Neighbors,

I'm wondering what you get for download and upload speeds using - http://www.speedtest.net/. Please leave comments with your download, upload, resulta and your provider. 

DID YOU KNOW: Every day, 34 American families say goodbye to a parent, child, or sibling murdered with guns.  In this moving video, family members from across the country remember the loved ones they’ve lost and speak out about the real cost of gun violence.

FIXGUNCHECKS.org  is a project of Mayors Against Illegal Guns — a bi-partisan coalition of 550 American mayors, co-founded by Mayor Michael…

From a City Press Release I just received. BEGIN::

Today, Mayor Thomas M. Menino released a comprehensive report on the potential impact of federal budget cuts currently proposed by House Republicans. According to the report, over $30 million of direct funding to the city will be cut by HR 1. The report also details additional cuts that will affect Boston residents. These include cuts to heating oil assistance, Community Service Block Grant funded efforts for low income people,…

Neighbors,

This snow has been tough and the "space savers" and dealing with parking has been a struggle for all of us. This morning I found my neighbors doing the right thing - what we all should be doing. Please watch and share this post to help spread the word.…

The Boston Globe and JP Patch are reporting a woman was found dead on Kenny Street in Jamaica Plain this morning at 7:46 am.

Elaine Driscoll, police spokeswoman, said the woman appeared to have suffered head trauma and that the woman appeared to be in her…

Finally there are here, the Like buttons. 

La la like away!

Use the the like button with the heart to simply like the post. Use the facebook like button to like and share with friends. 

Feedback please: Which like button do you think we should use and why?

Joseph

Mayor Thomas M. Menino has announced that a Snow Emergency and parking ban for the City of Boston will go into effect tonight at 7pm to ensure that city roads are cleared for the morning commute.   Due to the unpredictable nature of this storm and conflicting forecasts, Mayor Menino has issued this snow emergency to allow Public Works crews the best opportunity to treat, plow, and clear the streets as efficiently as possible, particularly after the…

MAYORS, MARTIN LUTHER KING III AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF GUN VIOLENCE VICTIMS URGE CONGRESS TO FULFILL INTENT OF HISTORIC 1968 GUN LAW AND FIX NATION’S BROKEN BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM

Mayors Launch National Campaign to Collect Missing Records and Close Loopholes to Prevent the Next Mass Shooting and the Killing of 34 People Per Day With Guns

Campaign Launched Online at …

Neighbors,

Now that Roy and I have got the process figured out, we're inviting others to join us as SnowCrew dispatchers. Dispatching is a fun and challenging role!

You'll need to have:

• Flexibility during the day to spend about 4 hour in total per snow storm day on SnowCrew
• Event, project, volunteer and team management experiences
• Proficiency with online tools including google maps, text messaging - we'll teach you…

From the City Hall Press Office at 5:36 PM 1/20/2011

Mayor calls for parking ban to clear major arteries and roadways before deep freeze and more snow forecasted for early next week

With a forecast expected to dump heavy snow during tomorrow morning’s commute Mayor Thomas M. Menino has announced that a Snow Emergency and parking ban for the City of Boston will go into effect tonight at 9 PM and Boston Public Schools will be…

“Whole Foods Market has been keenly interested in developing a Jamaica Plain location. We are now eager to become active members of such a…

Neighbors,

We just got hit by a spammer who posted crap on members walls. Do not click on any links, send an email, or comply with any requests what so ever. The spammer has been removed from the network.

What is a spammer and what do they want?

• On the Ning platform, which powers this network, spammers are typically automated spam bots that leave comments on members walls. Their hopes are to get your email address and…

As you know, the Jamaica Plain Gazette and JP Patch are reporting that Whole Foods will be moving into the building currently owned by Hi-Lo Foods - even…

This evening I invited David Warner from City Feed and Supply to join me for a coversation about the economics their business. I was inspired to do so after seeing many statements by members about "how pricey" City Feed is in the dialogue concurrently happening about Whole Foods coming to…

Earlier today, we held an emergency park clean up at Beecher Park to clean up the huge tree that fell during the storm this past week. 

After putting out the call for help last night,…

Neighbors,

I just blogged about Hi-Lo closing.

I'm curious, which would you rather, Whole Food or Trader Joe's or what alternatives would you suggest?

How would this benefit our community and who would it hurt?

If we feel strongly about this, we can weigh in. Before we do, we need to carefully take into who our who really represents - and work to…

I just got an alert from JP Patch, that the Jamaica Plain Gazette has reported that Hi-Lo will close and Whole Foods will move in. 

While many like myself appreciate Whole Foods, I know that Hi-Lo has served this community for many years and provided affordable…

Dear Neighbors,

Yesterday we did a pilot test of our new program - SnowCrew. SnowCrew is a group of neighbors who volunteer to coordinate and help shovel out neighbors in need after snow storms.

Leveraging the GroundCrew.us people logistics platform, volunteer "dispatchers" send volunteer "shovelers" on missions to shovel out neighbors who…

Mayor Menino Reminds People to Stay Indoors Through Duration of Snow Event…