Boston’s Public Works Department will be reconstructing several Jamaica Plain streets this year to grow the city’s network of low-stress bike routes, and community feedback is wanted to shape the projects.
Do you see pretty birds and want to know their name? Or maybe you’ve already got a pair of binoculars and a keen eye for springtime warblers. This weekend’s spring bird walk is for both beginner and more seasoned ornithological enthusiasts.
Boston’s Mayor’s Mural Crew and the National Park Service created a series of temporary chairs across the Emerald Necklace to commemorate the bicentennial celebration of Frederick Law Olmsted.
Since mid-February and through March 31, select bridges in the Emerald Necklace will be awash with an emerald glow – thanks to battery-powered LED lights.
Historian Anthony Sammarco’s newest book Jamaica Plain Through Time chronicles the neighborhood from the late 19th century through to the 21st century.
If you’ve driven along Francis Parkman Drive recently you may have seen a sizable forest area clearcut by the city to remove dead trees, some of which killed by an insect that feeds by sucking sap from hemlocks.
You’ll want to avoid a bunch of roads on Sunday due to the Boston Athletic Association Half Marathon making its way through the Emerald Necklace park system.
