Boston Links: Neighborhoods: Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain

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Arborway Coalition

Group working to make the Arborway and Jamaicaway safer.
Jamaica Plain

Arborway Line Restoration

Web site for an MBTA citizens advisory committee looking at restoring trolley service from South Huntington Avenue to Forest Hills.

Boston Public Library, Connolly Branch

Boston Public Library, Jamaica Plain branch

Dentists in Jamaica Plain

From TeethWeb.

e. e. cumming's tombstone

In Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain. And yes, his name is in ALL CAPS.
Jamaica Plain

Eliot School - Art, woodworking, sewing classes for all ages

Classes for children (ages 2 and up), teens and adults in woodworking, sewing, art and crafts. A fun, relaxed environment focused on the pleasures of art and craftsmanship, in a comfortable, accessible neighborhood. After-school, weekends, evenings, and home school hours.
Jamaica Plain

Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts

The Eliot School offers classes and workshops for all ages in crafts and fine arts. A full-service wood shop, a sewing room, and a large all-purpose art room make up our landmark 1831 building in the heart of Jamaica Plain. Ample on-street parking nearby, or walk from Orange Line or buses.
Jamaica Plain

Experiencing Politics

Book: A legislator's stories of government and health care, by John McDonough of Jamaica Plain, former state representative and co-chair of the Joint Health Care Committee.
Jamaica Plain

Faulkner Hospital

Footlight Club

The oldest continuously running community theatre in the United States.

Gays for Patsy

Country-western two-step, waltz, swing and line dancing for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people & their friends. Lessons before every dance.
Jamaica Plain
Boston

Gender Crash Open Mic

"Gender Crash is a queer/transgender spoken word and performance event held 2nd Thursday every month Spontaneous Celebrations at 7:30 p.m."
45 Danforth St.
Jamaica Plain

Heart of the City Project

Database of greenspaces and local issues in Roslindale and Jamaica Plain and parts of Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan.
Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, Dorchester, Mattapan

Historical Markers: Jamaica Plain

Descriptions of historical sites in the neighborhoods.
Jamaica Plain

Hyde Square Task Force

"A community-based organization that provides educational programs and community organizing initiatives for youth and adults from the Hyde/Jackson Square area of Jamaica Plain/Roxbury in Boston."
Roxbury, Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain Bulletin

A weekly neighborhood newspaper.
Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain Community Center Adult Learning Program

Free basic education, ESL and high-school diploma programs.

Jamaica Plain Gay and Lesbian Contra Dancers

Regularly scheduled dances at the First Church of Jamaica Plain.
Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain Gazette

Bi-weekly community newspaper.

Jamaica Plain Historical Society

Jamaica Plain Home Page

Neighborhood overview.

Jamaica Plain World's Fair

The annual Jamaica Plain World's Fair in Hyde/Jackson Square is an amazing, fun thing - a chance to get a taste of cultures from all over the place. Photos from the 2004 fair.
Jamaica Plain

Jamaica Plain, MA

Book: A pictorial history of the old neighborhood.

Jamaica Pond Project

"A photoblog of Jamaica Pond as it changes throughout the year."
Jamaica Plain

JP Children's Soccer

Jamaica Plain-based, parent and volunteer-run soccer league for children ages 3.5 to 6.5.
Jamaica Plain

JP Swings!

Swing dancing for beginners and dancers alike. Casual, laid-back, come as you are! No partner or experience required. No pre-registration necessary.
Every Tuesday night
Tony Williams Dance Center
Brewery Building, Floor 1.
284 Amory St.
Jamaica Plain

Loring-Greenough House

Historic house museum (built in 1760) that is open to the public and often plays host to community activities and private functions.
Jamaica Plain

Manning Elementary School

Muddy River

Photos of the small riverway at the heart of the Emerald Necklace.

Protect Moss Hill

"The objective of this site is to provide information and questions for those who may be interested in preserving and protecting the neighborhood of Moss Hill. ProtectMossHill.com will strive to uphold the principles expressed in the mission statement of the Jamaica Hills Association in regard to the proposed development of land around 32 Woodland Road."
Jamaica Plain

Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center

640 Centre St.
Jamaica Plain

Streetcar Suburbs

By Sam Bass Warner. How streetcar lines at the turn of the century helped Boston expand outward - and brought the teeming masses to the wilderness of places such as Roslindale and Brookline.
Jamaica Plain, Roslindale
Brookline
$13.27

Transnational Villagers, The

Book: "Peggy Levitt explores the powerful familial, religious, and political connections that arise between Miraflores, a town in the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood in Boston and examines the ways in which these ties transform life in both the home and host country."
Jamaica Plain

West Roxbury Courthouse Neighborhood Blog

Written by the West Roxbury Courthouse Neighborhood Association in Forest Hills.
Jamaica Plain

West Roxbury District Court

Actually located in Jamaica Plain, it covers West Roxbury, Roslindale and Jamaica Plain.
West Roxbury, Roslindale, Jamaica Plain

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