As a New York-bred carpetbagger on these Boston streets, I still don’t understand certain dynamics of local culture and politics. I’m stunned that despite all the brainpower in town, few people care much about elections. Historically, I’m clueless as to…
Month: April 2013
Candidate’s claimed employers say he doesn’t work there
Shaun Ivers, a Jamaica Plain resident who has announced he is running for At-Large city councilor, claimed in an email to the Gazette earlier this month that he is a freelance consultant for the Boston Municipal Research Bureau and the…
Gazette columnist publishes marathon bombing ebook
Chris Faraone, a Jamaica Plain journalist who writes the Gazette’s “Politics as Unusual” column, has published an ebook of essays and photos about the week of the Boston Marathon bombing. “Heartbreak Hell: Searching for Sanity in Boston through a Week…
State puts 4 small parcels up for bids
The state today put four small, vacant parcels along the Southwest Corridor in Jamaica Plain up for bid. The pieces of land–in Central JP, JP South and Sumner Hill–are leftover property seized decades ago by the state to construct what…
Markey to visit JP Sunday
U.S. Rep. Ed Markey (5th District), who is running to fill the U.S. Senate seat left by John Kerry, is set to visit Jamaica Plain Sunday, days ahead of the April 30 primary election. Markey will visit Doyle’s Cafe at…
Peace on Earth: Flowers planted in peace symbol shape at pond
PONDSIDE—Call it peace on Earth. Daffodil flowers planted in the shape of a peace symbol are blooming bright yellow on an embankment at Jamaica Pond Park in what appears to be unofficial, guerrilla landscaping. Next to the peace symbol is…
Islamic peace symbol added to terror memorial
An Islamic symbol bearing a message of peace and religious tolerance has been added to the makeshift memorial to Boston Marathon terrorist attack victims in Monument Square. It appears to be the same symbol that topped a sign honoring dead…
JP survivors, heroes in marathon bombing
Jamaica Plain had its share of rescue heroes and survivor stories in the wake of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing. Jarrett Barrios of JP, the CEO of New England’s American Red Cross, and Carlos Arredondo, a peace activist with…
Marathon Remembrance
Memorial to victims erected by rescuer
Briefly honored suspect A makeshift memorial to the four people killed by the Boston Marathon bombers was erected April 22 in Monument Square partly by now-famous rescue hero Carlos Arredondo. The memorial also briefly named the dead suspect in the…