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From YouTube: "Acoustic On Main" Ordinance Signing
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At Suya Joint All African Cuisine in Roxbury, Mayor Walsh signs the "Acoustic on Main" ordinance, allowing businesses such as Suya Joint to have live acoustic performances without obtaining a permit starting January 1st.
A
A
Wow,
this
is
amazing:
I
have
goose
bumps
all
over
my
body
like
they
performed
really
great,
and
my
name
is
Cecilia
lizotte,
I'm
the
owner
of
sweet
joanne,
all
african
cuisine,
I,
don't
know
I'm
here
mumbling,
but
this
is
just
like
to
see
the
faces
of
everybody
as
they're
performing
people
are
dancing,
and
this
is
what
it's
all
about:
we're
trying
to
showcase
the
African
culture
in
terms
of
the
food,
the
dance
duh,
oh
wow,
the
beautiful
fabric,
everything
that
we
do
in
Africa.
So
this
could
not
like
happen
in
a
better
like
better
timing.
A
I
start
with
some
of
my
employees
talking
to
them
about
like
how
2017
is
when
we're
gonna.
Yes,
incorporate
the
African
entertainment,
the
nightlife
on
so
much
more
and
then
for
me
to
get
a
phone
call
from
Joshua
to
say
this
has
passed.
This
is
exciting,
and
so
yes,
suya
joint,
is
going
to
be
here
to
call
it
to
fun
showcase
all
that
Africa
has
to
offer
and
I
invite
everybody.
At
the
end
of
this,
we
have
like
a
little
bit
of
like
light
lunch
now
we're
going
to
serve.
A
B
Thank
you
very
much
and
I
want
to
I
want
to
first
of
all
things
to
see
and
thank
you
for
letting
us
use
your
restaurant
today
to
sign
this
ordinance.
I
also
want
to
welcome
City,
Council,
mosholu
and
I
want
to
ask
the
council
to
come
up
here
at
me,
because
we
have
before
we
get
into
the
ordinance.
We
have
a
little
bit
of
a
not
a
surprise
but
kind
of
a
surprise.
I
also
want
to
thank
buddy,
Christopher
chief
of
inspectional
services.
B
Here,
that's
here
with
us
today:
Thank
You,
Julie,
barros
chief
of
arts
and
culture
in
the
city
of
Boston.
We
have
dnd
and
a
whole
bunch
of
different
folks
from
from
main
streets
and
part
and
departmental
development
and
everywhere.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here
before
I
get
into
signing
the
ordinance
and
talking
about
it.
B
We
did
some
things
this
year
with
our
inspectional
services,
where
we
worked
really
hard
to
think
about
a
grading
system
in
the
city
of
austin,
and
would
you
know
working
to
make
sure
our
restaurants,
a
great
shrines
and
that
people
know
they're
great
restaurants?
And
we
kick
off
that
ordinance
a
few
months
ago
and
we're
able
to
present
the
first
letter
grade.
22
stashes
pizza
up
on
Blue
Hill
at
Columbia,
and
this
restaurant
had
already
been
inspected.
B
B
Mother
would
have
been
proud
if
I
brought
home
a
day
before
Christmas
that
didn't
happen,
but
I
want
to
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
here.
I
want
to
thank
the
community,
the
residents
at
this
great
neighborhood.
I
want
to
thank
the
great
entertainment
that
we
have
the
beautiful
band,
the
beautiful
music
that
that's
being
played
here
today.
B
The
reason
why
we
chose
this
restaurant
is
because,
when
we
talked
about
when
City
Council
Michelle,
who
actually
presented
this
ordinance
in
front
of
the
city
council
and
then
spoke
to
us
about
it,
it's
about
the
neighborhoods.
It's
about
that.
The
venues
that
don't
get
all
the
publicity
it's
about
the
venues
that
don't
have
the
ability,
in
some
cases,
to
really
do
what
happens
in
the
Seaport
and
the
family
area
in
those
areas.
B
And
how
do
we
get
an
opportunity
to
allow
our
local
talent
an
opportunity
to
perform
and
play
and
not
have
to
worry
about
the
bureaucracy
of?
What's
going
on
so
starting
January?
First,
once
we
sign
this
ordinance,
the
registration
registered
businesses
in
the
commercial
districts
and
we'll
be
able
to
host
live
acoustic
performances
without
getting
an
exam
and
license
from
the
city
of
Boston.
This
is
great
for
our
local
businesses.
B
It's
great
trouble
I
like
this
now
you're.
What
means
rest
of
the
day
when
I,
given
it
to
you
to
press
later
I
need
a
little
bit
of
that
all
right,
but
this
is
great
for
our
local
businesses.
It's
certainly
great
for
our
local
artists.
It's
also
great
for
the
Boston
community
as
a
whole.
We
try
this
as
a
pilot
program
over
the
summer
and
it
was
a
huge
success
and
I'm
grateful
to
all
the
business
owners.
All
the
artists
I'm
grateful
for
the
Boston
City
Council,
who
made
this
made
this
possible.
B
We
learned
our
first
pilot
program
back
in
May
of
2015.
The
response
was
tremendous.
