There’s been several additions to the Jamaica Plain restaurant scene of late. There are some familiar faces in old places, familiar faces in new spaces, and a boom of flavor.
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Diners in Jamaica Plain have a chance to donate to a great cause while enjoying meals at six fabulous local restaurants during Dining for a Difference Week from November 4 to 9. The fundraiser will support national immigrant rights group Kids in Need of Defense, which in recent months has been working tirelessly on behalf of migrant children separated from their parents.
The Haven gained a neighborhood board’s support for its goal of getting a full liquor license.
JP resident Monica Salas, speaking in favor of the idea, put it simply: “A Scottish restaurant needs to have Scotch.”
[Editor’s note: This report is being reproduced in English by kind arrangement with El Mundo Newspaper, where it originally appeared.]
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.
The JP Neighborhood Development Corp., known for its efforts at increasing affordable housing, is also an important backer of the neighborhood’s small businesses. And the tax dollars that support a key program, Small Business Technical Assistance, aren’t in the state Senate’s budget (or the governor’s, for that matter.)
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. And, as Eater Boston points out in their city-wide list, there’s still a vehicle travel ban and the T isn’t running, so you’ll only want to go places you can walk to.
With 32 of 32 councils reporting, Scotland’s bid for independence failed, with 55 percent voting “no” to 45 percent in the “aye” camp. Not so at The Haven in Jamaica Plain, which held its own referendum.