Thank you to everyone who came out to Screen on the Green last night, and to Xfinity who sponsored last night’s movie, Some Like It Hot! We know the movie was a bit of a late start, but we have to wait for right light levels. It was a dedicated…
On Tuesday, July 10, Mayor Marty Walsh visited JP Centre/South Main Streets to award our Business of the Year and Volunteer of the Year! He walked the district and visited a few of our South Street businesses, including Juicygreens, Fiore Bakery, FOCUS Real Estate, Monumental Cupcakes, and Fresh Hair! Congratulations…
Last night was the debut of this season’s Screen on the Green at the Loring Greenough House, and it was a rousing success! The lawn seemed packed to the gills for Thursdays on the Lawn, with food trucks, vendors, and JP Honk there to perform. We were especially excited to…
Yesterday Mayor Marty Walsh stopped by Mozart Park to meet and greet residents in Jamaica Plain. With him were representatives from several city departments, as well as our district and at-large councillors, Matt O’Malley and Annissa Essaibi-George. The Mayor spoke about the Main Streets districts and the work that we…
Thank you to all who attended our Annual Meeting on Wed, May 23! We held our meeting at the historic Loring Greenough House, with some light refreshments and snacks. Our presentation included a review of our past year and accomplishments; “thank you” to our sponsors, donors, and volunteers this past…
Thank you to all who supported our Derby Day & Drinks fundraiser! It was a great event with an exciting finish, as Justify surged ahead in the final stretch to win the Kentucky Derby. We had a few of our own surges in our Hat Parade & Contest – a…
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…