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…
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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…
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…
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…
The History of 197 Green Street
By Jenny Nathans At first glance, the house at 197 Green Street is unique for its small size and the colorful graffiti that has covered its exterior since 2016 – the result of collaboration between the owner and real estate…
BPDA Approves Project at 50 Stedman St.
By John Lynds At last week’s Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) monthly board meeting the board voted to approve the residential project at 50 Stedman St. The proposed project consists of the demolition of the existing single-story commercial building…
JP Slated to Receive $498,000 to Build Playground Adjacent to Mildred Hailey Apartments
By Lauren Bennett Mayor Walsh and the Community Preservation Committee last week recommended 56 projects as recipients for the fall round of Community Preservation Act funding. The projects total more than $34 million. Jamaica Plain has been recommended to receive…
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…
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…
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,…