Bussey Street is a vehicular street that intersects the Arnold Arboretum. The street is named after Benjamin Bussey, whose legacy is complicated due to some of his wealth deriving from the profits of ...

Get your delicious breads and baked goods from Canto 6 Bakery while you still have the chance — because the venerable Jamaica Plain bakery on the corner of Washington Street and Glen Road is ...

Three newly made pickleball courts are now available for anyone to play on at English High School. Plus, the basketball courts were remade and are now level, and have new fiberglass backboards. The ...

A developer has proposed building a new 4-story, mixed use building with 12 units and one commercial space for a Centre Street site that was last operated by a gas station. 12-unit building proposed ...

Jamaica Plain resident Vanessa Vélez was nominated by Governor Maura Healey to be an associate justice for the Boston Municipal Court. The nominees will now be considered by the Governor’s Council for ...

There’s a new coffee shop in the neighborhood, Jadu, and they’re serving breakfast and lunch, too. Jadu’s menu includes breakfast items like pistachio butter toast, an avo tartine, and “breakfast ...

While many of us couldn’t see much last week when it was ridiculously foggy, Chris Lang was able to espy a bald eagle sitting in the tree on the island in Jamaica Pond. Bald eagle on island in Jamaica ...

At-Large Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley is running for U.S. Congress to challenge fellow Democrat and longtime incumbent Michael Capuano. Pressley answered questions from Jamaica Plain News ...

The Boston Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit arrested an 18-year-old Quincy man for allegedly killing a 19-year-old man in Jackson Square last September. District E-13 (Jamaica Plain) Headquarters, ...

Boston Celtics guard Derrick White is having one heckuva year: NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and his own limited edition appropriately-named Sam Adams Derrick White Ale. To promote the beer, ...

In August of 1964 my entourage and I (OK, there were just two with me), all newly minted graduates of Framingham High School, went to the EM Lowes Centre Theater at ...

Jamaica Plain 15-year-old Damaris Sosa and Anne Castner-Williams are living proof that youth mentoring programs have a tremendous impact on both the youth and families served as well as the adults who ...