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As 2017 begins, here's a look at the five most-read stories of 2016 here at Jamaica Plain News. 5. Man Shot Outside 7-Eleven
Luckily, and thanks the efforts of police and residents, crime was not overall a huge story in JP in 2016. However, isolated violence did continue this past year. Jeffrey Kelly, 28, was killed outside the South Huntington 7-Eleven in August.
One of the best-known properties in Jamaica Plain is on the market. The multi-family property at 378 Centre St., which has The Brendan Behan Pub, was put up for sale in early January, according to a listing by Coldwell Banker. The asking price? A cool $2,995,000. The property is in the heart of Hyde Square.
Here's a nighttime view of the epigraph above the door of the Brendan Behan. "There's no place on earth like the world," is a key phrase in the eponymous poet's "The Hostage." Each weekday we post a “Photo of the Day” from around the neighborhood. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it:
Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews
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Put your photo in the Jamaica Plain News photo pool on Flickr
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Business owners in two of Boston’s most Latino neighborhoods, Hyde and Jackson squares in Jamaica Plain, aim to work together to bring in more customers. In two recent sessions hosted by Hyde Jackson Square Main Street and the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corp., a total of more than 30 business owners strategized on how to improve the business environment. Business owners at the first meeting, held May 13 at the Julia Martin House, focused on safety, parking and cleanliness, said Rafael Mejia, owner of Evelyn’s Market and president of the Hyde Jackson Square Merchants Association. Mejia said business owners want to give people more reasons to go into Hyde and Jackson squares. “A lot of people don’t know what’s in the neighborhood,” Mejia said.
We're # OPEN! A photo posted by Aurum Restaurant (@aurumrestaurant) on Jan 27, 2015 at 6:41am PST
While authorities are urging people to hunker down in their apartments and homes, we keep getting requests for what's actually open during the blizzard. Here's what we know so far. We'll update this list as we learn of other openings. This kind of information can change fast, so I do recommend calling before you head over.
It's no secret it's a nightmare trying to start a small business in Boston. In the past few months, local politicians have been promising to streamline the city's cumbersome permit and license system. On Thursday at 8 a.m., the city councilor leading this most recent effort to cut red tape for small businesses, Michelle Wu, hosts a working/listening session at the Brendan Behan Pub in Hyde Square. All businesspeople and would-be businesspeople are invited to attend this meeting of the council's special committee on small business, entrepreneurship and innovation. It's the last of three such meetings Wu is holding around the city.