Tag: Jamaica Plain
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JP ‘Wakes Up The Earth,’ takes to the streets to advocate for environmental, economic policy, civil liberties
Amid a sea of giant puppets, performers on sky-high stilts and oversized butterfly wings replacing backpacks, hundreds of families, non-profits and residents of all ages congregated to welcome spring and advocate for issues impacting their communities. The Wake Up The…
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Concerns over proposed apartment complex on Washington Street
A proposed construction on a Washington Street strip in Jamaica Plain has raised concerns from business owners about congestion, inflation and other neighborhood concerns. Three dozen residents, including local business owners, attended a virtual public meeting on March 11 to…
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Sotheby’s Real Estate Office hostsJP Tiny Desk Concert series
Local real estate agent Brian Fizer has turned Sotheby’s real estate office into an intimate concert venue on select Thursday nights in Jamaica Plain. Free to attend, the “JP Tiny Desk Concert Series” features Boston musicians with a side of charcuterie boards and the…
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Four Nonprofits in Neighboring JP Awarded Funding for Food Justice
Derrel “Slim” Weathers (second from left), host of Award ceremony and creator of Heal the Hood and members on Jan 22. Photo by Enid Eckstein. Shown above, Food Justice Hub, Center for Faith Art and Justice, First Baptist Church. Four…
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Annual JP Open Streets
Local businesses, organizations, food vendors and musicians assembled on Jamaica Plain’s Centre Street last week in celebration of Boston’s last Open Street festival of the season. The city closed Centre Street from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Jackson Square and Soldier’s…
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What to know about Bluebikes’ expansion in Dot, Mattapan, Roxbury, Jamaica Plain
By Madyline Swearing Boston’s bike share system is expanding throughout Dorchester, Mattapan, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, with 20 new Bluebikes stations to be installed in those neighborhoods. City officials hosted an open house on Oct. 1 at the Marshall Community…