Jamaica Plain News

Police Log: Two Charged in Knife Attack

By Chris Helms on June 16, 2014

Police Log: Two Charged in Knife Attack

District E-13 (Jamaica Plain) Headquarters, Boston Police

Here are highlights from the police blotter for Jamaica Plain on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

First Look: Inside Jackson Square’s $17 Million Early Education Center

Students use tablet computers on the day of the ribbon-cutting for Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014.

First Look: Inside Jackson Square’s $17 Million Early Education Center

By Chris Helms on June 16, 2014

A Nurtury student high-fives Mayor Marty Walsh as Nurtury CEO Wayne Ysaguirre looks on at the ribbon cutting for the Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014.

Overview of the crowd at the ribbon cutting for the Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014.

Nurtury students and Mayor Marty Walsh at the ribbon cutting for the Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014.

Dignitaries cut the ribbon at the Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014. From left: Latoya Taromino, Bromley-Heath resident and Nurtury parent; State Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez, D-Jamaica Plain; Mayor Marty Walsh; Nurtury CEO Wayne Ysaguirre; City Councilor Matt O'Malley (behind Ysaguirre), JP and West Roxbury; Education Secretary Matt Malone and Bill McGonagle, administrator of Boston Housing Authority. — Dignitaries cut the ribbon at the Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014. From left: Latoya Taromino, Bromley-Heath resident and Nurtury parent; State Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez, D-Jamaica Plain; Mayor Marty Walsh; Nurtury CEO Wayne Ysaguirre; City Councilor Matt O’Malley (behind Ysaguirre), JP and West Roxbury; Education Secretary Matt Malone and Bill McGonagle, administrator of Boston Housing Authority.

The ribbon cutting for the Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014.

State Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez, D-Jamaica Plain, speaks at the ribbon cutting for the Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014.

View of the crowd gathered for the ribbon cutting at the Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014.

Plenty of space for strollers! View of the Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014.

Observation rooms let educators and visitors see learning in action at the Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014.

File photo: Wayne Ysaguirre, left, and Mildred Hailey, longtime leader emeritus of the Bromley-Heath Tenant Management Corp., at the ribbon-cutting for Nurtury Learning Lab on June 16, 2014.

On Monday, nearly 200 people gathered to celebrate the opening of a state-of-the art early education center that will in time serve 175 Boston children and their families.

Free Weekly Composting in JP!

By Chris Helms on June 16, 2014

Every week at the Egleston Farmers Market (45 Brookside Ave., JP) the JP-based company Bootstrap Compost will be on site to accept your compost for free or a donation. Come to the Market, every Saturday, 10 am-2 pm, to do your shopping and drop off your compost!

A Drone’s-Eye View of the Arboretum

By Chris Helms on June 16, 2014

Here’s what the Arboretum looks like from the camera mounted on a “quadcopter.”

The Little Library Returns, This Time With Herb Garden

The Little Library at Bardwell and South streets is reborn!

The Little Library Returns, This Time With Herb Garden

By Chris Helms on June 15, 2014

A community-minded mystery carpenter has finished a new Little Library for the electrical box at Bardwell and South streets. And as, promised, it has a cool design.

$17M Learning Lab to Open at Bromley Heath on Monday

By Chris Helms on June 13, 2014

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh

Mayor Marty Walsh is scheduled to open a 34,000-square foot “learning lab” for infants, toddlers and preschoolers at Bromley Heath on Monday. The center also supports after-school programs and adult education.

Skyline View

By Chris Helms on June 13, 2014

Our Photo of the Day comes via Instagram user Sage Hiller. I think it’s always a nice surprise when you get a peek at downtown Boston from JP, like this one from the Arboretum.

Remember the Bella Luna Mural?

The Bella Luna/Milky Way Mural in Hyde Square on Feb. 9, 2008

Remember the Bella Luna Mural?

By Chris Helms on June 12, 2014

Our “Throwback Thursday” Photo of the Day doesn’t go back far, but it seems an age ago, doesn’t it? Many of you will remember the Bella Luna/Milky Way mural that adorned the wall at the night spot’s former home in Hyde Square.

JP is Near the Heart of This Rock ‘N Roll Story

JP is Near the Heart of This Rock ‘N Roll Story

By Chris Helms on June 12, 2014

Back in the 1980s, when Boston bands like Aerosmith, The Cars and J. Geils were topping the charts nationally, a flourishing ecosystem of not-quite-so-famous groups were struggling farther down the pyramid.

“There were another 2,000 bands trying to claw their way up the food chain,” said musician and author Terry Kitchen, whose new book and CD, “Next Big Thing,” is set in that world.

JP Strategic Planning Team Meeting for Thursday is Cancelled

By Chris Helms on June 12, 2014

A neighborhood group that works to combat noise and graffiti has cancelled its usual June meeting.