By Lauren Bennett The Jamaica Hills Association (JHA) had their monthly meeting on Feb. 13, where they discussed a variety of topics from committee updates to a longer discussion about speed and safety on the streets surrounding the Manning School…
Month: February 2019
From Unorganized File Cabinets to Disorderly Houses, JP’s ‘clutter Queen’ Is Here to Help
By Lauren Bennett JP resident and journalist Rhea Becker found herself doing something very different from writing articles and conducting interviews when she discovered what she calls the “Americanized version” of feng shui. About 16 years ago, Becker read some…
SNA Votes to Not Oppose Proposed Project at 50 Stedman St.
By Lauren Bennett After a lengthy process, Stonybrook Neighborhood Association (SNA) voted 17 to 5 on Feb. 11, to not oppose the proposed project at 50 Stedman Street, which consists of a three story, 21-unit residential building with four Inclusionary…
La ‘reina Del Desorden’ Ayuda A Personas Con Casas Desorganizadas
Lauren Bennett, Especial a Jamaica Plain Gazette Rhea Becker, residente de JP desde hace 25 años, ha estado ayudando a la gente de Boston tras descubrir lo que ella llama la “versión americanizada” del feng shui (el arte chino de…
It’s Sugarin’ Time in the Blue Hills….
Join Mass Audubon’s Blue Hills Trailside Museum and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation as we continue a more than 20-year-old tradition of making maple syrup at Brookwood Farm in Canton. Put on your boots and flannel shirt and…
Police Share JP Crime Stats, Advise Residents at Monthly Meeting
Around 10 people gathered at Curtis Hall in Jamaica Plain on Thursday, Feb. 7, for the monthly police and community relations meeting organized by District E-13 of the Boston Police Department (BPD). Every month, representatives from BPD, MBTA Transit Police…
Better Bus Program Proposes New Service from Forest Hill to Legacy Place
By Seth Daniel A new effort by the MBTA to improve bus routes – unveiled last week within the Better Bus program – features one major new service suggestion for Jamaica Plain riders looking to get a direct route to…
JP Observer – Tall tables have little use except to exclude
By Sandra Storey / Special to the Gazette Restaurants and snack places in Jamaica Plain are mostly hip and comfortable, and we love them. Overall, they offer us delicious food from here and around the world and good service,…
Sights and Sounds
The deadline for listings is noon, March 5 for the March 8 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Arts, music, and culture Boston City Councilor Matt O’Malley…
Q and A with Larry McNeilly of National Braille
Larry McNeilly of Jamaica Plain currently works at National Braille, 88 Saint Stephen St., Boston as a supervisor of the bookstore where he oversees the ordering of books from customs and the inventory of these books. Larry plays a big…