Jamaica Plain News

As If 10 Inches of Snow Wasn’t Bad Enough

By Chris Helms on February 7, 2014

As If 10 Inches of Snow Wasn’t Bad Enough

A typo about our neighborhood graced this recent WCVB snow total report.

Friend of the JP News Rachel Lebeaux passes along what she called “adding insult to injury” with WCVB’s snow total chart.

Proposed Boston-only Booze Tax ‘Won’t Stand,’ Says Blanchards Manager

Proposed Boston-only Booze Tax ‘Won’t Stand,’ Says Blanchards Manager

By Chris Helms on February 6, 2014

Paul Myrer, manager of Blanchards Wine and Spirits in JP.” credit=”

You may have heard that City Councilor Bill Linehan, freshly minted as council president, has floated a 6.25 percent tax on alcohol.

How are the sidewalks this morning?

How are the sidewalks this morning?

By Chris Helms on February 6, 2014

The Southwest Corridor Park on Feb. 6, 2013.

After Wednesday’s storm dumped more than 10 inches of snow on Jamaica Plain, residents are navigating the sidewalks. Some of them have good shoveling/plowing jobs. Others, not so much.

Marching Mounds of Snow Outside JP Licks

By Chris Helms on February 6, 2014