Costumed runners convene at the JP Pond Boathouse to register for the 5k race and mingle. Derek Kouyoumjian Photos Margo Sunshine celebrates as she makes her first time around Jamaica Pond. State Rep.

Members of the Samaritans Marathon Team including Jamaica Plain resident Joy Kogut will be running in the 123rd Boston Marathon to honor loved ones lost to suicide, while raising funds, hope, and ...

Jamaica Plain historical Society President Gretchen Grozier (shown above and below) addresses the crowd of neighbors assembled at the Wenham Street Cinema for the first-ever Forest Hills Community ...

Jamaica Plain was the home of most of Boston’s 31 breweries before Prohibition outlawed the sale of alcoholic drinks in 1920. Twenty-four beer makers were located within a 1-mile radius of Columbus ...

Pinebank Field, shown above, was filled with music fans for the annual JP Musicfest. Shown above, Brunt Of It All members Jay Paul, on guitar, and Nic Rob, trombone, brought the energy and kept the ...

On those sultry summer days, some people might eye that crystal-clean body of water known as Jamaica Pond and ponder the prohibition that prevents them from taking a refreshing dip. For centuries, ...

The repeated and gross lawlessness by roving gangs of youths who engage in the practice known as a “street takeover” reached its apex two weeks ago in Boston’s South End, culminating in the torching ...

JP resident Maura Twomey successfully swam the English Channel on July 10 as a fundraiser for a cystic fibrosis charity in Ireland. The 59-year-old completed the grueling swim from England to France ...

Mayor Michelle Wu announced new initiatives to support low-income residents, including the 143,000 Boston residents who participate in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and ...

A rodent control pilot using rat fertility control products is being conducted on Cranston and Sheridan Streets by WISDOM Good Works, a non-profit group focused on humane animal population control, ...

Ninety-two years after a Yankee-dominated state government limited the sale of liquor licenses to prevent Irish American politicians in Boston from gaining more influence, city and state politicians ...

During the Jamaica Pond Association’s (JPA) monthly meeting earlier this month, its board voted not to oppose a request from Bluefin at 660 Centre Street for a common victualler license. Michael ...