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March 2010 Blog Posts (28)

RAD - Basic Self Defense Course for Women

We are looking for mother & daughter or friend teams for the month of May course at the Faulkner Hospital. Minimum age of 13. The course is free. May 17, 20, 25, and 27th, 5:30pm. Limited slots available.

Contact Elisa Reid or Sgt. Krause at 617-343-5624 or through our website at… Continue

Added by Sgt. Eric Krause on March 30, 2010 at 8:57pm — No Comments

Gross conditions in some JP restaurants

Curious how your favorite place stacks up? You can search the Boston city health inspection database by name and/or neighborhood (I just selected JP to see all the restaurants.)

Well, after seeing the long list of health code violations at one of my favorite restaurants, it's no longer on my list! Apparently the city had reports of rodents eating food off the floors, they've been routinely cited for not storing food…

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Added by Brett on March 30, 2010 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

Low cost good food available to everyone.

Angel Food Ministries in Jamaica Plain. Its a low cost, once a month food program that anyone can participate in. Its hosted at St Johns Church in JP.

Its not a hand out, its not sub-standard food, its open to everyone, anyone can order and the program is nationwide, but there is a host site in JP.

Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, we would like to get the word out to the folks who need help with food. This is a excellent way to stretch the budget for everyone.…

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Added by Robert Watters on March 30, 2010 at 3:03pm — No Comments

Unarmed Robbery 115 Forest Hills Street

A 14 year old female was assaulted and robbed of her cell phone by two 16 year old females, one of whom was wearing a black coat and the other a white coat. The incident happened in the vicinity of 115 Forest Hills Street on Monday, March 29, 2010, at 4:45 pm.

Added by Captain John Greland on March 30, 2010 at 8:35am — No Comments

Suspects Posing as Water Inspectors

COMMUNITY ADVISORY:

RESIDENTS SHOULD BE SUSPICIOUS OF INDIVIDUALS…

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Added by Captain John Greland on March 30, 2010 at 8:05am — No Comments

Break-in Rockview

Someone broke in to our car about 30 minutes ago on the Spring Park end of Rockview (2:40am Tuesday). The car was in our driveway.

Please call 911 if you see anything suspicious.

I also have this report from our neighbors-

Hi Neighbors,

This past Friday there were several break-ins in our area. Between

noon and 3 PM a house of Enfield (that abuts Robinwood) was robbed and

also 2-3 homes on Spring Park. The Enfield house was wiped out, I

hear.… Continue

Added by Tiffanie Starr on March 30, 2010 at 3:20am — 8 Comments

BPL Update

Hello, I am Brandon Abbs, founder of People of Boston Branches and we are working to bring all of the concerned groups together to fight cuts to library funding. We want to save all 104 jobs and all 26 branches because each job is a neighbor and each branch supports a neighborhood. They are all important and the city needs to bring $3.6M out of reserves to support the library while we examine how it is run and make it fitter for the future without cutting our neighbors off from the… Continue

Added by Brandon Abbs on March 29, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Social Media Marketing for Artists workshop at Eliot School, Saturday, April 10th

The Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts in JP is holding a two hour workshop on Social Media Marketing for Artists on Saturday, April 10th from 9:30-11:30AM.…

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Added by Charles McEnerney on March 27, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

buzzing helicopter

Anybody know why the helicopter has been hovering over JP Centre and Pondside for the last hour?

Added by Maria Maffei on March 26, 2010 at 2:09pm — 3 Comments

Fantasic Condo For Sale - 76 Boylston Street # 2 (Stony Brook)

Amazing opportunity to own a wonderful condo in an excellent

central location. This two-bedroom unit boasts a private deck, sun-splashed rooms, recently renovated Silestone kitchen & new

appliances, nice bath, spacious floor plan with a separate dining room,

eat-in kitchen, & great living room, ample period details. Unit and

building was featured Boston Magazine and the Improper Bostonian. You

cannot but fall in love with this home. A true must see.… Continue

Added by Michael Patrick Rutter on March 26, 2010 at 1:32pm — No Comments

Cooking Group

Anyone interested in the Stonybrook area (or beyond) in starting a cooking group? Lots of options - host can pick theme and members make courses, or each host does a full meal and host location rotates. My husband and I love to cook and have dinner parties but want to get to know our neighbors in the process while learning some new recipes!

