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 are more than 20 restaurants that make pizza in Jamaica Plain — and another is coming — or sort of returning. Panagiotis Papadopoulos got approval from the Zoning Board of Appeal to re-open ...

A recent forum at Weld Hill explored the history, philosophy, and future of the Arboretum’s entrances. At right, Director William (Ned) Friedman joins (from left) Professor Ethan Carr and landscape ...

Rachel Miselman believes Boston is not utilizing the sister cities program effectively, which she says is like leaving money on the table. Taking advantage of working with Boston’s 11 sister cities is ...

For those who live in or near Jackson Square — do you think a Jackson Square neighborhood association would be beneficial to the area? The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) ...

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 ...

Ellis Early Learning is piloting a program with Little Cocoa Bean Co. to provide its students with healthy and culturally inclusive food. The program will start at Ellis’s center at its Jamaica Plain ...

If you haven’t gotten to the Arnold Arboretum to check out the resplendent cherry blossom trees, you’ve got another few days to do so — but act now — because they won’t be here for much longer! This ...

The newly-reopened Flaherty Playground is one small step for Chihuhuas, and one giant step for German shepherds — as it includes the first-ever official dog park in Jamaica Plain. The playground ...

Jamaica Plain resident Vanessa Vélez was nominated by Governor Maura Healey to be an associate justice for the Boston Municipal Court. The nominees will now be considered by the Governor’s Council for ...

Each summer, participants in the Isabella Welles Hunnewell Internship Program at the Arnold Arboretum complete a group project in the landscape as the culmination of their training in public garden ...