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The newly-reopened Flaherty Playground is one small step for Chihuhuas, and one giant step for German shepherds — as it ...
Get your preservative-free delicious When Pigs Fly bread while you can at its Jamaica Plain store because it’s closing ...
Julia Mejia has lived in Boston for several decades. Those decades of living in Boston has taught her about all of Boston’s neighborhoods, not just Dorchester, where she currently resides. But Mejia’s ...
Boston’s Election Department is recruiting poll workers for the upcoming Sept. 9 election, who will get paid up to $200. Poll workers get a stipend ranging from $160 to $200 and are given required ...
Last updated on July 27, 2025 Two of the greatest inventions ever — books and ice cream — will come together on Aug. 2 to support the Jamaica Plain Branch Library. The Friends of the Jamaica Plain ...
One of Jamaica Plain’s businesses dating back to before the United States was a country, and a business that opened just last year, were among a group of businesses to receive storefront grants. The ...
The building of one of Jamaica Plains’ favorite restaurants is up for sale, and being marketed as a multi-family and commercial investment. All around Jamaica Plain, particularly up and down ...
Black swallowwort is a highly invasive vine that is toxic to monarch butterflies, deer, and outcompetes native plants — and there are particular ways to stop its spread. The plant is a prolific ...
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 ...
The Footlight Club’s 2024-2025 season earned four DASH Awards nominations. DASH Awards are presented through the Eastern Massachusetts Association of Community Theaters (EMACT). America’s oldest ...
Jamaica Plain has lots of little free libraries across the neighborhood, and at least one little free toy exchange. The toy exchange may be a parent’s dream or nightmare depending upon how their child ...