The Zoning Board of Appeal approved a plan to replace an old gas station on Centre Street with a four-story, 12-unit apartment building, and one commercial space. The site at 561-579 Centre St. is ...

Last updated on June 17, 2025 Unlike an affordable housing lottery which has a deadline, there are four new income-restricted Jamaica Plain studios available that will be sold on a first-come, ...

Jamaica Plain’s Kaia Minn won a state title for creating a biodegradable seed pouch designed to reforest areas devastated by wildfire or deforestation. The 12-year-old’s invention earned her the honor ...

It’s certainly not a secret, but chances are there are a lot of people who don’t know about the year round farmers’ market in Jamaica Plain. Stillman’s Farm is there regularly selling its locally ...

Explore a fascinating industrial area at the geographic heart of Boston that includes 19th-century tannery and brewery buildings, the homes of early German settlers, and today’s Boston Beer Company, ...

This is a Jamaica Plain Historical Society tour. Learn about 1840s Hyde Square when German and Irish immigrants transformed the neighborhood with their businesses, schools, and institutions. See how ...

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced that Beecher Street Park will no longer be an off-leash area. Dogs are still allowed in the park, but now need to be leashed. Parks and ...

Boston Firefighters fought through wires to put out a multi-family home on Round Hill Street that was ablaze on Tuesday morning. BFD District Chief Michael Carey reported that five adults and three ...

Jamaica Plain nonprofit Community Servings recently announced the launch of the AMPL Institute, combining the nonprofit’s 35 years of expertise and excellence in providing medically tailored nutrition ...

Mayor Michelle Wu, the Office of Neighborhood Services, and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting its annual Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series in Jamaica Plain on Thursday, May 8 at ...

The First Church in Jamaica Plain (6 Eliots St.) Recital Series will be on April 26 with Tom Megan & Friends. Donations can be made at the door. All proceeds support our performers and First Church.

Well, they’re not real butterflies. Just an assortment of beautiful images of painted butterflies on trash barrels along the Southwest Corridor Park. The Southwest Corridor Park shared images on ...