March 2010 Blog Posts (28)

COUNTERFEIT CLOTHING STORE RAIDED IN JAMAICA PLAIN

COUNTERFEIT CLOTHING STORE RAIDED IN JAMAICA PLAIN

On Friday, March 5, 2010, at…

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Added by Captain John Greland on March 9, 2010 at 2:02pm — No Comments

Backyard Keeping Basics

When: Sunday, March 14 at 3 PM
Where: First Church UU Jamaica Plain, 6 Eliot Street

In this birdkeeping 101 class, Joan Teebagy will share the basic how-tos of safely rearing chickens in urban and suburban environments. She will touch upon the legal side of poultry-rearing, and discuss local city codes and recent citizen-backed changes to ordinances.

Added by Liz W. on March 8, 2010 at 3:14pm — No Comments

Saving the Branch Libraries in JP and BEYOND!!

I've posted this even in the NFN event site, but also wanted to alert others here as well.

Below are some links to the event and a description for forwarding, posting to your blog, FB, whatever. Help us get the word out and

together we can save all the branches!

Here is the Facebook Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?invites&eid=343735720546 make sure to invite yourself… Continue

Added by Brandon Abbs on March 7, 2010 at 10:44am — No Comments

Eckankar in JP

Hi Folks,

I wanted to see if there were any Eckists around the neighborhood? I'd love to start a weekly HU chant in the area and perhaps gather together to discuss a spiritual topic!

For those interested in learning about Eckankar, the website is:

www.eckankar.org

~Kristen

Added by Kristen on March 4, 2010 at 4:29pm — No Comments

JP Branch Library In Danger of Closing

FYI, it looks like the BPL will go forward and close 8-10 library branches and many people think that the JP branch at Sedgwick is in danger of being one of the branches that is closed. There is apparently a petition available at the JP library, but it's also important to contact your local representatives if you're interested in keeping an important part of JP.…

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Added by Eric on March 4, 2010 at 2:16pm — 5 Comments

Neon Flamingos?

Maybe some one out there can help me with this one...

I've noticed while driving through JP that there are multiple residences that have a neon pink flamingo in their windows. Some times it is lit, some times not.

Does anyone know what this is all about? Or maybe there is just a LOVE for the flamingo in JP?

Just curious.....

Added by Simone Bilotta on March 2, 2010 at 4:02pm — 2 Comments

Real Time Crime Center

Boston Police Introduce the New ‘Real Time Crime Center’

Also Unveil the Newly Designed…

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Added by Captain John Greland on March 2, 2010 at 1:54pm — No Comments

Dirt! The Movie

WHEN: Friday, March 12, 201 at 7:00

WHERE: First Church in Jamaica Plain, UU

6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

DIRT! The Movie delves into the fascinating history of this lowly substance, explaining how four-billion years of evolution have created the dirt that recycles our water, gives us food, provides us shelter and can be used as a source of medicine, beauty and culture. But people have become greedy and careless, endangering this vital living resource with… Continue

Added by Liz W. on March 2, 2010 at 12:39pm — No Comments