Special to the Gazette What’s with the posters on Centre Street? They’re hard to miss. Five by three-foot fashion photos featuring apparel from Jamaica Plain retailers as modeled by the Footlight Club’s “The Prom” cast, marking a unique collaboration between…
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Call for applications: 2025–26 Writer-in-Residence at Boston Public Library
Special to the Gazette The Associates of the Boston Public Library is posting a call for applications for our 2025–26 Writer-in-Residence program. Now in its twenty-first year, the year-long residency provides an emerging writer with the fi-nancial support, editorial assistance,…
Local Students in the News
Lasell University Students Named to Dean’s List The following local students were named to Lasell University’s Fall 2024 Dean’s List: James Macchi of Jamaica Plain Leslie Aponte of Boston Huda Hussein of Jamaica Plain To be named to the Dean’s…
Wu announces applications open for 2025-2026 Spark Boston Council
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced that applications for the 2025-2026 SPARK Boston Council are now open. SPARK Boston is a volunteer leadership and civic engagement council for Boston residents ages 20 to 35. This council is responsible…
Boston to host Community Read-a-thon of the autobiography of Malcolm X on Malcolm X’s Centennial
Special to the Gazette In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Malcolm X’s birth, the city of Boston will host a unique two-day community read-a-thon of his influential autobiography. Nearly two hundred volunteers are set to participate in this first-ever…
Green T Coffee Shop looking to secure an all-alcohol license
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Last week, an abutters meeting was held regarding a proposal from Green T Coffee Shop, located at 873 South Street in Roslindale, to obtain an all-alcohol license and extend its hours. Braden Armstrong, the owner of…
The U.S. today: From brain gain to brain drain
The founders of the greatest American companies (at least as measured by their stock-market caps) are Bill Gates of Microsoft, Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Elon Musk of Tesla and Space X, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta (Facebook), the late Steve Jobs…
Boston joins national lawsuit to save homelessness prevention funding
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the City of Boston joined a lawsuit with cities and counties from across the United States to challenge the Trump Administration’s move to cancel $3.6 billion in grants for housing and…
JPA hears of Weber’s amendments to budget
Special to the Gazette The Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, July 1, via Zoom, with chair Kay Mathew presiding over the session. Jordan Frias from District 6 Councillor Ben Weber’s office was on hand and…
Open Streets Boston in Jamaica Plain July 21
Open Streets Boston is back for its third annual event, offering another chance to experience streets as public spaces. On July 21, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jamaica Plain will be celebrating Open Street on Center Street. The street…