An online petition created by the Jamaica Hills Association is pleading for elected officials to improve a particular section of Centre Street—between Murray Circle and Allandale Street. The new petition will be provided to Governor Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston City Councilors, elected state officials, as well as the state police, and Department of Conservation & Recreation, which oversees that part of Centre Street. “The excessive speeding has created a perilous environment at our…
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With the temperature hitting the 90s this week, DCR decided to turn the Johnson Playground Spray Deck on a little early this year. As of Tuesday, the water was spraying from the Green Street playground with kids (and adults) frolicking through to cool themselves off. Usually, spray decks and splash pads aren’t turned on until Memorial Day weekend—so it’s just several days earlier—and boy do we appreciate it!
You can bring your own kite, make a kite, or buy a kite at the annual (and free) Franklin Kite & Bike Festival on May 16. This free, family-friendly festival features games, arts and crafts, kites for sale, local vendors, food trucks, music, face painting, airbrush tattoos, and more. The Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag will share the tradition of building a fish weir with students from the Rafael Hernandez School. There will also be bicycles…
The Healthy Kids Running Series is a no pressure option if your kid is interested in running, or if you want to get your kid out of the house and enjoy exercise. The 5-week series started in 2009 and has races around the country. The series offers different race distances for different age groups: 2/3-year-olds — 50-yard dash; 4/5-year-olds — 75-yard dash; kindergarten/first grade — 1/4 mile; 2nd/3rd grade — 1/2 mile; 4th-8th grade —…
The rain couldn’t stop the Wake Up The Earth Festival! Nor could it stop the always-popular Jamaica Plain Honk Band from groovin’ as festival goers danced along in a sort-of line dance.
U.S. Senator Ed Markey visited the 48th Annual Wake Up the Earth Festival in Jamaica Plain this weekend, and reflected upon why the festival was created, and the “JP attitude” of activism.
As the plan to improve the Jamaica Pond Boathouse and Bandstand begins, the city estimates the process will take 3.5 years, with renovations being completed in 2030 at the earliest. The city presented about the project at a community meeting on April 15. Check out the city’s presentation here. The project is now in the feasibility study phase, and the city released a new survey about the boathouse, which can be taken here. The feasibility study…
Do you love the Wake Up The Earth Festival? Or maybe you’ve never been to it. Either way, volunteers are wanted for numerous aspects of the annual Wake Up the Earth Festival happening May 2. Volunteers are wanted for different roles for the day of, day before, and lead up to the festival activities. Volunteers can: Create art for the festival and parades, glow up our festival puppets, paint and sew festival banners Volunteer for…
Are you wondering about the city’s master plan for Franklin Park? Well, city staff are hosting an event on March 19 to discuss the Park’s Circuit Drive traffic calming study, tennis court expansion, dog facilities, White Stadium, and more. This is an in-person event that will include a brief presentation, followed by tabling sessions for residents to talk with the city’s Parks & Recreation and Planning Departments, and the Urban Wilds Crew. There will be…
The Wenham Street Cinema has closed its, um, garage doors forever. What started off as watching movies together in a JP resident’s garage became so much bigger. Politicians came to speak to neighbors, experts came to speak on particular topics, musicians performed, and more. The Wenham Street Cinema became a neighborhood gathering spot. Matt Shuman started the Wenham Street Cinema with his friend Jesse Abbruzzese several years after Shuman moved to Wenham Street in 2012.…