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

Block parties are great community builders, whether it’s for one block or a neighborhood — and the city wants to help fund block parties across the city. City summer block party grants can be up to ...

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. Black swallowwort growing on a ...

Jamaica Plain’s Kaia Minn won a state title for creating a biodegradable seed pouch designed to reforest areas devastated by wildfire or deforestation. The 12-year-old’s invention earned her the honor ...

This fall may be unseasonably warm for Halloween season, but that doesn’t stop Jamaica Plain residents from decorating their homes with skeletons, ghosts, goblins, webs, spiders, and more. So that ...

Jamaica Plain-based Circus Up was one of four Boston organizations to receive an additional grant along with the dozens of cultural organizations that received grants across the city. “Circus Up is ...

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 ...

Starting July 14 and continuing through August 25 (but not on the weekends), both directions (one lane at a time) of a small part of Centre Street will be closed to traffic to accommodate new utility ...

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: ...

Do you have a beautiful garden? Do you have photos of your beautiful garden? Then you should enter the citywide garden contest — the deadline is July 9 at 11:59 pm. Apply to the garden contest using ...

After 42 years of focusing on women’s clothing, the Centre Street business Susanna has now started selling men’s attire. The new men’s section will occupy 300 sq. ft by the store’s entrance and will ...