The Jamaica Plain Gazette reports from the front: The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corp. is thinking of renting space on Centre Street to a Latino-focused market - that could employ 50 people - but the city-sponsored Hyde/Jackson Square Main Street program says that with ten bodegas already in the area, one of the last things the neighborhood might need is another bodega.

The Gazette also recalls the last time a large grocery chain set up shop on Centre Street.

Boston Police report arresting a Charlestown man on charges he used a bolt cutter to break into the Checkcashers store at 362 Centre St. in Hyde Square.

Police say they arrested Brett G. Callahan, 20, of Charlestown on the roof of the store shortly after 2 a.m. when he attempted a rooftop getaway. Although officers were able to keep him from trying out any parkour skills, they needed help from the Boston Fire Department to get him down from the roof, police say.

The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council and Hyde Jackson Square Main Streets will host a community meeting on Feb. 8 "to discuss what the arrival of Whole Foods means for JP and the Hyde/Jackson neighborhood."

The Supreme Judicial Court hears arguments Thursday on a Jamaica Plain drug bust that could affect future cases involving people stopped for possible possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Yvonne Abraham tears into Mordechai Levin, the owner of the properties where Bella Luna and June Bug used to be. One wonders if she'll follow up with a column about Levin's former partner, Stavros Frantzis, who helped redevelop a good part of Centre Street and Roslindale Square (where he also faced accusations of leaving storefronts vacant too long, but that's another story).

The Boston Licensing Board yesterday voted to grant a beer-and-wine license to Wee Angel, a Scottish bistro proposed for the site of the old Zon's in Hyde Square. The pub is also seeking a license from a separate city board for acoustic music. More on Wee Angel.

The Jamaica Plain Gazette posts the good news.

Not enough organizers with enough time.

Liz writes that the Hyde Square Task Force could win a $100,000 grant if enough people click in a competition that begins July 9. Hey, if you can do it for Hideki, do it for Hyde Square (and no cracks about what this says about the state of American philanthropy that it's been reduced to popularity contests).