Jamaica Plain

The harassing traffic signal

Andrew Watson posts a photo of the light near Faulkner Hospital.

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Teens arrested for murder of a 13-year-old in 2007

Boston Police report arresting the teens for the fatal Jan. 12, 2007 shooting of Luis Gerena near the Jackson Square T stop.

Nurudeen Alabi, now 19, of Roxbury and Darrell Rodrigues, now 17, of Roxbury, were already in custody on other, unrelated charges, police say.

Police say the two shot Gerena on Horan Way shortly after he got off the Orange Line at Jackson Square. Gerena made it to Parker Street before collapsing. He died at Boston Medical Center.

Boy, 13, was minutes from home when slain.

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The dog sketcher

Emily Gallardo walks around the South End and Jamaica Plain sketching dogs she sees:

I take my inspiration from the dogs in the my neighborhood -- any stroll in the dog parks looks like a Westminster Dog Show parade. I want to thank the dogs and their owners in Boston's South End and Jamaica Plain for their patience and forbearance.

Via the JP Beat.

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Smooth moves

Dance

Joe Driscoll watched the dancers at the Wake Up the Earth festival in JP on Saturday.

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Jamaica Plain's split personality

Some people woke up the earth today in the same park where a man was recently shot to death in JP.

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Milky Way to close next March

An 85% rent increase will do that; Bella Luna, however, will relocate.

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Boston finds new way to extract revenue from JP residents

Starts fining residents for illegal driveways even if they've been in use for two decades.

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The first Rozzie Plain blogger get-together

Live in Roslindale or Jamaica Plain (or even just in a neighborhood that borders one of them)? Meet your fellow neighborhood bloggers for a beer:

Wednesday, May 14th, starting at 7 p.m. in the back room (yes, the famous back room) at Doyle's Cafe, 3484 Washington St. in JP (map).

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The joints of JP

Mike Ball puts his liver on the line, so you don't have to, as he and a friend sample some of Jamaica Plain's bars that aren't named Doyle's. They started with the Drinking Fountain and continued on through Griffin's and J.J. Foley's Fireside, all within an easy stagger of the Forest Hills T stop.

None calls out or even whispers, "Enter, yuppies!" Of course, that's a major point, eh? From external, and as we found, internal, appearance, this are purposeful potable places. Drinkers welcome.

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The things you can find in the Arboretum

Quite the intimate little party, from the looks of the remains.

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