May 17, 2026
Fresh News for the Neighborhood You Love
WHEN: Thursday, August 7, 5-7 p.m.
WHERE: BCYF Curtis Hall Community Center
20 South Street, Jamaica Plain
WHAT: Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) weekly block party comes to Jamaica Plain this coming Thursday, August 7th from 5-7 p.m. Join your friends and neighbors for a free cookout, music, ice cream provided by JP Licks, interactive activities, resource information tables, games, swimming and more.
Tower 10 to the roof http://t.co/lV8z6pcT2S
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) August 1, 2014
A two-alarm fire that started in the attic of a 17 Burr St. home did about $100,000 damage, said Steve MacDonald, spokesman for the Boston Fire Department.
One of the items passed in Beacon Hill’s last-day-of-the-session frenzy was an economic development bill that finally gives Boston full control of its own liquor licenses — and sets aside 75 new licenses for JP and other neighborhoods outside downtown.
Anyone else notice how the past few weeks has been near-constant jet-takeoff noise in JP? I know we need to take our share of the noise pollution, but any reason it’s happening near-constantly — and right now? Call me curious.
More than 150 people attended Tuesday’s production of “La Nona,” a comedy written by Argentine Roberto Cossa. Roslindale’s Escena Latina Teatro performed it in Spanish. Here’s a gallery of photos from a lovely night in Mozart Park.
@leemovic @universalhub @alertnewengland @stacos and here is the culprit. Thanks BPD for the fast work! pic.twitter.com/XS6UKdrbFn
— Oliver Young (@oliveryoung) July 30, 2014
Hello neighbors. Here’s your Morning Memo for all things JP for Wednesday, July 30.