JP Centre/South Main Streets has created an Emergency Loan Fund for small businesses in the JP Centre/South Main Streets district. It is a revolving micro-loan fund for our small businesses who have experience a catastrophic emergency that prevents your business from operating. The loan is: All requests are reviewed and…
Our Wine & Wreaths Fundraiser was a rousing good time with some amazing wreaths coming out of the evening. Attendees were ready to welcome Autumn with drinks, Fall snacks, and some appropriate decor. Folks also bid on silent auction items and raffle items, helping to boost our fundraising efforts! We…
JP Porchfest is fast approaching, and September will bring even more events to the district. Businesses will want to do their level best to capture new customers and turn them into repeat customers. Here is a quick guide with tips for the upcoming festivities. Copy of Capturing Foot Traffic flyer…
Thank you to Derek Kouyoumjian for the great coverage of our 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.…
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 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…
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…
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,…
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…