Business
How to Run a Successful Independent Business in Jamaica Plain
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While Jamaica Plain prides itself on supporting independent businesses -- operating one is not as easy as just opening up shop in the neighborhood.
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Arts
Boston Ballet Dances Night Away in Arnold Arboretum
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When night falls on Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum the landscape is transformed -- towering trees assume ominous forms, leaves rustle, bushes stir. It is the perfect setting, the Boston Ballet decided, to shoot a promotional spot for its season opener, a ghost-filled, romantic ballet set in medieval Germany.
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Transportation
New Orange Line Train Makes Its Debut
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The first of the long-awaited new MBTA Orange Line trains debuted on Wednesday afternoon. It performed three round trips, which drew plenty of excitement -- and derision around the city.
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From the Community
MSPCA Drops Adoption Fees for Animals Most in Need of Homes During National ‘Clear the Shelters’ Campaign
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As visitors prepare to flood animal shelters across the country during NBC Universal’s one-day “Clear the Shelters” adoption promotion on Saturday, Aug. 17, the MSPCA-Angell announced it will drop adoption fees for its most challenging-to-place animals in a bid to find them all homes on the day.
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Brianna Wu
Opinion: Congress Must Begin Impeachment Proceedings
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Rep. Ken Buck: “You believe that you could charge the President of the United States with obstruction of justice after he left office?”
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Boston Police Department
National Night Out Entertains Hundreds in Jamaica Plain, Honors Community Members
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With many thanks to a lot of support from many community partners, the Boston Police
Department hosted the annual, “National Night Out”, in Jamaica Plain on August 5.
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Business
Faulkner Hospital Proposes 5-Story, 98,000 Sq. Ft. Inpatient Addition; Public Meeting on Aug. 14
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A public meeting is being held on Aug. 14 to discuss Faulkner Hospital's proposal to build a 5-story addition to its current structure.
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From the Community
New Documentary About Boston’s Latin Quarter Premiering August 12
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A new documentary "Boston's Latin Quarter," which takes a close look at the Hyde and Jackson Squares neighborhoods, is debuting in Jamaica Plain on August 12.
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Jamaica Plain People
JP’s Gonzales Participates in Her First Triathlon and Helps Boston Medical Center
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Jamaica Plain's Sandy Gonzales recently participated in the Columbia Threadneedle Boston Triathlon while raising funds for Team BMC.
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Schools
New Outdoor Preschool in the Arnold Arboretum, Opening This Fall
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A new preschool opening this fall basing itself in the Arnold Arboretum is aiming to be the first licensed outdoor preschool in Boston. That's right -- the arboretum will be the students' classroom!
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