On Saturday, December 14, JP Centre/South Main Streets hosted a visit from Natalia Urturbey – Director of Small Business Development, Chris Osgood – Chief of the Streets, Transportation & Sanitation, and Sebastian Zapata – Deputy Director of State Relations (and leading work for the 2020 Census in Boston). This visit was part of their 20 Districts in 20 Days campaign.
A dedicated group of JP residents achieved a major victory for the integrity of our historic buildings! They rallied the community in an effort to preserve the storefront and appearance of the space at 701 Centre Street, the soon-to-be Chase Bank location in Jamaica Plain.
Thank you to all who came out to the debut of our Holiday Light Show! The show must go on, snow and all, and we were ready for it! If you didn’t make it to the debut, no worries – the show will play every night from 5pm to 9pm, until Jan 1. Be sure and check it out!
As an organization that serves local business owners and customers, JP Centre/South Main Streets is proud to join with American Express to support the 10th annual Small Business Saturday® this Nov 30.
So exciting to see our local gem, George’s Shoes, featured on WCVB’s Chronicle. Stop by for great shopping, great deals, and great customer service from Leslie!
Thank you to all those who came out for the 16th Annual Canine Costume Parade. We had 62 entrants and raised the most money ever! All proceeds benefit the City of Boston’s Animal Shelter in Roslindale, via gift cards purchased at local pet businesses. This ensures that the funds raised benefit the animals directly, and also support our local businesses.
Thank you to all who came out for our Growler Gala Fundraiser on October 17 at the Loring Greenough House! It was totally tubular and awesomely radical, as we donned our best 80s gear for Stranger Brew.
JP Centre/South Main Streets has kicked off a new project team to help businesses in the district become age-friendly, dementia-friendly, and accessible for people with disabilities.
The South Street Youth Center had a banner week last week! They hosted a Screen on the Green indoors at the Youth Center on Thursday, October 3, for a small crowd of their regular kids. The movie was Avengers: Endgame, but the real super heroes were the ones who came…
Our Economic Vitality Committee invited the leadership team from the new Chase Bank opening on Centre St to our meeting last night…and they showed up!!