The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) voted to settle its controversial lawsuit against the 161 S. Huntington Ave. redevelopment at its Oct. 29 meeting. The vote, conducted privately in an executive session, was unanimous, according to JPNC chair Benjamin Day,…
Author: Emily Resnevic
Pulitzer-winning author Díaz to visit JP today
Junot Díaz, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “Drown,” “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” and “This is How You Lose Her,” will speak at the Footlight Club today, Fri., Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. as part of the JP…
36 units planned for Brookley Road lot
STONYBROOK—A developer is planning 36 condo units—12 three-family buildings—at the long-vacant lot at 101 Brookley Road. “We’re working with the community, and they seem very happy with our plans so far,” said Yan Schecter, manager of Buildex Real Estate Ventures…
JP Makers aims to create collaborative craft space
JP Makers, a group started by two local residents, aims to create a shared workspace for artisans and handicrafters somewhere in Jamaica Plain. Dominic Burdick and Eileen McMahon, who started the group this summer, call the concept a “makerspace.” Like an…
New JPNC is elected
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its bi-annual election on Oct. 19. Twelve candidates were elected to the JPNC’s 20 seats and are to take their places at the next council meeting on Oct. 29. The eight seats still…
Roslindale Neighbors: Substation listed on historic register; rehab pending
The former MBTA electrical substation in Roslindale Square has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, making it eligible for tax credits that can help its pending redevelopment. A plaque marking the historic honor was unveiled in a…
Roslindale Neighbors: Community center renamed in honor of Mayor Menino
Roslindale has recently honored the outgoing mayor by officially renaming the Boston Centers for Youth & Families Archdale Community Center to the BCYF Thomas M. Menino Community Center. As a city councilor more than 20 years ago, Menino got the…
New bubbler installed at Jamaica Pond
A new water fountain and water bottle filling station was installed this month in Jamaica Pond Park at the corner of the Jamaicaway and Perkins Street. The water fountain includes a water bottle filling station, as well as a drinking…
JP@Home grupo quiere ayudar a los ancianos
Unos ancianos locales han creado JP@Home, una organización de la base que tiene como su misión ayudar a los ancianos a quedarse en sus casas. El grupo, una colaboración con la organización Ethos de JP, tendrá su inauguración en el…
JP@Home group to help seniors live at home
Local seniors have created JP@Home, a new grassroots membership group with the mission of keeping aging citizens at home as long as possible. The group, partnering with Jamaica Plain-based Ethos, will be launched at Ethos’s 40th Anniversary Event on Oct.…