Sometimes the best sunrises really are just before a storm
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/sometimes-best-sunrises-really-are-just-storm
Photo by Handmaid.
#sunrise #clouds #Boston #JamaicaPlain #FranklinPark
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Theater Review: The Minutes at The Footlight Club
By Tracy Letts
Directed by Fern RobertsSeptember 18, 2026: Eliot Hall, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Cast
Mayor Superba: Richard Stiles
Ms. Johnson: Jennifer Bean
Mr. Carp: Jon Myers
Ms. Matz: Marie Siopy
Mr. Peel: Ryan Kenney
Ms. Innes: Meg Dussault
Mr. Oldfield: Neil Lasky
Mr. Breeding: Chantha Luk
Mr. Blake: Oscar Villeda-Estrada
Mr. Hanratty: Sophie Irina Pels
Mr. Assalone: Kenny KelleherJamaica Plain’s Footlight Club kicks off their 150th Season as the oldest continuously running community theater group in the United States of America. Tracy Letts’ The Minutes is a satirical comedy that shares some similarities with Eureka Day, as they are both set in committee meetings and feature heightened personality quirks and interpersonal conflicts. In this case we join a town council meeting in Big Cherry, placed vaguely in the heartland of America.
During the meeting councilors put forward absurd proposals. For example, one wants to construct a new handicapped-accessible fountain in the town park, while another has a plan for mixed martial arts challenges against someone cosplaying Abraham Lincoln. But the heart of the play is Mr. Peel, an eager new councilor who missed the previous meeting due to attending his mother’s funeral. For some reason another councilor, Mr. Carp, has left the council and the minutes of the previous meeting are hidden and no one will say why. Mr. Peel steadfastly works to uncover these secrets, also revealing the lies in the founding myth of Big Cherry and its dark hidden past.
The concept of hiding the truth of history and replacing it with a feel good story is very relevant today. The cast of the play did a great job capturing the types of people you meet at committees and their often less-than-respectful responses to the other characters. Regardless of who was speaking other actors were typical doing something odd yet relevant to their character, adding to the humor. The cluttered set felt lived in despite at heart just being a simple half-circle of desks.
The conclusion of the play is one thing that didn’t resonate with me (see below) but overall it was a funny and thought-provoking play. The Footlight Club’s production of The Minutes closes on Sunday, September 20, 2026
[SPOILERS FOR THE END OF THE MINUTES BELOW THE CUT]
The finale features the council joining in a ritual in which they pass around a bowl of blood, with each individual tasting it and spreading it on their faces. It’s ambiguous if the council really is some kind of cult or if this a metaphorical representation of their willingness to hide the truth. But either way the cult imagery feels kind of like a cop out and undercuts the play’s satirical message.
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#BostonWeekend Sat MUSIC JP Music Festival 12-6 free! @ Jamaica Pond. https://www.jpmusicfestival.com #JamaicaPlain #Boston #bostonMusic #music #JP
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One dead, one injured after third-rail electrocution at Forest Hills
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#BostonWeekend Sat MUSIC #JamaicaPlain (#Boston) hosts the neighborhoodwide #Porchfest https://www.jpporchfest.org #BostonMusic #porchfests
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Court rules Boston has right to build new White Stadium
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Chaos Gardening: Boston’s Trendy Approach to Sustainable Gardening https://www.allforgardening.com/1931801/chaos-gardening-bostons-trendy-approach-to-sustainable-gardening/ #chaos #garden #GardenDesign #gardening #GardeningMassachusetts #JamaicaPlain #LindsayCrudele #massachusetts #plants #watertown
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Been forgetting to do the self-promo thing while been having brain struggles so here’s a last-second reminder that I’ll be at Open Streets Jamaica Plain tomorrow
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Apartment building proposed for South Huntington Avenue, with some units aimed at artists
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Revolting: EV owner didn't just lose charge to a current thief, she got a ticket, too
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State says Croft School founder ran the place like a Ponzi scheme, which, like all Ponzi schemes, fell apart
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/state-says-croft-school-founder-ran-place-ponzi-scheme-which-all-ponzi -
