JACKSON SQ.—After a year in delays, a $16 million early learning and community services center broke ground in Bromley-Heath last week. It is expected to open at 33-41 Bickford St. in early 2014. When completed, the Bromley-Heath Learning Center, developed…
Month: November 2012
Health Award
English High Sports: Football team winning, but obstacles remain
The English High School football team this year has reversed course from previous woeful seasons, but that doesn’t mean it’s been easy. “We are absolutely on the right track, but there has been challenges. You don’t control what’s on the…
Goddard House transferring bed licenses
S. HUNTINGTON—The Goddard House is in the process of transferring its licenses for nursing beds at its recently shuttered Jamaica Plain facility to another provider to use elsewhere, according to spokesperson Diana Pisciotta. “It’s not a particularly big deal,” she…
K-9 Unit
AIDS Action wins social justice award
Eastern Bank honored the Jamaica Plain-based AIDS Action Committee and its president and CEO, Rebecca Haag, with the 24th annual Wainwright Social Justice Award at a downtown ceremony Oct. 4. AIDS Action is New England’s largest AIDS service organization. The Social…
LGBT seniors supper club launches
Ethos, a Jamaica Plain-based senior care organization, has launched a new program to build and support the LGBT seniors community: Out4Supper, a monthly dinner club, hosted by Mount Pleasant Home. Out4Supper is aimed at gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people…
Alternative music agency helps the local scene
A new local booking agency called the Music and Arts Matrix is helping to get bands from Jamaica Plain’s burgeoning music scene into traditional and alternative venues alike. “It’s a promotion agency with a heart,” said Lisa Fraggos, a 32-year-old…
Sights & Sounds, Nov. 9, 2012
The deadline for listings is noon, Nov. 19 for the Nov. 23 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events Taste of Jamaica Plain, culinary tour of…
JP-based web shop sells vintage-flavored fashions
Good Manners, a new web-based store operated by two Pondside residents, focuses on Victorian-flavored modern fashion for men and women. The shop launched this week at goodmannersboston.com. Operators Andrew Anissi and Jennifer Tran aim to restore the virtues of “ladylike”…