What happens when you roam the streets of JP asking strangers to let you video them for 10 seconds with no talking or smiling? It’s magical. And a little heart-breaking.

The Boston Ward 11 Democratic Committee endorsed four at-large Boston City Council candidates — three incumbents and one challenger — at their June 23 meeting at Farnsworth House. The Committee voted ...

Jamaica Plain’s Lydia Morrison was officially sworn in as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) on June 24, and is now legally authorized to advocate in court for children who have experienced ...

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 ...

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 ...

This fall may be unseasonably warm for Halloween season, but that doesn’t stop Jamaica Plain residents from decorating their homes with skeletons, ghosts, goblins, webs, spiders, and more. So that ...

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, first-serve basis. Boston.gov lays ...

In the latest chapter in a long, strange saga, neighbors of Bicon Dental Implants won a small victory. Calling the matter “unique and a challenge,” Dave Barron, chairman of the Jamaica Plain ...

Last updated on June 22, 2025 . It’s hard to keep track of the name of the restaurant at 3840 Washington Street in Forest Hills. This week, the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council Public Service ...

With temperatures expected to hit triple digits, Boston has a heat emergency through Tuesday, June 24, so it’s important to know how to keep cool in Jamaica Plain and elsewhere around the city. Not ...

Need a laugh? Then you’ll want to check out local improv group Topical Popsicle’s show at the Midway Cafe on Jan. 9. Smell The Love Fundraiser for JP Music Festival at Midway Cafe on Feb. 18 Historian ...

Two Jamaica Plain organizations, the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts and A Far Cry, were recently selected to receive in the Barr-Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative.