Llegó el día que más temían los legisladores. Massachusetts tiene su nuevo “redistricting map” para adecuarse a la sorpresa que nos dio el Censo del 2010 obligando a que reduzcamos en uno la presencia de los representantes del estado en…
Month: November 2011
‘Carol Christmas’ kicks off holiday fun
By Rodney Raftery, Special to the Gazette The leaves have almost all fallen. And the evening frost touches the parks and neighborhoods of JP. If you take a stroll down Eliot Street, you can feel that the holidays are almost…
Buy a pie, feed those in need
In possibly the largest bake sale in the city’s calendar, Jamaica Plain’s Community Servings is selling Thanksgiving pies to fund its food distribution program, and JP businesses are lending a hand. “Everybody needs a pie at Thanksgiving, everybody needs to…
Haven hosts James Bond dinner
HYDE SQ.—The Haven will host a James Bond-themed dinner party on Nov. 29 and 30 to mark St. Andrew’s Day, a Scottish holiday. The Scottish restaurant at 2 Perkins St. will show a Bond movie and encourage diners to dress…
Footlight Club seeks community spotlight
The Footlight Club—America’s oldest community theater—is looking to raise its profile and raise funds for major renovations, members of the volunteer-run theater’s management team told the Gazette. “So many people don’t know that the Footlight Club exists,” said Brian Crete,…
Wines and spirits that won’t break the bank
The gift of a quality bottle of wine or liquor doesn’t need to break the bank to please the palate, Blanchard’s General Manager Mike Denson told the Gazette. “The two weeks before Christmas, we’ll see people asking for the most…
JP author takes votes on book title
Jamaica Plain resident and activist Chuck Collins is letting the people decide the title for his new book, due out in February. The book, which will examine inequality and the “99 percent” movement, will be published by Berrett-Koehler. Possible titles…
Radical bookstore opens
HYDE SQ.—The Lucy Parsons Center, a radical left-wing bookstore and gathering spot, opened Nov. 5 in its new home at 358A Centre St. The space is smaller than the center’s previous South End location, so it is “focusing more on…
Editorial: Who really won the election
City Councilor Ayanna Pressley’s ticket-topping re-election has been hyped as a triumph of identity politics: She is the council’s first black woman member, and currently the only woman serving on it. But the fact is, her win was at least…
Editorial: Let’s split
Concern over JP being split between two new Congressional districts shows an admirable sense of community spirit. But it is more about progressive self-image than political reality. JP would still be represented exclusively by Democrats. Yes, Stephen Lynch is more…