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Gas scare at Jamaica Plain building

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Published May 7, 2010 at 3:46 p.m.

BOSTON -- A strong odor of gas was reported inside a Jamaica Plain building Friday ...

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Police seek help to ID sexual assault suspect

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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 10:24 p.m.

BOSTON -- Boston police are looking for help in identifying a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Jamaica Plain Wednesday ...

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2009: The year in cheap eats

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Published Dec. 24, 2009 at 11:21 a.m.
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A good year to dine 'On the Cheap,' for many reasons ... In the wake of the Bush Recession, it's been gratifying to spend 2009 noting how many good budget-priced restaurants Boston has ... In the wake of the Bush Recession, it's been gratifying to spend 2009 noting how many good budget-priced restaurants Boston has. From my past 50 weekly columns, here are a few standouts: ... BEST BREAKFAST Steak & eggs at Auntie B's, in West Roxbury. The half-pound sirloin is a king among diner steaks ...

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2009: The year in Art

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Published Dec. 22, 2009 at 3:51 p.m.

Saints, sinners, paint ... The year started off with a kick in the teeth when, in January, Brandeis University announced plans to shutter its Rose Art Museum and sell off its masterpieces ... The year started off with a kick in the teeth when, in January, Brandeis University announced plans to shutter its Rose Art Museum and sell off its masterpieces. Leaders of the Waltham school pled "historic economic recession" and then kinda, sorta retreated over the ensuing months as the entire art world

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Alternative energy

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 2:34 p.m.
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GASP marks five years ... At the end of August, the seven-month-old Massachusetts Creative Economy Council released its first report on the state of culture here ... MAKING IT HAPPEN: Half a decade in, Campos-Pons and Leonard's gallery stands out as a rare "alternative space" in a Boston art scene that is dominated by commercial and institutional venues ... At the end of August, the seven-month-old Massachusetts Creative Economy Council released its first report on the state of culture here.

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Boston public-school apartheid?

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Published Oct. 10, 2009 at 1:44 p.m.
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Think busing was a problem in this town? Some are labeling charter schools as Boston's newest educational battleground ... At the Edward W. Brooke School in Roslindale — a kindergarten-to-eighth-grade public charter school — the push to advance graduates to elite secondary programs begins in fifth grade ... At the Edward W. Brooke School in Roslindale — a kindergarten-to-eighth-grade public charter school — the push to advance graduates to elite secondary programs begins in fifth

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Police seek suspects in Jamaica Plain robberies

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Published Sept. 24, 2009 at 4:35 p.m.

BOSTON -- Boston Police are on the hunt for several suspects in connection to a string of street robberies near the Stony Brook MBTA Station in Jamaica Plain ...

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Living the genius life

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Published Sept. 4, 2009 at 12:46 p.m.

Failure ... City Feed and Supply, Jamaica Plain ...

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High dives

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Published Aug. 31, 2009 at 11:29 a.m.
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It's harder than ever to find a bar with soul in town these days. But it's not impossible ... Dive bars. Where the drinks are cold and stiff. Where the air wafts with the unmistakable but not-altogether-unpleasant tang of suds long since spilled. Where the neon shines bright and true and the jukebox plays good and loud ... SWELL SWILL: The gun's always greasy, the beer's always cold, and the popcorn's always free at the Silhouette in Allston ... See the losers in the best bars. Meet the winners

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Apartment aid

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Published Aug. 31, 2009 at 11:24 a.m.
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Outfit your digs with bad art, help save a life ... Back from an arduous vacation full of nail-biting beer-pong battles and vigorous Wii tennis matches, you enter the dilapidated dorm or apartment where you'll be spending the next year doing much the same ... SHOP RIGHT Where else can your comfy-couch and elephant-teapot purchases help the greater good? ... Back from an arduous vacation full of nail-biting beer-pong battles and vigorous Wii tennis matches, you enter the dilapidated dorm or

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