Jamaicaway

Getting along swimmingly in JP

adamg — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:07:13 -0400

Mike Ball discovers that the Arborway Castle has some interesting details when not obscured by 500,000 Christmas lights.

What hip Bostonians call Jamaica Plain

adamg — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:37:56 -0400

Last Sunday, the Washington Post did a nice overview of the neighborhood in its travel (!) section, but the line about "JP, as hip Bostonians call it" cracks me up.

Also noteworthy: Tourists can expect trouble with our "inscrutable" subway fare machines (are the ones in DC that much better?) and while "JP" doesn't have any roller coasters, the Jamaicaway is a good substitute.

Hare-raising

adamg — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:36:02 -0400

Coming home from downtown tonight, we saw a rabbit dart across the Jamaicaway (Arborway? Centre Street?) by the Poor Clare Nuns. The thing is, it had the light! Who knew they knew how to press the pedestrian-crossing button?

Here's your chance to drain the entire Eastern Seaboard electrical grid

adamg — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:11:06 -0500

Miss von Schtoop informs us that Dominic Luberto, the Jamaica Plain guy who lights the way for returning spacecraft during the Christmas season, has put the Castle up for sale:

Single Family Property, Area: Jamaica Plain, Approximately 0.7 acre(s), Lot is 30927 sq. ft., Year Built: 1897, Parking space(s): 4, Swimming pool(s), Basement, Dining room, Laundry room, Hardwood floors

All yours for just $2.2 million.

The Castle in more sedate colors:

No bail for man accused of Jamaicaway murder

adamg — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:21:37 -0500

Michael Rosado of Hyde Park was ordered held without bail today in connection with a Sept. 26 stabbing at Jamaica Pond.

Rosado, 30, was arraigned in West Roxbury District Court this morrning, after he'd been flown back from Florida, where Boston police and federal marshals arrested him. He pleaded innocent to a charge of stabbing Robert Kelley, Jr., 32, also of Hyde Park, in a drug deal gone bad.

The Arborway Castle now in full airport-beacon mode

adamg — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 21:18:36 -0500

Lyss files a report from the Jamaicaway, where she visited Domenic Luberto's brighter than bright Castle and yard tonight.

Earlier:
The man with the 500,000 Christmas lights.

The man with the 500,000 Christmas lights

adamg — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:40:57 -0500

In which Dominic Luberto discusses his light-related charity effort for Children's Hospital; what he does with his lights after Christmas and the bogus story about him and the fireworks. Oh, yes, and he shows off the 10-foot Star of David he's putting up this year.

You'll probably find this exceedingly hard to believe, but Nancy, Greta and I spent some time tonight with Dominic Luberto, the guy who lights up the Jamaicaway between Halloween and January. No, really: He even showed us around his home, a.k.a. the Castle - he's done an amazing job renovating what had been a decaying 8,500-square-foot stone hulk into a showpiece home you'd expect to see on HGTV or something.

Yesterday, Luberto e-mailed me; he wanted to talk.

Murder on the Jamaicaway

adamg — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:26:10 -0400

Man found with multiple stab wounds to the chest near Perkins Street.

The Boston-area street with the most name changes?

adamg — Wed, 09 May 2007 09:50:35 -0400

Ben Ostrander takes a breather from complaining about all the changes on Beacon Street in Brookline (they're making it near impossible for him to get to Anna's Taqueria) to ask:

I would like to know which stretch of contiguous, straight road has the most names in Boston.

I'll put my money on the Route Formerly Known as 1 from the Fenway to 128: Riverway, Jamaicaway, Arborway, Centre Street, VFW Parkway and Providence Highway.

Christmas no longer enough for the mad lighter of the Jamaicaway

adamg — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:15:09 -0500

Wonder what Dominic Luberto will do for St. Patrick's Day?