Jamaica Plain has lots of little free libraries across the neighborhood, and at least one little free toy exchange. The toy ...

After a foot chase on early Sunday morning, Boston Police arrested a male 14-year-old on multiple firearm offenses, who also had two active arrest warrants for assault and battery on a police officer ...

Black swallowwort is a highly invasive vine that is toxic to monarch butterflies, deer, and outcompetes native plants — and there are particular ways to stop its spread. The plant is a prolific ...

As expected, the Boston Ward 19 Democratic Committee endorsed Mayor Michelle Wu for reelection at their last meeting on July 7. The Committee also endorsed four at-large city council incumbents: ...

It’s hard to keep track of the name of the restaurant at 3840 Washington Street in Forest Hills. This week, the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council Public Service Committee is taking a vote to support ...

People are hungry for restaurants news! Here’s the dish on three Jamaica Plain restaurants that people are wondering about because one looks closed, one did close, and one is changing its name and ...

If a Margarita Muñiz Academy music teacher wins the prestigious Manilow Music Teacher Award, the prize includes $5,000 in Manilow Bucks to purchase classroom instruments. Dan Pessalano, is a dedicated ...

There are more than 400 lilac plants in the Arnold Arboretum, and they will be aromatic during Lilac Sunday on Mother’s Day. Lilac Sunday doesn’t just mean stopping and smelling the, um, lilacs. There ...

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 ...

Parade Art Workshops and More Leading Up to WUTE Festival ...

Hybrid witch-hazels are amazing! Crosses between the Chinese species of witch-hazel (Hamamelis mollis) and the Japanese species of witch-hazel (Hamamelis japonica) all began at the Arnold Arboretum in ...

In early fall, the hammers stopped swinging and the drills stopped spinning on a five-story residential building at 3368 Washington Street. New residents have been moving in since then, and more than ...