 for the July 8 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Listings with no end date will be run for 3 months, space permitting. Note: 617 should be dialed before…
Malia’s cookout to feature Whole Foods turkey dogs
Providing what staffers from state Rep. Liz Malia’s office described as a “healthy spin” on a long-standing tradition, Whole Foods Market will be serving up turkey dogs at this years Summer Hot Dog Nights on South Street. Malia has been…
Whole Foods issues community letter
Whole Foods Market today released the following letter (in English and Spanish) to the Jamaica Plain community. For more on Whole Foods and the neighborhood, see the June 24 Gazette. Dear Jamaica Plain Residents, I want to thank you…
‘SoMo’: A South St. nickname is born
“SoMo”—short for “south of the Monument”—is a new name for South Street’s burgeoning business district being pitched to early success by the local McCormack & Scanlan Real Estate office. “As a lifelong JP resident, [South Street’s businesses] kind of faded…