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[VIDEO] This nonprofit in Jamaica Plain is pushing to change the healthcare industry through food

Shuang Jing and Elijah Nicholson-Messmer
March 2, 2023
Film cameras at CatLABS, an analog camera store and film processing lab in Jamaica Plain.

[VIDEO] A film roll’s footprint: Boston photographers call for more sustainability in traditional photography

Alyssa Fell and Kylee Hendrie
February 4, 2023
Tree of Life calls attention to food insecurity among pet owners

Tree of Life calls attention to food insecurity among pet owners

Isabella LoNigro and Shuang Jing
November 11, 2022
Leader of Friends of JP Dog Parks and JP resident, Melissa Hamel and her dog, Scout.

Dog owners in Jamaica Plain are raising awareness for the need for more dog parks in Boston

Dakotah Kennedy, Reporter
October 28, 2021
Alex-Ponte Capellan poured out a can of Turtle Swamp Brewings beer onto the sidewalk in front of the JP Taproom after speaking at the protest on Sept. 18.

Legal dispute over zoning is driving a wedge between Jamaica Plain neighbors

Taylor Blackley, Reporter
September 20, 2021
Porchfest returns to Jamaica Plain with a new organizer and a mission to spotlight and pay local BIPOC artists

Porchfest returns to Jamaica Plain with a new organizer and a mission to spotlight and pay local BIPOC artists

Taylor Blackey, Reporter
August 23, 2021
MSPCA-Angell in Jamaica Plain helps people adopt surrendered pets during the pandemic

MSPCA-Angell in Jamaica Plain helps people adopt surrendered pets during the pandemic

Ryan Corbin, Reporter
November 5, 2020
Community Servings home-delivers about 1,000 medically tailored meals a day, to Massachusetts residents living with critical illnesses.

Meal services rely on Resiliency Fund to keep kitchens open

Julia Carlin, Reporter
April 26, 2020
Judy Burnette, Jamaica Plain resident, organizer and activist with housing rights group, City Life/Vida Urbana.

Changemaker: Judy Burnette, organizer City Life/Vida Urbana

Connor Lewis, Reporter
March 30, 2020
Boston students face food insecurity over the holidays

Boston students face food insecurity over the holidays

Maria Aguirre Torres
December 12, 2019
Anne Rousseau is the co-founder of JP Progressives. Photo by Eileen OGrady.

Changemaker: Anne Rousseau, co-founder of JP Progressives

Ali Dusinberre
November 4, 2019
Life in Mission Hill: Ben Teixiera

Life in Mission Hill: Ben Teixiera

January 18, 2018
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