Due to the federal government shutdown about 42 million Americans are expected to lose access to new SNAP benefits on November 1, and Allandale Farm wants to help locals who will be affected.

There’s a little storefront on Green Street that offers a lot. The Rainbow Nook is Jamaica Plain’s only fiber arts store selling materials including yarn, thread, fabrics, offering classes for adults ...

In partnership with I’m Your Neighbor Books and Wee the People, 826 Boston is hosting a community event at the tutoring center in Egleston Square titled “All Love and Safety to Our Neighbors: a ...

State representative races aren’t until 2026, but state Sen. Mike Rush now has an opponent in Hyde Park’s Persis Yu. Rush, a conservative Democrat, is the state senator for the Norfolk/Suffolk ...

One of the best annual events, the Jamaica Pond Lantern Parade, is taking place this weekend on Oct. 18 and 19. Hundreds of lanterns will be lit all along Jamaica Pond as people walk around. You can ...

The art show “Projections!” is back for its second year, and artists have until Wednesday, April 19, at midnight to submit their pieces. On the evening of May 13, the Jamaica Plain Arts Council and ...

If you’re new to the Jamaica Plain neighborhood and you’re not sure where to take the kiddos to trick-or-treat — the answer is Centre Street businesses. And if you’re looking to smash your pumpkin(s) ...

The Eliot School is hosting a free community day with comics instructor Deanna Soukiasian in the Eliot Schoolyard. Soukiasian will help you turn your pumpkin into a full-fledged character (including ...

The Boston Parks and Rec Department has received numerous emails about people breaking into the Murphy Playground field construction site to let their dogs run on the newly-sodded field. Aside the ...

As the sun set, the glow of hundreds of handmade lanterns illuminated the crowd gathered around Jamaica Pond this weekend at the annual two-day Lantern Parade. Beautifully created lanterns greeted ...

This fall, the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is mounting three international plant collecting expeditions—efforts that reflect the Arboretum’s enduring commitment to botanical discovery, ...

Bees Deluxe, the Jamaica Plain-based acid blues band, is headed to Memphis to compete in the International Blues Challenge in January 2026. Bees Deluxe punched its ticket by winning the Granite State ...