The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., July 21 for the July 24 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Bartlett Square II, proposed mixed-use development at…
Month: July 2015
JPNC votes down 3200 Washington St. proposal
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) last month voted 11 to 3 with 1 abstention to request the City to deny variances for the proposed development at 3200 Washington St. The council cited in its vote a failure for the…
Farm Visit
Sights and Sounds, July 3, 2015
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., July 21 for the July 24 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events Viva el Latin Quarter!, free family…
JP resident criticizes DCR over lack of crosswalk
PONDSIDE—A Jamaica Plain resident is criticizing the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) for dragging its feet over installing a crosswalk on Perkins Street. That proposed crosswalk is part of a plan to improve access to Jamaica Pond at…
MSPCA Pride
On the Police Beat, June 16-28, 2015
The following police incident reports are public records provided by the Community Service Office of the District E-13 Police Station, which is solely responsible for their content. All suspects are innocent unless proven guilty in court. June 28: Larceny-bicycle, 15…
Playground Help
City: Bicon has necessary permits
FOREST HILLS—The City is saying that Bicon Dental Implants has the required permits it needs to be operating, but the Yale Terrace Neighborhood Association is continuing to dispute that. Bicon, a 501 Arborway company, has stirred controversy in the area…
Editorial: JP Porchfest returns
Almost 130 bands at 72 JP homes? And dance parties and performances all over the neighborhood, with an eye to including virtually everyone? The Jamaica Plain Porchfest has remarkable growth and organizing wisdom for an event that returns for only…