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Caribbean Festival brings J'Ouvert and Caribbean Parade to Franklin Park today

Boston Police say the J'Ouvert Parade runs today from 6 to 10 a.m. exclusively on Circuit Drive in Franklin Park, assembling near Shattuck Hospital and heading toward Blue Hill Avenue, with music shut off at the Zoo parking lot. Circuit Drive is closed to traffic with no parking from late Friday night until Sunday morning. The Caribbean Parade follows from 1 to 6 p.m., with Warren Street closed from Dale Street to Blue Hill Avenue and Blue Hill Avenue closed from Quincy Street to American Legion Highway; police advise seeking alternate routes.

Boston Police Department

Orange Line suspension continues through Aug. 30

The MBTA's 11-day Orange Line suspension between Oak Grove and Back Bay for track and signal upgrades continues through Sunday, Aug. 30, with free shuttle buses and fare-free Haverhill Line service as alternatives.

MBTA

Boston Legacy FC delays White Stadium debut to 2028

Boston Legacy FC will delay its debut at the rebuilt White Stadium in Franklin Park to 2028, a year later than planned, though a recent court ruling cleared the redevelopment to proceed.

Dorchester Reporter

Tufts students partner with Clean Water Action to fight plastic in JP

Starting today, more than 50 incoming Tufts first-year students will canvass Jamaica Plain neighbors and businesses with Clean Water Action, promoting waste-free dining and reuse programs.

Jamaica Plain Gazette

JPNC Zoning Committee approves Walk Hill Street housing development

The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council's Zoning Committee approved a plan to build six units across four buildings at 35-45 Walk Hill St., converting a vacant former church school.

Jamaica Plain Gazette

Mission Hill Arts Festival features DADA Quartet today

The 2026 Mission Hill Arts Festival runs today, Saturday, Aug. 29, from 4:45-6:30 p.m. at The Yard, 1481 Tremont St., featuring the DADA Quartet under the theme "A Rhythm Within."

Mission Hill Arts Festival

Developers pitch third proposal for 5-story building at 84 Stonely Road

Developers Patrick Moloney and Colm O'Shea presented a five-story, 28-unit apartment building at 84 Stonely Road in Jamaica Plain to the Boston Planning Department at an Aug. 27 public meeting.

The Boston Bulletin

Restored 1785 gravestone returns to First Church burial ground

The restored gravestone of Samuel Keyes, an infant who died in 1785 and was the first person buried in First Church's Jamaica Plain graveyard, was returned to the burial ground near the Eliot Street entrance on Aug. 24.

Jamaica Plain News