Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to our Community CleanUp! The weather cooperated as well, and we were certainly grateful for that! A dedicated group of volunteers met at the South Street Tennis Courts, and worked up South Street to Centre. We cleared trash from green…
LendEDU just released a study ranking the best places in Massachusetts to start a small business, and Jamaica Plain ranked in the top 150! Using licensed data, each city and town in Massachusetts was judged on a few parameters deemed important for starting a small business such as the cost…
This year, JP Centre/South Main Streets will update their First Thursday A-Frame signage. We are asking participating businesses to help fund First Thursday by sponsoring a new First Thursday A-Frame sign. The new signs are a lightweight, durable plastic that hold 18” x 24” signs, with an optional 6” x…
On Thursday, Feb 15, 2018, JP Centre/South Main Streets hosted our first meeting for our Mentoring and Networking group for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Our goal was to provide a forum for small business owners and entrepreneurs of varying experience to come together and provide support and advice for…
Many thanks to the Flynn Family, who were the winners of a Pastry Class from Brad Brown, owner of Blue Frog Bakery. The Pastry Class was offered as one of the prizes at our silent auction from the Growler Gala in October 2017. All of the funds raised from the…
Happy New Year from JP Centre/South Main Streets! We are looking forward to another great year on Centre and South Streets.
Our district and our Executive Director, Ginger Brown, were featured on a Boston 25 News segment on Small Business Saturday! You can see more here.
As an organization that serves local business owners and customers, JP Centre/South Main Streets is proud to support Small Business Saturday® this Nov 25. Small Business Saturday was founded by American Express in 2010 to help strengthen local economies. Today, it’s a holiday shopping tradition celebrating a greater nationwide movement…
JP Centre/South Main Streets coordinated with community volunteers to plant 300 daffodil bulbs, courtesy of the City of Boston, along Centre and South Streets. It was a beautiful day with perfect weather for planting. We had a great turnout of volunteers to help us, including Eric Gould from FOCUS Real…
On Thursday, Oct 26, JP Centre/South Main Streets hosted our Growler Gala and Auction at Loring Greenough House. It was a fun and fantastic event, culminating in a pretty exciting bidding war for some of our Growler Art! With good food, good beer, and an historic atmosphere, we were able…