Jamaica Plain News

15/12/2025

Mozart Street Playground redesign meeting on Dec. 18

Boston Parks & Rec would like to hear from residents on how to redesign the Mozart Street Playground. The project will focus on improving existing uses including the playground and play equipment, amphitheater, seating areas, a sprayground, and public art. The basketball court is being reconstructed...

12/12/2025

How old is every building in Jamaica Plain?

The Jamaica Plain Historical Society shared a new digital map created by the Leventhal Map Center that visualizes the date of construction for every single structure in the city. The Leventhal Map Center explained their methodology of creating the map, as they worked on identifying buildings dating....

10/12/2025

Shop local! 4th Annual JP Holiday Stroll is tomorrow from 5-9 pm

10/12/2025

Will Fiore's Bakery be "dissolved" so the building can be sold and delivered vacant?

The South Street building that’s home to longtime Jamaica Plain fixture Fiore’s Bakery is for sale for $2.9 million, and there’s a possibility the restaurant could be forced to close for the sale. The listing for the building says there are two 4-bedroom residential units with covered porches,...

09/12/2025

Safety first: Doyle's facade needed to come down (and as much as possible has been preserved to be implemented in new building)

As construction continued at the former site of Doyle’s, the remaining facade of the restaurant stood at the corner of Washington and Williams streets. The hope was that it could be incorporated into the new structure — but as construction progressed, it became apparent that keeping the remainin...

08/12/2025

Survey says! What improvements would you like at the Jefferson Playground?

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is in the middle of reimagining and redesigning the Jefferson Playground, and wants users of the playground to take a survey to help planners know what people use and want. Jefferson Playground is located next to the Hennigan K-8 School, and is the gateway....

08/12/2025

Ten Tables closing after 25 years...but the owner says they've got another business coming in the future

The owner of Ten Tables said that the restaurant is closing on New Year’s Eve after 25 years — but to make way for a new venture. Owner Krista Kranyak informed the community via Facebook about the the restaurant that many have come to love for years for date nights, celebrating special occasions...

05/12/2025

Tomorrow (Dec. 6): Annual Arts and Crafts Fair at North American Indian Center Of Boston

04/12/2025

The Enchanted Trolley Tour will be stopping in Jamaica Plain on Dec. 6 with Santa Claus, Mayor Wu and free stuff

The mayor’s annual Enchanted Trolley Tour will be make its way to Jamaica Plain on Saturday. Boston’s 29th Annual Enchanted Trolley Tour will visit 16 neighborhoods this Saturday and Sunday. “The annual Enchanted Trolley Tour is a beloved annual tradition bringing families together across the ...

03/12/2025

JP Centre South Main Streets Holiday Show and South Street Illumination debut Thursday

The annual JP Holiday Light Show is debuting Thursday night as the laser show is projected onto the steeple of the First Baptist Church. The show kicks off at 5 pm, and features an animated version of “Twas the Night Before Solstice,” with the famous Jamaica Plain albino squirrel, and a slidesho...

02/12/2025

10-year anniversary of monthly Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter is Thursday

This Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of community members, local organizations and faith leaders gathering on the first Thursday of each month for a community Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter. “Ten years of showing up every month, rain or shine, sweltering heat and freezing cold, is a te...

02/12/2025

While kale is a cold-hardy plant, not all of it survive, so please harvest your kale before the frost gets it!

From a stroll by the Minton Stable Community Garden, it was evident that numerous garden plots still had beautiful kale and other plants, waiting to be harvested. And while kale is cold-hardy, and could make it through the winter, it’s not guaranteed to do so. But what is guaranteed — is that if...