Almost all of Jamaica Pond was covered with ice and snow today. Only a small area near where a tunnel empties into the northern end of the pond remained open. Read more.
Coasting into winter 2021
On these gloomy days beset with pandemic isolation, letâs reconsider our relationship with a season that once was a âcommunal release valveâ for Bostonians.
By Andrew RobichaudUpdated January 23, 2021, 3:00 a.m.
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Courtesy of the Boston Public Library, Leslie Jones Collection
How will we endure this long, dark winter? It is the New Englanderâs perennial question. And this year, it has particular resonance, coming as it does amid a generalized sense of uncertainty and an isolating pandemic. But what if our collective conundrum is an opportunity to reconsider our relationship with this season, and with one another? For a guide to how we might do so, consider our 19th-century forebears, who elevated winter play to a cherished pastime and found in it a communal release valve.
acres!―on various sides of the park for staking out a route. Like Flagstaff
, the hilly area abuts a public ice rink, so families can get some skating
in before or after sledding time.
Arnold Arboretum―Jamaica Pond
gorgeous views of the meticulous maintained property while sledding. Peter s Hill is the best spot to be able to enjoy the lovely trees without running
into them, as it s the most wide-open slope (and the most popular).
Needham High School―Needham
during games; and where kids from three towns in either direction gather
when flakes start to fall. Big kids concoct jumps toward the center of the
How to fall in love with winter running
By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright Globe Correspondent,Updated January 19, 2021, 11:42 a.m.
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Runners cruised recently along the Battle Road Trail in Concord.Erin Clark/Globe Staff
Oh, the joy of being a runner in Boston! Riverfront routes, leafy pathways, stone bridges, and coastal views all make Boston âa great running city,â according to Mark Lowenstein of Brookline. He should know â Lowenstein has written a series of books about the sport, including âGreat Runs in Boston.â The self-described âeveryday runnerâ (âI donât do ultramarathons or run super fast,â he says) logs 5 to 7 miles a day. Lowenstein also produces a runnerâs website, www.greatruns.com, highlighting the best running routes in more than 1,000 destinations around the world.
The Jamaica Pond Association (JPA) met virtually on January 4, where members heard an updated proposal for the development at 632-638 Centre St.
The project originally came before the JPA in June 2018, after which the group opposed it, but updates have been made to the project since then and JPA Chair Rosemary Jones thought it would be helpful for folks to learn about the proposed changes, which were made as a result of community feedback from various neighborhood organizations and committees and Councilor Matt O’Malley.
The project was also recently before the Housing and Development Committee of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council, which made further suggestions for changes to the project.