Life is full of missed opportunities. Not a lot of them involve the topic of poop. But here is one such moment in time that was squandered — the Poop Museum was at the Jamaica Plain Library on July 3.

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 ...

Unlike an affordable housing lottery which has a deadline, there are four new income-restricted Jamaica Plain studios available that will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Boston.gov lays ...

Jamaica Plain’s Neighborhood Council will be discussing the JP/Rox plan on Wednesday. It will be a special meeting through the council’s Housing and Community Development Committee.

Applications are now being accepted for a new apartment building for low-income seniors older than 62-years-old. 3371 Washington Street The new 5-story apartment building at 3371 Washington St., is ...

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 ...

Well, they’re not real butterflies. Just an assortment of beautiful images of painted butterflies on trash barrels along the Southwest Corridor Park. The Southwest Corridor Park shared images on ...

Six people locked themselves together at 9:50 a.m. Saturday to block two construction sites of Spectra Energy’s West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline (WRL), which would bring fracked gas into Boston. Bound at ...

More than 40 members and associates of the Heath Street Gang, which operates out of the Mildred C. Hailey Apartments in Jamaica Plain, were charged on Valentine’s Day in federal court with ...

Republicans should stop trying to rush through their Big, Ugly Bill that would make millions poorer, sicker & hungrier. Instead, they should listen to their constituents. Folks like Layla, whose ...

With temperatures expected to hit triple digits, Boston has a heat emergency through Tuesday, June 24, so it’s important to know how to keep cool in Jamaica Plain and elsewhere around the city. Not ...

Know any teenagers who would be a great addition to influence city policies by being a member of the Mayor’s Youth Council? Then direct them to the Council’s online application. The Mayor’s Youth ...