The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) is delaying the zoning review process of the Plan: JP/Rox until after a transportation plan for that area is completed, according to BPDA spokesperson Bonnie McGilpin. The head of a local neighborhood organization…
Month: February 2018
Rockumentary about Midway Café in the works
Local resident Billy Squire is creating a rockumentary about the Midway Café, raising awareness of what an asset the café is for the community at a time when similar venues are being closed across the area to make way for…
Next Generation
BPDA approves 125 Amory St. dev.; project receives City affordable-housing funds
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board during its Feb. 8 meeting approved the 125 Amory St. Meanwhile, the City announced that a portion of the project will receive affordable-housing funds. The 125 Amory St. redevelopment project is proposed…
Cineasta local hace documental sobre Midway Café
El residente local Billy Squire está creando un documental sobre el Midway Café para fomentar la conciencia sobre el beneficio de Midway y otras sedes para la comunidad. El cineasta está invitando a residentes a una grabación y concierto para…
Residents, local organizations weigh-in on short-term rentals while City Council begins work on regulating them
By Beth Treffeisen and Emily Resnevic Last month, Mayor Walsh announced intentions to better track and regulate short-term rentals in Boston and assign annual fees to operators of different types of rentals. That has residents, local elected officials, and neighborhood…
JP Observer: We need to learn specifics about Russian propaganda
Everyone on Facebook can check to see if they unknowingly interacted with a post from a Russian agency trying to influence the presidential race and American politics in general during the 2016 campaign. Facebook (FB) estimated before Congress in the…
HURRICANE MARIA IN PUERTO RICO EXHIBIT
Millennium Restaurant at 3094 Washington Street recently announced that it is showing an exhibit titled “101 días / 101 days: photographs by Federico Cintrón Moscoso and Luis Edgardo Cotto” about the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. According to…
Sights and Sounds, Feb. 23, 2018
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Mar. 6 for the Mar. 9 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events City Councilor O’Malley to Host Dominican…
‘Resist” art series comes to the city
Hoopla Productions, the producers of Jamaica Plain Porchfest, are bringing several arts events to JP and the city this spring as part of the ResistARTS series with a mission to build community across the divides of race, class, culture and…