A 10th anniversary is sometimes called the tin anniversary, so hopefully someone will be playing a tin instrument while JP Porchfest celebrates 10 years on August 16. The party actually starts the day ...

The following article was originally published on the Arnold Arboretum’s website and is republished here with permission from the Arnold Arboretum. The Arnold Arboretum is an outdoor classroom and ...

Get your preservative-free delicious When Pigs Fly bread while you can at its Jamaica Plain store because it’s closing ...

Fresh News for the Neighborhood You LoveAbout JP News Jamaica Plain News is an independent online news source and community platform for the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. David ...

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The newly-reopened Flaherty Playground is one small step for Chihuhuas, and one giant step for German shepherds — as it ...

The Jamaica Plain Film Festival is presented by the Loring Greenough House in collaboration with Imag9ne Media. JPFF features work by local artists and independent film-makers based in Jamaica Plain ...

As a renter herself, At-Large Boston City Councilor Erin Murphy knows what it’s like to face the squeeze of the rising cost of housing. Erin Murphy is Dorchester through and through. She was born in ...

Hello, neighbors. This is Chris Helms, publisher of the site you’re reading, the Jamaica Plain News. If that name rings a bell, it may be because you knew me as the founding editor of Jamaica Plain ...

Last updated on July 27, 2025 Two of the greatest inventions ever — books and ice cream — will come together on Aug. 2 to support the Jamaica Plain Branch Library. The Friends of the Jamaica Plain ...

Jamaica Plain hasn’t faced the worst of the current crackdowns by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), but activity has persisted, with a notable example being two ICE raids in Forest ...