Parks group moves to Arborway
By JOHN RUCH August 28, 2008
PONDSIDE—The Emerald Necklace Conservancy (ENC), an influential parks advocacy organization, moved last month from Brookline to the Arborway.
Kelly Rink funds on the horizon
By DAVID TABER August 14, 2008
Wilkerson secures $5.69 million in bond bill
JACKSON SQ.—After years outside in the cold, Friends of Kelly Rink is a step closer to realizing its dream of getting inside in the cold, thanks to the efforts of state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson.
Historic houses face demolition
By JOHN RUCH August 14, 2008
photo by Bernard Gillespie LaRosa Development Corporation has already built foundations for two new houses on Larch Place. LaRosa plans to demolish the 1896-era house standing behind them, as well as a second house on Hyde Park Avenue.
WOODBOURNE—Two century-old houses on Hyde Park Avenue are facing demolition at the hands of Joseph LaRosa, one of the city’s most controversial developers. One house has already been damaged by construction work, according to the Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC).
LaRosa has already started building new houses on an adjacent Larch Place site. Police halted worked on the first house about six months ago because LaRosa appeared to have no building permits, according to neighbor Bernard Gillespie.
Councilors: City breaking nonprofit tax reporting law
By John Ruch August 14, 2008
New institutional land database coming
The City of Boston appears to be violating its own law mandating the reporting of voluntary payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) made by nonprofit institutions, according to City Councilor John Tobin’s office.
JPNC weighs joining an advocacy coalition
By DAVID TABER August 14, 2008
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) Housing and Development Committee proposed at the council’s July 29 meeting that the JPNC join a formal coalition to advocate for affordable housing in
Cop car hits baby
By JOHN RUCH August 14, 2008
A 1-year-old infant in a stroller was hit by a police car in the Centre Street/Seaverns Avenue crosswalk during the Aug. 7 First Thursday art event, according to the Boston Police Department.
JP Open Studios Preview: Artists at Home
By Kristin Bonelli August 14, 2008
Courtesy Photo "Untitled" by George Anastos is a Chinese watercolor on paper.
During an open studios tour, visitors have the unique opportunity to meet artists presenting work in personally cultivated spaces. Home studios are an important part of any tour, and this year’s Jamaica Plain Open Studios (JPOS) will feature over 50 artists who will show their work where they created it and where they live.
One such artist, George Anastos, has been participating in JPOS for over ten years. Anastos has recently turned his attention to the manipulation of color and texture in his studies of trees. Anastos said he enjoys sharing his work from his School Street home. “It is very rewarding showing out of my home,” he said. “I feel people make a connection to my work and the way I live by being welcomed.”
JP History: The Arboretum Mocker
By John Ruch August 14, 2008
JP was home to famously talented bird
Northern mockingbirds can be found all around Jamaica Plain, displaying their famous skill at imitating the songs of other birds. One in Brookside has spent the summer mimicking car alarms.
JP:History: Church safe a treasure trove of local history
By DAVID TABER August 14, 2008
Anti-slavery stand, early fire, silver service included
It was with bated breath that members of the First Baptist Church of Jamaica Plain in February of this year confronted a locked safe that had been recovered after the church at the corner of Centre and Myrtle streets burned down in 2005.