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Discuss: What is the Biggest Issue in Jamaica Plain?

By David Ertischek on May 15, 2016

(Jamaica) Plain and simple — what is the biggest issue in Jamaica Plain?

At the Wake Up the Earth Festival, Jamaica Plain News asked people to name what they think is the biggest issue in JP. And several topics continued to come up.

Discuss: What is Your Favorite Thing About Jamaica Plain?Jose Godoy, left, and Sana Hashnani enjoy the U-shaped bench at Jamaica Pond on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015.

Discuss: What is Your Favorite Thing About Jamaica Plain?

By David Ertischek on May 11, 2016
Jose Godoy, left, and Sana Hashnani enjoy the U-shaped bench at Jamaica Pond on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015.
File photo: Jose Godoy, left, and Sana Hashnani enjoy the U-shaped bench at Jamaica Pond on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015.

There are so many great things about Jamaica Plain — the Arnold Arboretum, Jamaica Pond, the people, the businesses — so many things you can’t put them all in an opening sentence.

And at one of Jamaica Plain’s best events, the Wake Up the Earth Festival, Jamaica Plain News asked people to submit what their favorite thing is about Jamaica Plain.

Is Jamaica Plain weird? Should it be kept weird? What’s weird in the first place?The Upper Crust condescended wonderfully to entertain the gathered masses at the Jamaica Plain Music Festival, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015.

Is Jamaica Plain weird? Should it be kept weird? What’s weird in the first place?

By David Ertischek on October 7, 2015
The Upper Crust condescended wonderfully to entertain the gathered masses at the Jamaica Plain Music Festival, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015.
Is this weird? The Upper Crust condescended wonderfully to entertain the gathered masses at the Jamaica Plain Music Festival, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015.

If you’ve lived in Jamaica Plain for more than a year or two, you’re probably familiar with people who have embraced JP’s “weirdness.”