Fresh News for the Neighborhood You LoveRachel Miselman believes Boston is not utilizing the sister cities program effectively, which she says is like leaving money on the table. Taking advantage of ...

Jamaica Plain resident Vanessa Vélez was nominated by Governor Maura Healey to be an associate justice for the Boston Municipal Court. The nominees will now be considered by the Governor’s Council for ...

Ellis Early Learning is piloting a program with Little Cocoa Bean Co. to provide its students with healthy and culturally inclusive food. The program will start at Ellis’s center at its Jamaica Plain ...

The annual Jamaica Plain Porchfest is on Saturday with music being played all around the neighborhood from noon to 6 pm. Sam Adams Porch(Fest) Rocker beer was specifically made for JP Porchfest. This ...

Alexandra Valdez has worn many career hats focused on Jamaica Plain throughout her professional career. She’s looking to add another this fall — to be elected as an at-large Boston City Councilor.

This isn’t a huge story, but how could we resist not writing about the Centre Street package store Streetcar desiring to carry more than just beer and wine. We don’t get to often reference a Tennessee ...

While not a world record, someone recently returned a vinyl record to the Jamaica Plain Branch Library that was due in 1976! The vinyl record was left in the return bin in the front of the library and ...

Among the plants growing at the Arnold Arboretum, few embody the spirit of horticultural collaboration and cultural exchange as well as this nearly 300-year-old compact potted cypress. The story of ...

This Sunday’s Jamaica Plain Summer Stroll along Centre and South streets will be packed with lots of fun, sales, and great ways to support our local businesses. The Summer Stroll is from noon to 5 pm ...

Three newly made pickleball courts are now available for anyone to play on at English High School. Plus, the basketball courts were remade and are now level, and have new fiberglass backboards. The ...

This isn’t a huge story, but how could we resist not writing about the Centre Street package store Streetcar desiring to carry more than just beer and wine. We don’t get to often reference a Tennessee ...

A recent forum at Weld Hill explored the history, philosophy, and future of the Arboretum’s entrances. At right, Director William (Ned) Friedman joins (from left) Professor Ethan Carr and landscape ...