Monumental change coming for closed JP cupcakery
By adamg - 2/27/19 - 11:44 am
Gerly Adrien at Tipping Cow in Somerville reports Tipping Cow and a couple of partners will be replacing Monumental Cupcakes on South Street with Monumental Market, which will feature ice cream, nut-free baked goods and coffee.
Monumental loss for Jamaica Plain cupcake lovers
By adamg - 1/23/19 - 3:19 pm
Monumental Cupcakes reports it's been sold and its South Street storefront will be turned into something else. To its credit, the place survived long past Peak Cupcake and outlast most other Boston-area places with "Cupcakes" in their names - although unlike many of those other places, it also offered baked goods besides cupcakes.
Roslindale market held up at gunpoint
Henry's Market, 892 South St. in Roslindale, was held up around 9:30 p.m. by a man who showed a gun, took cash, then ran up South Street towards the parkway. Read more.
Parking emerges as main focus of opposition to proposed Roslindale pot shop
By adamg - 12/5/18 - 10:33 pm
Mitch Rosenfield with current photo of building and rendering of proposed shop.
Three main types of people attended a community meeting tonight on a pot shop proposed for the intersection of South and Walter streets: People who support the idea of a locally owned shop, especially one in a long derelict storefront; people who don't object to the idea of a pot shop in Roslindale in general, just not at that location; and a smaller group of people who begged the would-be operators to think of the children and not open anywhere near families and Fallon Field. Read more.
Roslindale Square wallpaper store wins approval to add two floors of apartments
By adamg - 12/3/18 - 1:37 pm
The Zoning Board of Appeals last week approved plans by Wallpaper City on Poplar Street to add two floors with a total of eight apartments. Read more.
Pot shops could bud in Mattapan, Roslindale, Jamaica Plain, East Boston
By adamg - 12/3/18 - 10:10 am
Pot-shop proposals are popping up like daisies across Boston:
On Tuesday, Jody Mendoza and her husband, Richy Peña, hold an outreach meeting for their proposed Mojos pot shop at 1292 Blue Hill Ave. in Mattapan. Read more.
Live grenade at JP American Legion post brings all the helicopters to the yard
By adamg - 11/28/18 - 2:19 pm
Shortly after 1:30 p.m. at the American Legion post at 280 South St., near the Forest Hills T stop, Greater Boston Radio reports.
Man shot to death at Jamaica Plain barber shop
By adamg - 9/22/18 - 10:32 pm
Victim identified as Felix Paulino, 25, of Mattapan.
Boston Police report a man, believed to be in his 20s, was shot at the Professional Barber Shop, 140 South St., around 9:50 p.m. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
2018 murders in Boston.
City does not like competition for crosswalks
Ted Siefer watched as a city crew power washed away guerilla street markings on Fairview Street at South Street today. Somebody had painted the markings about three weeks ago at the intersection, where some motorists had decided "Stop" was only a suggestion and pedestrians not really worthy of attention.
Leapin' lizards!
OK, OK, it was more of a loungin' lizard, soaking up the sun outside the Citizens Bank on South Street in Roslindale Square.
Adam Kessel, who found the wee beastie this morning, took it home and put it in a comfy box for safe keeping until the owner shows up.
What lies beneath? In Roslindale Square, paving stones and trolley tracks
On South Street, near where it turns into Belgrade Avenue.
Crews have been stripping the asphalt from the roads of Roslindale Square this week for repaving and restriping. And on South and Corinth Street, they've exposed patches of the old paving stones and trolley tracks that used to support the trains powered by the old substation at Washington Street and Cummins Highway.
Drivers might want to avoid Forest Hills this weekend; 38 and 39 bus riders will board in a different place
By adamg - 11/28/17 - 12:45 pm
MassDOT reports crews will shut the intersection of South and New Washington streets in Forest Hills this weekend for work related to the Casey Overpass replacement project. Read more.
Roslindale, Hyde Park markets held up at gunpoint
Henry's Market, 892 South St., was held up around 10:25 p.m. by three masked men, possibly teens, one of whom showed a gun. Read more.
Little used block of stores in Roslindale to be replaced with residential units
By adamg - 10/31/17 - 10:27 am
Storefronts and house to come down in Roslindale.
The Board of Appeal today approved plans to replace a four-storefront block and house at 878 South St., across from Green T at Walter Street, with a three-story, nine-unit residential building. Read more.
Jumping for joy in Jamaica Plain? Juice bar germinating
Jamaica Plain News reports a juice bar is going into the part of the old Harvest building on South Street that wasn't taken up by the daycare.
Expanded Jamaica Plain library opens
Jamaica Plain News covered the re-opening of the expanded BPL branch on South Street today.
Long awaited Roslindale restaurant finally open
By adamg - 5/17/17 - 9:37 am
753 South, where Derna's used to be, had its "soft" opening this week, according to the folks at Keep Roslindale Quirky. Look for small plates - served on a patio in nicer weather - as well as beer and wine since the place, which has the same owners as Delfino across the street, was one of the first places in Boston to get one of the city's then new neighborhood beer-and-wine licenses, back in 2014.
Man shot in the head in Jamaica Plain
Shortly before 6:30 p.m. at 1 Metcalf Ct., off South Street, David Finnerty reports. Because of the severity of his injuries, the homicide unit was called in.
Slow 'er down!
WalkUp Roslindale held a standout at Walter and South streets this morning to let drivers know they should ease up on the accelerator now that the default speed limit in Boston is down to 25 m.p.h.
Jamaica Plain could get float tanks
As residents from the area around South and Rosemary streets filed into the conference room at Curtis Hall tonight, they were a bit tense: They'd gotten vague notices summoning them to a meeting about a "proposed project" at 162 South St., and these days, along that stretch of South Street, that can only mean one thing: More condos. Read more.