Four simple recipes for making your own oil and vinegar infusions.
Farmers markets can seem like an expensive hassle for consumers, but after learning about the hidden costs and challenges for farmers market vendors, I'm even more motivated to shop at the markets.
Goood morning JP family!!!!!. Look everybody it’s Gus Pendleton and the whole extreme design crew!!!
Fool your friends on April 1 with a Mock Apple Pie.
Here's everything you need to know about planning a stellar Game Night.
At a recent two-day “Bionutrient Rich Crop Production” workshop in Boston, I learned that successful gardening is all about the dirt--or rather--soil.
What dream would you like to make real in your world? What is the bull’s eye that you are aiming to hit? Are you sinning? Are you missing the mark?
A Rottweiler and Yogitoes!
TheBashionista drinks champagne so you don't have to! Read here for our unbiased reviews of some affordable bubbly.
With the Casey Overpass gone, Mass DOT is gone. What remains will fall to DCR and Boston to maintain and repair.
Why Massachusetts should legalize medical marijuana by taking the high road, so to speak.
From the top of the Casey Overpass one has a pleasant, scenic view of the Forest Hills and its surrounding green spaces.
Traditional Irish soda bread for St. Patrick's Day.
Tired of being That Guy Who Can't Remember Anyone's Name? Problem solved.
In good urban design plans, bridges are used to separate traffic modes - cars from buses from bikes from pedestrians.
JP food blogger and marketing consultant Myrna Greenfield is reporting about sustainable seafood issues at this week's International Boston Seafood show at the Boston Convention Center.
The new Route 1 bridge in Dedham is a nice example of work MassDOT can do. Does anyone know how much this one cost to build?
Bacon in a milkshake. Boom.
Read all about Fantastic Mr. Fox Night with surprise guest, 2-year-old Wayne!
When bridges are left to deteriorate, urban blight follows, but sometimes citizens working with their government create beauty as in the case of Buffalo Bayou in Houston.
True freedom to enjoy your hidden yearnings resides in a free mind and a soaring spirit.
A market activity snapshot for Jamaica Plain in early spring 2012. Is this recent market activity a harbinger for a healthier market down the road or does it portend to more inflated values?
Realtor takes a break from the early Spring-market madness to offer a snapshot of what's going on in Jamaica Plain and how that may correlate to neighboring markets.
Find out about the process of creating a promotional poster for a Footlight Club Show.
Download this playlist on iTunes, and play it at your next Wes Anderson movie night.
Andree of the JP Green House will help host the Seed Swap potluck next Tuesday, March 6th at 23 Egleston St.
Your party is in full swing, beer is flowing, love is in the air. You bop down to your bedroom . . . and find it occupied. Two of your friends are totally making out in your bed. What do you do?
Throw a Fantastic Mr. Fox movie night - and serve the food as it appears on-screen.
It doesn't matter if the party you're hosting is a few people or a few hundred people - the cheapest and best way to leave a warm, lasting impression is to greet guests at the door.
A tagline from the Globe in 2007 Long Overdue: Some of Boston's branch libraries languish on a waiting list of broken-down buildings and unanswered needs. Which will get help, and when, is a mystery.
At the 2nd Annual Jamaica Plain State of the Neighborhood Forum, the JP Resiliency Measures group squeezed in close, neighbor to neighbor, around a small cafeteria table and exchanged greetings.
An elegant yet simple Valentine's Day meal to make at home.
The JP branch library is the 1st building ever built in Boston as a neighborhood library. But since opening in 1911 it has not had the renovations it needs.
Since October of last year, the JP Resiliency working group has been measuring how well Jamaica Plain is prepared to face rising oil prices, energy shortages, and declining economic strength.
2nd Annual State of Our Neighborhood forum: FEB 9th, 6-9pm at English High School (144 McBride St.)
Mini pizza appetizers to add to your no-fuss Super Bowl party spread.
Maybe you've walked past Eliot Hall (located on 7A Eliot Street near the monument) and wondered...what goes on there?
The 2nd Annual State of Our Neighborhood forum - a community conversation on: Affordable Housing, Urban Agriculture, Youth, Local Business, Transportation, Community Resilience, and Jobs.
City Councilor's Felix Arroyo and Matt O'Malley will discuss their plans for the coming session at the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council meeting on Tuesday, January 31.
January 27 is National Chocolate Cake Day. Celebrate with warm, molten chocolate cake.