The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) held its regular monthly meeting this past Tuesday, February 26. On hand for the session were chair Renee Stacey Welch and fellow members Bernard Doherty, ...

Jamaica Plain was the home of most of Boston’s 31 breweries before Prohibition outlawed the sale of alcoholic drinks in 1920. Twenty-four beer makers were located within a 1-mile radius of Columbus ...

Many neighborhoods, including Jamaica Plain, have watchers who train for spotting and alerting community members of ICE sightings through whistles and other means. Carla-Lisa Caliga, a volunteer ...

The Massachusetts House of Representatives today passed bills regulating the use of artificial intelligence in political advertisements. The bills would require the disclosure of AI use in political ...

Boston residents gather monthly at the Fenway Community Center (FCC) to exchange clothing, toys and household items at the Free Market, an event designed to reduce waste and build community. The ...

While the past couple of decades have seen heavy development in the Fenway, it is one of Boston’s poorest neighborhoods, Carbone said. Thirty-seven percent of residents live below the poverty line, ...

There was plenty of St. Patrick’s Day spirit to go around at the Brendan Behan last week. Patrons and staff alike dressed in green and brought the spirit of Ireland to the Jamaica Plain establishment.

PM in the Iannella Chamber at City Hall, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will hold a hearing to discuss the City of Boston purchasing snow melting machines. The hearing will also cover hearing orders ...

This year’s event was the largest one yet, reflecting the public’s growing concern as neighborhoods and communities across Boston respond to significant federal and state budget challenges. JPNDC’s ...

Four Jamaica Plain nonprofit organizations were awarded $5,000 in total in January in an effort to help end food insecurity in the neighborhood. Heal the Hood, the First Baptist Church’s Centre Food ...

All telephone numbers are in area code 617 unless otherwise indicated. CAE below refers to the City of Boston Commission on Affairs of the Elderly. Housing 125 Amory Street, elderly/disabled housing, ...

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” ...