Lots of restaurants say they make the best (insert food here) ever—and a new spot coming to Centre Street says it makes the best fried chicken ever. And let’s hope Equis Pica Pollo’s Dominican style fried chicken can break the curse of its location at 660A Centre St. Equis is taking the place of The Hub, which closed recently, which took the place of Fritay, a Caribbean restaurant, which took the place of 100% Delicias,…
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Vee Vee’s Big Adventure and The Galway Manglers are two of the bands vying to win the annual Bar Wars fundraiser for the Jamaica Plain Music Festival on June 2. Since 2014, Bar Wars has been organized by Rick Berlin, who pounds the pavement to get musicians from JP’s restaurants and bars to come together with their bands for one melodious night. The rule is that at least one band member has to work at the…
Rob Van Sickle and Deb Suchman co-founded Polkadog Bakery in 2002, and recently sold the business to an investment firm that is making Polkadog its first investment. TAW Ventures opened in 2025 with the goal of investing in “innovative brands that promote pet wellness, health and longevity.” Sickle and Suchman began the business for their one-eyed rescue dog, Pearl. The company makes treats packaged at its Boston facility, distributes wholesale across the country, and through…
Thursdays on the Lawn—the very popular warm weather, weekly gathering at Loring Greenough House kicks off June 4—and will be a lot more eco-friendly this year thanks to JPZeroWaste. Hive Events, the company that operates the beer garden for Thursdays on the Lawn, will be using reusable beer and wine cups. “This will save thousands of cups from landfill each season of Thursdays on the Lawn at Loring Greenough,” said Bridget Lee, founder of JPZeroWaste.…
After meeting with residents and city officials, a Washington Street developer has once again changed the affordable unit percentage of a proposed building. The developer from Wellesley is now proposing that the building sited for 3326 Washington St. include 9 affordable units. The affordable units would be a mix of income-restricted units with varying area median income levels (AMI), including 30% AMI, 50% AMI, and 70% AMI units, as well as three units to be offered…
Jamaica Plain resident Quiana Wilson delivered a moving address at the Roxbury Community College graduation about her journey to pursue a college degree 20 years after she started. “Honor that inner voice that is calling you higher. Do not let your circumstances define your identity. And do not forget that your best days are ahead of you,” said the 46-year-old at the ceremony on May 15. Wilson was one of 300 graduating students, the largest…
An online petition created by the Jamaica Hills Association is pleading for elected officials to improve a particular section of Centre Street—between Murray Circle and Allandale Street. The new petition will be provided to Governor Maura Healey, Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston City Councilors, elected state officials, as well as the state police, and Department of Conservation & Recreation, which oversees that part of Centre Street. “The excessive speeding has created a perilous environment at our…
Jamaica Plain-based nonprofit Open Theatre Project’s newest production explores grief memory and the long road toward healing from gun violence and homicide. Making its world premiere at St. John’s Episcopal Church (Roanoke Avenue) from May 22-30, Weighting the Wait, is a devised theatre performance, which means it wasn’t built from a pre-existing script but developed collaboratively by the company. The production was created by deviser/director Dev Luthra in collaboration with the Louis D. Brown Peace…
With the temperature hitting the 90s this week, DCR decided to turn the Johnson Playground Spray Deck on a little early this year. As of Tuesday, the water was spraying from the Green Street playground with kids (and adults) frolicking through to cool themselves off. Usually, spray decks and splash pads aren’t turned on until Memorial Day weekend—so it’s just several days earlier—and boy do we appreciate it!
Korean street food restaurant, Gangnam Spice, has applied for a common victualler all-alcoholic beverage license. The restaurant is fairly new to the JP food scene, after having opened in Jackson Square in October 2025. If granted, the license would allow them to serve spirits and hard liquor (examples: vodka, gin, whiskey, rum, tequila and liqueurs), wine, and malt beverages (examples: beer, ale, hard seltzers). A key rule to the license is that the drinks must…