Green Line B, C, D, E suspended for 9 days

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MBTA suspends Green Line B, C, D, E service for 9 days

Starting today, the MBTA is suspending Green Line service on all four branches through Aug. 16, including the E branch between Heath Street and North Station. Free shuttle buses will replace trains during the closure. The agency says the nine-day shutdown allows crews to perform signal upgrades in the central Green Line tunnel, where the more than 100-year-old system is being replaced, along with accessibility improvements on the C branch.

MBTA

JPHS leads free historic walking tour of Jamaica Pond Saturday

The Jamaica Plain Historical Society hosts a free guided walking tour of Jamaica Pond on Saturday, Aug. 8, starting at 11 a.m. at the Bandstand, covering the park's transition from private estates.

Jamaica Plain Historical Society

Hyde Square Task Force completes third Puerto Rico immersion trip

The Jamaica Plain-based youth nonprofit completed its third annual trip connecting local teens and staff to their Afro-Latin roots through workshops across Puerto Rico.

Jamaica Plain News

Volunteers gather for park stewardship in Olmsted Park Saturday

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy hosts its monthly 'Second Saturdays' volunteer event on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon, meeting at the Daisy Field parking lot to help with land stewardship in Olmsted Park.

The Emerald Necklace Conservancy

Massachusetts tax-free weekend runs August 8-9

Shoppers in Massachusetts can buy most personal retail items under $2,500 tax-free on Saturday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 9, skipping the state's 6.25% sales tax.

mass.gov

Free Summer Track and Field Program Running at JP's English High

Youth Enrichment Services runs its free Summer Track and Field program for Boston youth ages 6 to 14 at English High School in Jamaica Plain, with sessions Tuesdays and Wednesdays through Aug. 12.

Youth Enrichment Services

Former Oisa Chef Plans New Japanese Restaurant in Jamaica Plain

Moe Kuroki, former chef of Oisa Ramen Slurp & Go, is working to open a Japanese restaurant called Hinata Shokudo in Jamaica Plain before the end of 2026.

What Now Boston

White Stadium hosts free youth summer sports center in JP

The free White Stadium Sports Center offers Jamaica Plain youth ages 7-14 professional instruction in soccer, basketball, baseball, and other sports on weekdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., through August 21, 2026.

Boston Central

Footlight Club races to fund Eliot Hall restoration before 150th

Jamaica Plain's Footlight Club has raised nearly half of the roughly $450,000 needed for an exterior restoration of its historic Eliot Hall, ahead of the theater's 150th anniversary on January 4, 2027.

Footlight Club

JP library presents collage exhibit '10 the Hard Way' by David Redfield

The Jamaica Plain Branch Library is showing '10 the Hard Way,' roughly twenty hand-cut collages by Massachusetts artist David Redfield exploring fragmented, layered time.

Friends of the JP Branch Library