Centre/South
news & updates
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THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!
JP Movie Night Drive-In
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Saturday, June 27
8:30 PM
St. Theresa of Avila in West Roxbury
Showing "Groundhog Day"
Proceeds benefit JP Main Streets Relief Fund. You must reserve tickets in advance.
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Look for the orange lanterns on district businesses because ORANGE MEANS OPEN!
BUSINESSES: If you would like a lantern to indicate that you have reopened,
please contact us
. Lanterns are free for all businesses, although we are collecting donations to help us cover the costs. Please consider donating just $10/lantern.
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You can also see a directory of businesses, their hours, and their reopening guidelines at:
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Adapting, Reopening, Thriving - JP Centre/South Main Streets
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JP Centre/South Main Streets has just launched a
Patronicity crowdfunding campaign to help businesses adapt and thrive in our Main Streets district and community as we recover and reopen.
Funds from the campaign will be used to:
- partner with local designers, businesses, and residents to develop and implement a vision to transform underutilized spaces into community assets
- provide technical and financial assistance so employees, residents, and visitors can benefit from practical outdoor dining spaces that are safe, beautiful, and inviting
- obtain materials and signage to support health, safety, and sanitation
- provide spaces that are accessible to people of all ages and abilities
- increase greenery and beautify our urban environment
- and more!
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A illustrated rendition of what outdoor seating could look like in JP Centre/South.
Image courtesy of Samuel Maddox and Braxton Tanner, make/do studio.
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A sample seating template, one of several options considered for Centre and South Streets.
Image courtesy of Samuel Maddox and Braxton Tanner, make/do studio.
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Coming Soon:
Zoom Cocktail Hour with JP Centre/South Main Streets!
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Featuring a Wine Tasting, Music, Q&A with local artists, and Auction fundraiser. Stay tuned to our newsletter and website for the date and details!
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If you are a local musician who can donate a short performance for our Cocktail Hour fundraiser, we would greatly appreciate it.
You can contact us here.
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Reopening Restaurants: Stage 2, Step 2
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When indoor table service is permitted, restaurants are encouraged to structure operations to operate as much as possible through outdoor table service and to strictly limit indoor table service in order to assure effective compliance with social distancing requirements and to limit activities within confined spaces
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It is recommended that you check with your local restaurants to see if they are able to offer table service before you visit. You can use our
orangemeansopen.com website to find your favorite places.
RESTAURANTS: Please contact us to be included or to update your listing.
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BUSINESSES:
Economic Injury Disaster Loan REOPENED, and changes to PPP Loan
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Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
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New and Revised Guidance Regarding the Paycheck Protection Program
There is new and revised guidance for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The eligibility threshold for those with felony criminal histories has been changed.
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Boston Liquor Licenses Home Rule Petition
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The City is advancing a plan to permanently increase the availability of liquor licenses. The City Council passed the Home Rule Petition, that would bring 184 new liquor licenses to restaurants across our neighborhoods. Those include 15 set aside exclusively for minority owned businesses.
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Workers in any size organization have options if they feel they are being pressured into an unsafe situation. They include an online form at the
Attorney General’s website and a dedicated Fair Labor hotline at 617-727-3465. People can also find those resources by calling 311.
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Admin Tax Relief Measures for Businesses
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The State announced additional administrative tax relief measures for local businesses, especially in the restaurant and hospitality sectors. This tax relief builds upon previous similar tax extensions and includes postponing the collection of regular sales tax, meals tax, and room occupancy taxes for small businesses that would be due from March through August, so that they will instead be due in September. Additionally, all penalties and interest that would otherwise apply will be waived.
Businesses that paid less than $150,000 in regular sales plus meals taxes in the year ending February 29, 2020 will be eligible for relief for sales and meals taxes, and businesses that paid less than $150,000 in room occupancy taxes in the year ending February 29, 2020 will be eligible for relief with respect to room occupancy taxes.
For businesses with meals tax and room occupancy tax obligations that do not otherwise qualify for this relief, late-file and late-pay penalties will be waived during this period.
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JPAC Call For ART!
JPAC remains committed to assuring JPOS is reflective of our entire artist community and the JP community at large. We support Black Lives Matter and justice for all. As a visual arts organization, we want to help make your voices heard (seen)...
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Tech Goes Home for Small Business Workshop Series
The Kirstein Business Library and Innovation Center at the Boston Public Library will offer a workshop series b
eginning August 11th, which will run for 6 weeks, Tues & Thurs. 4-5:30.
What is Tech Goes Home for Small Business?
Check it out here.. In an effort to help bridge the digital divide for entrepreneurs who don’t have access to a computer, Kirstein is partnering with Tech Goes Home which will provide a
free Chromebook for participants who attend our class. We introduce them to government and other free resources to help them on their journey to establish their business. We will also review business research and other resources available through Kirstein Business Library & Innovation Center.
We are hoping for 12 very early stage/tech challenged entrepreneurs. Participants are expected to already be familiar with computers at a basic competency level (know how to use a mouse, navigate a web page).
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