Jamaica Plain News is an independent online news source and community platform for the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. David Ertischek Our publisher David Ertischek has been a ...

Have you seen those electric CargoB bikes around the neighborhood? They’re not just the first app-based on-demand electric cargo bike share in North America — it’s also the brainchild of two Jamaica ...

After 11 years of being based in Jamaica Plain, the proprietors of Deep Thoughts decided that it’s in their best interest to close the store, and move west in the state to where they reside. In a ...

The Archdiocese of Boston has reached a five-figure settlement with a man, who says as a boy, he was sexually abused by a priest at ...

Papercuts and the Loring-Greenough House are hosting a literary series this fall starting on Sept. 17 with Boston area writers Claire Messud and Andrew Dubus III. Messud is the author of six works of ...

The Archdiocese of Boston has reached a five-figure settlement with a man, who says as a boy, he was sexually abused by a priest at ...

Boston Building Resources (BBR) is seeking volunteers to help in the nonprofit Reuse Center in Roxbury Crossing. Lending a hand will advance work located at the intersection of affordable housing and ...

The Footlight Club’s first show of its 148th season is the mystery comedy Out of Sight…Out of Murder for seven performances this September. Johnny Esposito as Peter The play is a “witty meta take on ...

Have you seen those electric CargoB bikes around the neighborhood? They’re not just the first app-based on-demand electric cargo bike share in North America — it’s also the brainchild of two Jamaica ...

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 ...

Nonprofit Rogerson Communities is proposing a two-phase plan to build two new buildings that would provide 135 affordable housing units for seniors. The 3.2 acre property currently has a 66 bed ...