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What’s Open, Closed or Cancelled: Saturday, Sunday and Monday

By Chris Helms on February 14, 2015

Here’s our list of events that have been postponed, businesses that have announced they’ll stay open or are closing, etc.

To have your business or organization’s plans added, please leave a comment below or email us at chris@jamaicaplainnews.com.

Please note that situations can change quickly; please call before you head over to confirm.

Snow Emergency/Parking Ban Begins at 10 p.m. Saturday

By Chris Helms on February 14, 2015

Major arteries where parking is banned as of 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015.

Major arteries where parking is banned as of 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. Credit: City of Boston

Here we go again. Mayor Marty Walsh announced a snow emergency and parking ban will begin at 10 p.m. Saturday, with tagging and towing to begin at midnight. That means you can’t park your car on main arteries like Centre Street.

Parking Ban Ends at 5 p.m. WednesdayMajor arteries where parking is banned as of 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015.

Parking Ban Ends at 5 p.m. Wednesday

By Chris Helms on January 28, 2015
Major arteries where parking was banned as of 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. The ban lifted at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28.
Major arteries where parking was banned as of 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. The ban lifted at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Mayor Marty Walsh announced he was ending the parking ban at 5 p.m. If your car is in one of the emergency lots, it should be moved by 7 p.m.

Blizzard of ’15: Aftermath at Forest Hills

By Richard Heath on January 28, 2015

NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS WACHUSETT ST AT RODMAN

Neighbors helping neighbors at Wachusett and Rodman. Credit: Richard Heath

Here are some scenes from around Forest Hills as the neighborhood dug out from the storm.

What’s Open in Jamaica Plain?

By Chris Helms on January 27, 2015

We're # OPEN!

A photo posted by Aurum Restaurant (@aurumrestaurant) on Jan 27, 2015 at 6:41am PST

While authorities are urging people to hunker down in their apartments and homes, we keep getting requests for what’s actually open during the blizzard. Here’s what we know so far. We’ll update this list as we learn of other openings.

This kind of information can change fast, so I do recommend calling before you head over. And, as Eater Boston points out in their city-wide list, there’s still a vehicle travel ban and the T isn’t running, so you’ll only want to go places you can walk to.

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