Philanthropy is essential to operating the Arnold Arboretum. A substantial donation led to renovating the Poplar Gate entrance to Peters Hills, and private funding led to major structural repairs to ...

You may walk by the old District 13 Police Station on Seaverns Avenue all the time — but did you know that it’s on the National Register of Historic Places? Old Jamaica Plain police station at 28 ...

Tired of having your food waste hang around your house for a week before the city’s truck comes to pick it up? You’re in luck, because the city has launched a 24-hour food waste drop-off program. Food ...

Two Jamaica Plain neighbors raised thousands by participating in the seven-day Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). As a person with a diagnosed GI disorder, Jamaica ...

The team behind Mike & Patty’s recently launched an afternoon/evening restaurant serving smash burgers and chicken sandwiches within the same space at 388 Centre St. Right now the new restaurant, Up & ...

Spring is coming, and that means more opportunities to ride your bicycle. You’ll need a tune-up beforehand, so why not learn how to take care of your own bike with Ferris Wheels? Ferris Wheels is ...

A Sumner Hill mansion — which the owners knitted back into a single-family house after it had been split into three units — is on the market. The 14-room house at 40 Greenough Ave. was restored by ...

The most popular dog name in Boston for 2021 was Luna. Residents registered 112 Lunas. That reminds us, Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Animal Care and Control Division would like city dog ...

The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) approved a project that will encompass the shell of the historical Doyle’s Cafe building. There will be a virtual public meeting about the proposed ...

There’s been several additions to the Jamaica Plain restaurant scene of late. There are some familiar faces in old places, familiar faces in new spaces, and a boom of flavor. The owners of Bella Luna ...

Dogs in fantastic costumes strutted down the red carpet at the 20th Annual Jamaica Plain Costume Parade this past Saturday. Jamaica Plain photographer Mark Wylie was on hand, and getting low, to take ...

It’s certainly not a secret, but chances are there are a lot of people who don’t know about the year round farmers’ market in Jamaica Plain. Stillman’s Farm is there regularly selling its locally ...