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Your editorRoy Greene is a Boston Globe assistant metro editor and editor of this Jamaica Plain site.
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Drop-in center, specialty HIV/AIDS pharmacy open in Jackson Square
A pharmacy that specializes in providing medications and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS has opened its first location in New England inside a local AIDS service organization’s main office in Jackson Square.
Boston Globe, 02/22/2012
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Can't the MBTA get a little love?
Another workweek means another five days on the T for hundreds of thousands of commuters -- OK, not next week, because Monday is Presidents Day. But many Greater Boston residents spent hours of this week on trains, buses, and yes, even ferries, and they're not shy about tweeting their experiences. Boston Globe, 2/17/12
Previous coverage
- New documentary shows how T workers toil while others sleep
- What the Twitter-verse is saying about the MBTA
- T-Riders tweet MBTA gripes
- Pictures Controversy over MBTA fare hikes, cutbacks
- MBTA alcohol ad ban garners a collective eye roll on Twitter
- MBTA to bar alcohol ads on all property, including trains, buses
- Commuters tweet their biggest MBTA beefs
- Quiz Which MBTA line best describes your personality?
State expects to pick Casey Overpass replacement option this month
By the end of February, the state transportation department expects to announce a final verdict to a key question for many Boston residents, drivers, cyclists and pedestrians: What should replace the old Monsignor William J. Casey Overpass that carries Route 203 over the Forest Hills MBTA station?
Boston Globe , 2/17/12
City awards $400K in grants to 32 Boston nonprofits for capital upgrades
The city awarded a total of $400,000 in grant funding to 32 human service nonprofits across Boston that city officials say will be used for public facility upgrades and on-site physical improvements that are projected to leverage a total of about $3.1 million in capital improvements.
Boston Globe , 2/17/12
Roxbury nonprofit gets $20K to aid foreclosure prevention, counseling program
A Roxbury-based nonprofit community development organization has been awarded a $20,000 grant to support its program that officials say helps hundreds of homeowners from Boston and the region avoid foreclosure through in-person counseling and intervention.
Boston Globe , 2/16/12
Developer eyes 200-unit apartment building on Home for Little Wanderers' JP campus
A local developer is planning a building with about 200 apartment units and below-ground parking on a 3.5-acre site in Jamaica Plain where the Home for Little Wanderers currently operates its landmark, 98-year-old special education school building.
Boston Globe , 2/13/12
Blogger: Tear Down Casey Overpass
Today, Casey Overpass is in shambles, down to just one lane in each direction and covered with potholes — it’s impossible to go much faster than 30 miles per hour over the bridge without completely destroying your shocks. Boston Magazine, 2/13/12
History time
The statues made by Daniel Chester French at Franklin Park (Part 2)
French began work on Science in May, 1880 and the eight foot high half-scale plaster model was submitted to the supervising architect James G. Hall in March, 1882.
- The statues made by Daniel Chester French at Franklin Park
- When JP and Boston streets were lit by gas lamps
- The origin of Egleston Square's name
- The origin of Jackson Square's name
- The long life of Jamaica Plain's first drug store (Part 3)
- The long life of Jamaica Plain's first drug store (Part 2)
White lauded for ushering in new era
The city that four-term mayor Kevin White led to new heights and guided through racial strife paid tribute to his legacy yesterday in an outpouring of heartfelt remembrances from Roxbury to Beacon Hill. Boston Globe, 1/28/12
City official plans hearing to discuss ways to slow down Boston drivers
A variety of ideas that aim to slow down Boston drivers – including speed humps, illuminated crosswalks, better signage and increased enforcement – will be considered at an upcoming public hearing.
Boston Globe , 1/28/12
Youths, area leaders rally to back bill banning alcohol ads on state property
Dozens of young people joined legislative and medical leaders today in downtown Boston to rally support for a bill that would ban alcohol advertising on all state property.
Boston Globe , 1/26/12
A look at Centre Street's last 350 years
A main Boston thoroughfare that winds through several key business districts and connects three city neighborhoods recently turned 350 years old.
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Boston's rich trove of murals
Murals cover many walls around the city of Boston. Have you ever walked by one and wondered about the history behind it? Local resident Anulfo G. Baez documents the murals and has written about their history for the Boston Society of Architects. Take a look at some of his favorite art around the city.