Jamaica Plain

Restaurants

Kitchen Spy: Going Behind the Scenes in Chef Tiffani Faison’s Jamaica Plain Home

In The Kitchen Spy, we visit local restaurant insiders’ home kitchens and force them to open up their fridge, drawers, and cabinets. After years of renting a two-floor […]

Restaurants

Row 34 Alums to Open JP Beer Garden

Row 34 chef Owen Royce-Nagel and his wife, Lizzie Szczepaniak, along with Lincoln Tavern sous chef Daren Palacios, announced plans this weekend to open a […]

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Arts & Entertainment

Scenes from the First Annual JP Porchfest

Thirty-five porches, stoops, patios, and front yards were transformed into make-shift concert stages in Jamaica Plain on Saturday, kicking off the neighborhood’s first-ever Porchfest. More […]

Arts & Entertainment

‘Porchfest’ Is Spreading to Jamaica Plain

Boston’s rules have been the bane of many bands’ existence, with city officials going door-to-door and shutting down small-time shows held in basements and apartment […]

Home & Property

On The Market: 64 Allandale Street, Jamaica Plain

In Jamaica Plain, there is rarely a property on the market with this amount of open space available. With gentle, sloping land opening into the […]

Home & Property

On The Market: 22 Saint John Street, Jamaica Plain

A quiet street that is also centrally located just minutes from Jamaica Pond, the T, and surrounding shops and restaurants, Saint John is an idyllically […]

Home & Property

On The Market: 83 Elm Street, Jamaica Plain

Even the owners could not have imagined that the somewhat dilapidated home that they bought into would become the internationally curated masterpiece that it is […]

Home & Property

On The Market: 23 Eliot Street, Units 1 and 2, Jamaica Plain

This incredible mansion inspired by John Hancock’s Beacon Hill estate has been transformed into two residences, both of which just hit the market. Unit 1 […]

Home & Property

On The Market: 16 Sigourney Street #H, Jamaica Plain

In many open floor plans today, buyers are used to finding rooms that are barely even rooms, melded together to increase flow. Even though this […]

Home & Property

On The Market: 42 Holbrook, Jamaica Plain

From inside to out, this home is a textbook example for redesign and renovation. “[The owner] has really utilized every square inch of it,” says […]

Home & Property

On The Market: 31 Hampstead Road, Jamaica Plain

Tucked away on a carriage road off the Arborway in Jamaica Plain lies an unbelievable Victorian home waiting to be snapped up. “No one’s up […]

Home & Property

Curb Appeal: Winter Layers in Jamaica Plain

Functional and chic—this Jamaica Plain exterior proves you can indeed have it all. The front entry boasts smart winter layers, with a beautifully detailed storm […]

City Life

This is Why Bikers Run Red Lights

Bikers often have a well-deserved reputation as jerks: They blow through stop signs, go the wrong way down one-way streets, and even occasionally ride on […]

Restaurants

Your First Look at the Menu for Tonic, Coming to JP This Month

From left: tuna tartare-stuffed wonton, parsnip and potato chowder, scallops with parsnip puree and daikon. Photos courtesy of Tonic. As soon as mid-April, Jamaica Plain […]

City Life

Cars Take Backseat at Casey Overpass

(Illustration via MassDOT) Just over a month ago, I wrote about the chaos surrounding the future of Casey Overpass, a decrepit bridge in Jamaica Plain […]