Yes on Three By Rev. Courtney Jones Psalm 139 proclaims, “We are fearfully and wonderfully made.” I believe that all of us are wonderfully made in our diversity. Every person has been made in God’s image — and everyone who lives…
Month: October 2018
Developer files plan for Stonybrook dev.
A developer, Helms Investments LLC, has filed plans with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) for a residential development at 50 Stedman St. in the Stonybrook neighborhood. The BPDA will host a community meeting for the project at 3484…
Q. and A. with the local podcaster Rob Hochschild
Jamaica Plain resident Rob Hochschild has been in the media business for three decades. Earlier this year, he decided to launch a podcast, “The Media Narrative,” that has media makers and influencers telling their inside stories. The Gazette recently conducted…
PROMOTING ANIMAL WELFARE AT MSPCA
Local residents, organizers discuss displacement
Local residents, artists, and organizers gathered on Oct. 4 at City Life/Vida Urbana to discuss displacement and how it is impacting their lives and the community. City Life/Vida Urbana is a Jamaica Pain-based community advocacy group. Alex Ponte-Capellan, an organizer…
Residentes y organizadores hablan sobre el desplazamiento
Residentes, artistas y organizadores locales se unieron el 4 de octubre en City Life/Vida Urbana para hablar sobre el desplazamiento y cómo está impactando sus vidas y su comunidad. City Life/Vida Urbana es un grupo de defensa comunitario conocido por…
Harvest Co-op announces closure
The Harvest Co-op Market announced in a letter to members on Oct. 3 that it would be closing within two weeks. Harvest Co-op had been facing financial problems, and was asking their members for support in order to keep the…
JP Agenda, Oct. 12, 2018
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Oct. 23 for the Oct. 26 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings JPNC Housing & Development Committee monthly meeting…
35TH JAMAICA POND LANTERN PARADE SET FOR WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 20
Two JP residents participate in Ride for the Living
This summer, two Jamaica Plain residents participated in Ride for The Living – a 60-mile bicycle ride from the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau to the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Kraków, Poland. Sue Shenkman and Katka Reszke met…