Discover the Freedom Trail in a new light – after dark – on the official Freedom Trail Lantern Tours. Freedom Trail Foundation announces the return of the unique Lantern Tours, offering visitors and residents the opportunity to experience the sinister…
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One Bead awarded $150,000 Cummings Grant
One Bead has been selected as one of 150 nonprofits to receive funding through Cummings Foundation’s annual grant program, which awarded $35 million this year. Chosen through a competitive review process that drew a record 959 applicants, the Boston-based organization…
Whittier Street Health Center to host Oct. 8 Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration
Whittier Street Health Center, a community health center with a mission to serve as a center of excellence that provides high quality and accessible health care and social services that achieve health equity, social justice, and the economic well-being of…
JPNC launches “Pet of the Month” to celebrate Jamaica Plain’s furry, feathered, and scaly friends
Special to the Gazette The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) Outreach Committee is excited to roll out a heartwarming new community feature: JP Pet of the Month! To kick things off this September, the council is featuring two wonderful neighborhood…
Jamaica Plain Open Studios is back Sept. 26-27
On Sept. 26-27, from 11am-6 pm (Saturday) and 11am-6pm (Sunday), Jamaica Plain Open Studios (JPOS) returns! Organized by the Jamaica Plain Arts Council, JP Open Studios has been taking place annually for more than 30 years. JPOS offers a forum…
Residents take charge in launching new neighborhood association
At a brand-new community center where Jamaica Plain meets Roxbury, nearly 100 people gathered on July 25 to celebrate the launch of the Jackson Square Neighborhood Association (JSNA) as the voice of their community. “This is a huge step for…
Kerry Jordan named Executive Director of City Election Dept.
Mayor Michelle Wu has announced Kerry Jordan as the new Executive Director of the City of Boston Election Department and provided an update on the department’s ongoing operational and modernization efforts ahead of the September 1 State Primary. Jordan will…
Tufts students and clean water action teaming up to help JP fight plastic
More than 50 Tufts incoming first-year students are volunteering to help Clean Water Action expand waste-free dining in Jamaica Plain. The students, part of the Tufts SHAPE program, will be canvassing neighbors and downtown business owners to build awareness of…
Conserancy, Citizen plaintiffs respond to Mass. Supreme Judicial Court decision in Franklin Park White Stadium case
Emerald Necklace Conservancy President Karen Mauney-Brodek issued the following statement in response to the court’s decision on the Franklin Park White Stadium case: “We’re disappointed by this outcome, which means that a new professional for-profit sports stadium and entertainment complex…
City of Boston, broad coalition of supporters welcome SJC decision clearing the way for transformative White Stadium project
Mayor Michelle Wu, joined by Boston Public Schools leaders, student-athletes and coaches, after-school youth organizations, park advocates, parents, residents, elected officials, small business owners, and Boston Legacy FC welcomed the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court’s (SJC) unanimous decision affirming the City’s…