JP's Matt Murray is interviewed by Boston Neighborhood News at The Haven on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014.
Neighborhood Life

For Historic Scottish Vote, All ‘Ayes’ Were on The Haven

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The Haven, the only Scottish bar and restaurant in Boston, became the defacto capital for Hub media Thursday night as Scotland took its historic vote on independence. Media outlets on hand included CBS Channel 4, Boston Neighborhood Network, the Jamaica Plain Gazette and, of course, Jamaica Plain News. Earlier, crews from WBUR interviewed the pub's owner, Scot Jason Waddleton. JP's Matt Murray, pictured above being interviewed by BNN, said he leans slightly "aye" on whether Scotland should be an independent country. Murray's family traces their roots to Scotland, where a relative many generations ago may — may — have fought alongside Bonnie Prince Charlie.

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Posters for various JP Music Festival Fundraisers
Arts

Before It Raises the Roof, Here’s How the JP Music Festival Raises the Money

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Running a free community event like the JP Music Festival is great fun — even behind the scenes. The festival itself brings together the people of JP and Boston (and many Brooklinites sneak over the border) to celebrate great, local, live music. Every year the thousands of people who come discover just how much amazing musical talent lives and works in our ‘hood. As a group of JP residents (okay, a couple of us have migrated to Dorchester), part of the fun of putting on a free community event is raising the money to pull it all off. The committee is led by Rick Berlin and Shamus Moynihan as co-producers and the festival committee is currently Margie Nicoll, Kellie Cardone, Justin McCarthy, Ferris Mueller, and Charles McEnerney.

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Logo for The Chefs' Table Series
Morning Memo

The Chef’s Table TV Series is Coming to the Loring-Greenough House

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Rise and shine, neighborhood. Hope you and any small pets didn't wash away last night. Here's your Morning Memo for Wednesday, May 28. The Chefs' Table TV Series Comes to JP: Here's a very cool event that's also raising money for good causes. The Chefs' Table, a TV show seen on 45 local access stations in Massachusetts, will come to JP four times in June.

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Photo of the Day

A Truly Spontaneous Celebration on Cornwall Street

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Sometimes you just gotta throw a hoop party, as tessidactyl chronicled with this Instagram photo. My all-time favorite unsanctioned street party is, of course, the Hogmany Fire Festival put on for New Year's Eve outside The Haven. If you have a photo that screams (or even whispers) "Jamaica Plain," here are four ways to nominate it as our "Photo of the Day":

Email me at chris@jamaicaplainnews

Tag a picture on Twitter with @02130News

Put your photo in the Jamaica Plain News photo pool on Flickr

Tag a picture on Instagram with #02130News

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