Let me know if you are hungry for this kind of group :)

Added by Erica Waldstein on March 22, 2010 at 9:43pm — 2 Comments

Burglary from car on Green Street

HI everyone! I am planning on filing a police report today but wanted to give people a heads up. On or about Saturday night our car was broken into (jeep wrangler). We first thought someone had just looked around since the soft top window was sort of removed - not ripped, and things looked like they were thrown about the car. The radio was there and we could not think of anything that was missing but we realized that we had left our Craftsman toolbox inside and it was missing. I don't really… Continue

Added by Angie VM on March 22, 2010 at 9:10am — No Comments

WALKING PARTNERS

Hi,

I'm looking for neighbors who would enjoy sharing a walk in this lovely weather and get to know each other better. Dogs are welcome! I love animals. I have interests in writing, gardening, herbs, holistic health, art, free form dancing, and creativity.

Cheers,
Pam 617-477-9630

Added by Pamela Lerch on March 21, 2010 at 5:47pm — 1 Comment

Know of any craft fairs that need vendors?

Summer is definitely the time for buying and selling crafts but I can never seem to find a centralized listing of all the craft shows/flea markets in the area - does anyone know of a listing like this or know of any that need vendors?

Thanks!

Belle

Added by Belle Keller on March 18, 2010 at 4:40pm — 3 Comments

March events

Spring is here and the BNB Retail Bike Shop is now open 7 days a week!

11-7 every weekday and Saturday with special late hours til 9 PM on Wednesday, and 12-5 on Sunday.

The bike shop also has a schedule of free clinics and other classes. Check them out here: http://bikesnotbombs.org/bikeshop-classes

Come to the Youth & International Programs' Tool Fundraiser Potluck March 26, 2010!… Continue

Added by Bikes Not Bombs on March 16, 2010 at 12:26pm — No Comments

This Week's Events at the Jamaica Plain Forum

Meet Your Chocolate Farmer: The Story Behind Your Treats

When: Friday March 19, 2010

Where: First Church in Jamaica Plain Unitarian Universalist, 6 Eliot Street, Jamaica Plain

Come meet a cacao farmer and a staff member of CONACADO cacao co-op in the Dominican Republic who will share their history. In 1988, the cacao industry in the Dominican Republic was dominated by four major exporters. Most Dominican cacao production was low quality, unfermented beans shipped to the… Continue

Added by Liz W. on March 15, 2010 at 4:08pm — No Comments

Boston Buildling Department is it Building Sustainable Building Practices in the Neighborhoods?

This weather is not easy for a lot of people. I have no sense of what environmental protection activities are being organized in Boston through the Building Department.

On Moss Hill recently there as a house renovation that has changed the flow of water and drainage on the hill and is adversely effecting neighboring houses and the water table and drainage. Should this kind of problem been proactively avoided by the Building Department.

I began thinking about this because of… Continue

Added by Lavinia Weissman on March 14, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Sing into Spring!! JP voice studio now accepting new students

BUILD your SELF-CONFIDENCE through CREATIVE EXPRESSION, MUSICIANSHIP and MINDFULNESS

*Receive close, individualized instruction with an effective teacher and realize your goals!

*Fine-tune your singing, learn something new, or just for fun!

FREE introductory lesson

SING in a comfortable in-home studio

INDIVIDUAL and SMALL GROUP lessons

COLLABORATIONS, special events and workshops

New and experienced singers welcome

Ages 6 - Adult

All… Continue

Added by Angelina Calderon on March 10, 2010 at 12:36pm — No Comments

Woman is Robbed of Her Handbag

A 66 year old female had her handbag taken from her by a 5'11'' male age 45. The incident happened near 41 Greenough Avenue around 5:40 pm on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. This incident is unusual for this area.

Added by Captain John Greland on March 10, 2010 at 8:43am — 1 Comment

Fraudulent Fundraising

Boston Police Warn Donors against Fraudulent Fundraising

The Boston Police Department would like to take this opportunity to remind individuals to be vigilant of fraudulent charitable solicitors claiming to assist the police. The department has learned of individual contacting would be donors to solicit money on behalf of the ‘Boston Police Patrolmen’s Union Widow and Orphan’ fund. This fund does not exist and is in no way associated with the…

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Added by Captain John Greland on March 9, 2010 at 2:44pm — No Comments