Front Page of the Jamaica Plain Gazette!
Thank you to Derek Kouyoumjian for the great coverage of our Annual Meeting.
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New Board Member Elected at Annual Meeting
JP Centre/South Main Streets held their Annual Meeting last night at Eliot Hall, home of the Footlight Club, and held elections for new board members. We are proud to welcome Rosanna Báez, owner of Prophecy of the Beauty Salon at 152 South Street, Jamaica Plain., as our newest board member.…
Outdoor Dining Repercussions
Our Executive Director, Ginger Brown, was recently quoted on Slate.com. In an article about the changing landscape of outdoor dining, Henry Grabar explores how cities have or have not incorporated outdoor dining into their oversight. In Boston, we continue to struggle with the inequities of the application process and requirements.…
Open Streets Jamaica Plain
Open Streets is coming July 21, and we are encouraging you to take your business to the street! All businesses are welcome to put tables, racks, tents, and more on the street directly in front of their business. This is highly recommended as it will increase your business dramatically! FOOD…
Start with Stakeholders
Many thanks to all those who attended my workshop at Main Street Now, May 8, 2024. Here is a document download of Ginger Brown’s presentation at Main Street Now 2024, “Start with Stakeholders: Beautification and Spatial Justice.” Images of Ginger Brown presenting her workshop at the Birmingham-Jefferson Conference Center in…
JP Trivia Battle – Michael Reiskind Wins Again!
It was a close call but Michael Reiskind won our JP Trivia Battle! Several teams convened at First Baptist Church on Thursday, October 19, to test their knowledge against Michael’s seemingly endless well of JP-based information. Food was generously donated by Blue Frog Bakery, Purple Cactus and The Real Deal,…
Jamaica Plain Businesses featured on WCVB Channel 5 Chronicle
The January 23, 2023 episode of Chronicle featured some of our businesses and organizations from the Centre/South business corridor. We’re so excited to see these great places featured! Diversity Consignment: https://www.wcvb.com/article/secondhand-shopping-in-bostons-jamaica-plain-neighborhood/42625478 Loring Greenough House: https://www.wcvb.com/article/digging-into-the-past-of-a-historic-home-and-curating-a-cannabis-museum/42625447 Tonino and Juicygreens: https://www.wcvb.com/article/plant-based-food-and-comforting-italian-classics-on-the-menu-in-bostons-jamaica-plain-neighborhood/42625356 Check out the full episode for additional businesses and organizations in…
This past week in Jamaica Plain …
JP Centre/South Main Streets has been busy this past two weeks. Just a quick recap: 18th Annual Canine Costume Parade! — Saturday, October 29, 2022 20th Anniversary Celebration! — Thursday, November 3, 2022 Many thanks to Deborah J. Karson Photography @deborahjkarsonphotography.
Fact or Fiction? Fun for All!
JP Centre/South Main Streets hosted their Spring fundraiser, Fact or Fiction?, last night on April 1. Inspired by “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” on NPR, our volunteer committee put together a series of fun trivia and some false trivia about Jamaica Plain and Boston. Contestants had to guess which which…
Councilor Matt O’Malley Says Goodbye at JPCSMS Annual Meeting
Thank you to all who were able to join us for our 2021 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. We heard from board members and the executive director about our work in 2020. We also heard from City Councilor Matt O’Malley. In an emotional moment, he shared exactly how…