JP Residents Debate Proposed Whole Foods Store at Neighborhood Council Meeting

by Diana Mai (Staff), Mar-04-11

BOSTON/Jamaica Plain - Opponents and supporters of a new Whole Foods supermarket, scheduled to replace the recently-shuttered Hi-Lo Foods market, debated their positions at a meeting of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council at the John F. Kennedy School on Monday. Hi-Lo, a grocery store formerly catering to the Latino community, closed its doors after 47 years at the disputed location.

Green Roots Festival Blends Politics and Fun in JP

by Suren Moodliar (Participant), Jun-13-08

BOSTON/Jamaica Plain - About 1000 people attended the Green Roots Festival to benefit Bikes Not Bombs last Sunday in the park opposite the Stony Brook T stop.

Residents of Jamaica Plain Meet Following Homicide in Southwest Corridor Park

by Dave Goodman / Boston Community Reporters Project (Independent), May-02-08

BOSTON/Jamaica Plain - Who or what was to blame for the killing of Luis Troncoso on Monday, April 21st? Gangs, lack of jobs and a social safety net, not enough police patrols?