We
had
two
more
short-term
pilot
programs
that
year
Christmas
time
it
helped
more
than
150
local
businesses
and
we
hosted
a
hosted
over
250
local
musicians
all
across
our
city
and
that's
something
that's
important.
We
learned
from
this
prop
we
learned
from
this
pilot
program.
We
also
looked
at
expanding
this
pilot
program
and
local
businesses.
Owners
told
us
that
the
foot
track
foot
traffic
was
great
in
their
business.
B
They
brought
in
more
customers,
more
clients
and
really
helps
your
local
businesses
and
and,
as
a
seal
talked
about,
you
know,
2017
it's
going
into
the
next
launch
of
this
from
great
restaurant.
This
is
going
to
help
help
this
business
here,
so
the
business
doesn't
have
to
go
through
a
whole
bunch
of
bureaucracy
and
red
tape
and
getting
the
right
permits
for
the
entertainment
you'll
be
able
to
bring
acoustics
right
here
in
this
very
place.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
B
I
want
to
thank
the
city
of
Boston
in
the
offices
that
are
responsible
for
the
small
business
plan
and
one
think
the
businesses
I
want
to
thank
julie
and
bars
in
the
cabinet
on
arts
and
culture
for
Boston
creates
it's
a
first
citywide
plan
in
probably
ever
in
the
city
of
Boston,
really
looking
at
the
different
culture
and
the
diversity
of
our
city.
And
how
do
we?
B
How
do
we
use
that
diversity
as
a
strength,
rather
than
always
talking
about
diversity,
is
a
negative
side
and
that
we're
having
challenges
on
neighborhoods
and,
let's
use
it
as
a
strength.
Let's
really
show
people
the
diversity
of
our
city
and
not
just
by
the
color
of
our
skin,
but
by
what
we
do,
who
we
are,
as
a
people
are
cultures
from
our
countries.
That's
something
that's
really
important.
It's
great
to
be
here
too,
because
for
me
personally,
right
across
the
street
here
brandy
and
halt.
B
When
my
family
came
from
Ireland,
they
were
able
to
express
himself
through
their
music
Irish
music
in
that
hall
across
the
street,
and
it
shows
you
this
neighborhood
really
does
have
a
tremendous
amount
of
richness
of
culture
and
keeping
that
forward.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here.
I
want
to
just
make
a
special
thanks
and
really
you
know,
I'm
the
mayor
and
I
get
an
opportunity
to
sign
this
ordinance,
but
it's
really
the
the
woman
to
my
right
Michelle
will
who
spearheaded
this
effort.
B
The
beginning
of
this
year
think
I'm
Mari
I'm
running
year,
wave
head
when
I
got
20
in
as
mayor,
and
we
get
together
with
the
council
very
beginning.
We
said,
let's
do
business
differently
in
the
city
of
austin
and
when,
when
Michelle
will
got
elected
the
president
of
council,
she
said:
let's
continue,
that
let's
take
a
step
further
and
going
to
our
neighborhoods
and
think
about
how
we
can
really
enhance
up
and
give
them
opportunities
and-
and
she
spearheaded
this
effort.
I
want
to
thank
her
for
a
great
work.
B
I
want
to
thank
the
City
Council
that
voted
on
this
effort
as
well,
and
they
all
got
behind
it
and
they
were
excited
about
it.
I
think
a
lot
of
them
would
be
here
today,
but
they're,
probably
all
finishing
last
minute
shopping
like
I
should
be
doing,
but
without
further
ado,
the
President
Abbas
City
Council
President
Michelle
well.
D
Thank
you
so
much
mayor
I
am
so
proud
to
be
here
today,
representing
all
of
my
colleagues
on
the
City
Council
to
say.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
to
sway,
join,
thank
you
to
our
artists
and
performers
today
and
thank
you
especially
to
Mayor
Walsh
and
the
administration.
This
ordinance
truly
represents
the
best
of
city
government.
It
involved
collaboration
over
a
long
time
of
so
many
different
departments
at
the
mayor
outlined
departments
that
came
together
time
and
again
to
really
talk
about
an
idea
and
an
experiment
that
we
would
be
embarking
on.
D
How
do
we
think
about
doing
things
a
little
differently
so
that
we're
truly
opening
up
opportunity
and
bringing
different
communities
together
across
our
city?
So
that
is
what
the
council
and
and
the
administration
have
really
been
kissing
on
I
think
there's
no
better
way
to
bring
people
together,
then
over
food,
music
and
culture,
so
I'm
thrilled,
and
can't
wait
to
see
this
happening
all
year,
all
across
the
city.
Thank
you
once
again
to
our
artists
at
King
mas.
Would
you
like
to
introduce
make
sure
everybody
gets
introduced.
D
B
E
King
mas
want
to
get
done
so
to
come
out
to
trans
women,
whoo
mayor
Walsh,
of
course,
Cecilia.
You
know
maximum
respect
to
all
these
brothers
here
drumming
our
Father.
We
know
many
of
us.
We
we've
all
frequented
this
place
for
quite
some
time
and
such
a
central
part
of
this
community,
I've
known
Cecilia
from
before
she
was
even
located
here.
She
actually
started
up
over
in
Randolph
Roger.