The JP Holiday Light Show has debuted and is currently playing on the steeple of First Baptist Church at 633 Centre Street. The show plays every night from December 4 to January 3, and features an animation entitled, “Twas the Night Before Solstice,” with that famous albino squirrel, and a…
JP Centre/South Main Streets would like to recognize our 2025 Business of the Year, City Feed & Supply, and our 2025 Volunteer of the Year, Peter McCoubrey! Our awardees were recognized at a celebration on October 20, 2025 hosted by the Boston Main Streets Foundation at the Artists for Humanity…
Our Executive Director was recently featured in The Scope, an experimental digital magazine focused on telling stories of justice, hope and resilience in Greater Boston. They are editorially independent and operated by Northeastern University’s School of Journalism. They spoke with Ginger about building community by shopping local. When the U.S.…
It was a perfect day for the 20th Annual Canine Costume parade, and as usual, a sterling sample of Jamaica Plain’s creativity and dog lovers. Many thanks to those who made the event possible: Our SPONSORS – TCB The Cooperative Bank and Polkadog Bakery; our judges – Jonathan Levine (JP…
JP Centre/South Main Streets has been involved in a meaningful initiative to change the name of Bussey Street that bisects the Arnold Arboretum to honor an individual worthy of recognition in accord with present-day values of our Jamaica Plain and Roslindale communities. This is part of a community initiative that will…
From February 14 to February 16, our Show Your Love Projection Show was displayed on the J.P. Licks building at 659 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain. Messages of love from around the community were displayed for all to see, big as a building! Catch a recap of the show below. The…
Jamaica Plain, MA – February 1, 2024 – JP Centre/South Main Streets has awarded the 2023 Business of the Year to On Centre, located at 676 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain. Our 2023 Volunteer of the Year is Janet Galloway, Branch Manager at TCB-The Cooperative Bank Jamaica Plain. These awards…
Jamaica Plain, MA – February 1, 2024 – Two new volunteers have joined the Board of Directors of JP Centre/South Main Streets. JP Centre/South Main Streets is pleased to announce that Kate Raisz and Peter McCoubrey are the newest board members. They were elected at our Annual Meeting on January…
See our YouTube channel for more video of the JP Holiday Light Show.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Introduction Community groups and activists in Roslindale and Jamaica Plain, with the support of city councilors Kendra Lara and Ricardo Arroyo,[1] have established a working group to lead an initiative to rename Bussey St., that bisects the Arboretum, in order to recognize and honor a new individual…