Bitey raccoon on the loose near the Jamaica Pond boathouse
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Third time a winner? Developer tries again with new plan to replace old monastery next to the Arboretum with housing
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#BostonWeekend Sat CRAFT JP UU hosts local creators with a craft fair - @swachter and I will be there - come! 11-4p, it free, right on Centre Street https://firstchurchjp.org #UU #Boston #JamaicaPlain
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There’s a lot going on in #Boston tomorrow but maybe you can come visit me at this craft fair in #JamaicaPlain ? It’s sure to be calmer than downtown if you need a little break from the noise and crowds
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/268774/ A 17-carat diamond ring, a $10,000 loan, and a one-way flight to Uganda: Inside the multi-million dollar JP jewelry heist #boston #BostonPolice #JamaicaPlain #SuffolkCountyDistrictAttorney'sOffice #Uganda
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News -- Gori & Co. plans to open in Jamaica Plain. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2026/06/gori-co-plans-to-open-in-jamaica-plain.html
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New affordable apartments for seniors approved off the Jamaicaway
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#BostonWeekend thru Sun BIKES Bikes Not Bombs is loading up cargo containers and shipping bikes abroad, and could use your volunteer hands: Sign up for a shift: https://bikesnotbombs.org https://volunteer.bloomerang.co/volunteer/#/join-party?k=s35hjqaeax8jcl #BikesNotBombs #JamaicaPlain #bostonBikes
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Man gets horizontal to kick out Orange Line window, then returns to upright to shove woman, police say
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https://www.europesays.com/2975704/ Boston’s Croft Schools closing after fraud scandal, no sale – NBC Boston #Boston #education #JamaicaPlain #Scandal #ScandalNews #SouthEnd
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#BostonWeekend Sat BIKES Support local/indie businesses and cleanse our metroplex: #Sage the city on this bike ride https://www.instagram.com/p/DWHLi-XDul3/ #boston #JamaicaPlain #SomervilleMA #CambridgeMA #BostonBikes #BikeTooter
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#BostonWeekend Sat SPRING Wake Up the Earth Festival in #JamaicaPlain https://www.wakeuptheearth.org #boston
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The Blue and Orange lines both lost power, and that made riders feel pretty sour
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Mayor outlines ideas for making Hyde Park Avenue safer near Forest Hills T stop, but they weren't enough to stop skeptical residents from literal eyerolling
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/mayor-outlines-ideas-making-hyde-park-avenue-safer-near-forest-hills-t -
@ascentale @Amgine @bikenite #BikeNite A2 3 great options around
#Boston #Massachusetts USA:
#BikesNotBombs in #JamaicaPlain 'uses the bicycle as a vehicle for social change'.
Somerville Bike Kitchen (#SomervilleMA) is another nonprofit, open Tuesday and Thursday evenings. https://somervillebikekitchen.org
Broadway Bicycle School in #CambridgeMA is a worker owned coop, since '72: https://broadwaybicycleschool.com #BostonBikes -
#BostonWeekend Sat 10am BIKES Scavenger hunt starts at BKB in #JamaicaPlain ends at #CarsonBeach #DorchesterMA https://bikesnotbombs.org/event/great-commuter-challenge-april-25th #Boston #BikeTooter #BostonBikes
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#BostonWeekend - Flowers everywhere! Cherry and Magnolia blooming is upon us - pop a cetirizine and a mask on if the pollen is a foe and get your spring on. JP arboretum has a Cherry Celebration Saturday starting at 11 but maybe just walk down your street? https://arboretum.harvard.edu/event/cherry-blossom-celebration/ #ArnoldArboretum #JamaicaPlain #CherryBlossom #Bloomscrolling #Boston
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News -- Beyond Proof to replace Ten Tables in Jamaica Plain. https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2026/04/beyond-proof-to-replace-ten-tables-in.html
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Parents at one Croft School branch say they've raised enough to keep classes open for the rest of the school year and will now try to keep the school open permanently
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Jackson Square turns into a lake; roads shut, buildings evacuated, bus routes diverted
https://www.universalhub.com/2026/jackson-square-turns-lake