The Casey Overpass will close for two days in October for “emergency repairs,” according to a Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) press release. The bridge, which carries Route 203/Arborway over Washington and New Washington Streets, will close Oct. 5 and…
Month: September 2013
Walsh, Connolly top mayoral ticket; Arroyo out
State Rep. Marty Walsh and At-Large City Councilor John Connolly punched their tickets into the Nov. 5 Boston mayoral final after finishing one-two in the Sept. 24 preliminary, according to the unofficial City results. About 31 percent of registered voters…
Connolly, Walsh ganan; Arroyo excluido
De John Ruch y Peter Shanley/Gazette Staff De un campo de 12 candidatos para alcalde, John Connolly y Marty Walsh fueron los finalistas en la elección preliminar del martes pasado. Felix Arroyo, un residente de Jamaica Plain y el primer…
JPNC Election: 20 seats, 12 candidates
Twelve candidates have been certified to run in next month’s election for the 20-seat Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC), according to an official nominee list provided by the election’s ombuds board. The low number of candidates means the Oct. 19 election will…
Park Cleanup
Local author’s 2nd vampire novel released
The second book in a series of Boston-based vampire novels came out in July, written by Uzuri Wilkerson, one of the managers of Harvest Co-Op Market’s South Street location in Jamaica Plain. The novel is titled “Sour,” which plays off…
JP agent helps top activists be heard
Jodi Solomon, a Jamaica Plain resident, runs an agency booking speaking engagements for a variety of personalities. But Solomon insists having clients who have an impact on the world, such as actor Sidney Poitier and women’s equal pay activist Lilly…
Martinez named school committee vice-chair
Claudio Martinez, a Jamaica Plain resident and executive director of the Hyde Square Task Force, was named the new vice-chair of the Boston School Committee on Sept. 18. Martinez has served on the School Committee, which governs Boston Public Schools,…
Politics as Unusual: After Election Day, 2 winners and a million questions
The preliminary gauntlet we just pulled through was a fabulously bloodless municipal massacre, the kind of free-for-all preliminary that inspires thrilling political prose, and that makes, breaks and cremates careers. In the process—and certainly in the immediate aftermath—we’ve learned lots…
JP Observer: Three things to make JP’s great restaurants better
Jamaica Plain’s restaurants and cafes are really something, aren’t they? We have quantity, quality and great variety here. JP’s eateries help make shopping districts and sub-neighborhoods into destinations, so they increase and promote business and lively activity. The number of…