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Soccer Public Hearing Wednesday Night!
Let's Make Sure the Midway Chamber's Voice is Heard
Please join us at:
Saint Paul City Council Public Hearing
on the soccer stadium agreements
Wednesday, March 2
5:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers, Saint Paul City Hall
15 West Kellogg Blvd
Saint Paul, MN 55102
It has been an exciting couple of weeks for the Midway, as the
Minnesota United Football Club unveiled the first renderings of the new Midway soccer stadium.
View pictures here:
Minnesota United Stadium Design
Tomorrow, the Saint Paul City Council is scheduled to take action on agreements that will make the soccer stadium possible. We would like a big turnout from the Midway community.
If you want to see this stadium happen, we need to show our support and tell the council members that we want them to approve the agreements.
Click here to view the HRA agenda item, which will be presented at the same time.
The Victory Ramp, located on Wabasha between 4th & 5th streets,is the most convenient for parking.
Please let us know you are coming by registering here
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March Membership Meeting
Shegitu Kebede: Journey from Refugee to Restaurateur
In 2006, Kebede was awarded the McKnight Foundation's Virginia McKnight Binger Human Service Award. In 2011, she was featured in the Minnesota History Center exhibit, "The Value of One Life."
She has written her powerful story in a 2011 book, "Visible Strengths, Hidden Scars."
Join us as she tells her story from living in a refugee camp in Kenya to owning a successful restaurant, Flamingo, on University Avenue.
Wednesday, March 16
11:30 a.m. -1 p.m.
St. Paul Midway YMCA
1761 University Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Thanks to our sponsors:
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Economic Development Summit April 20
Presented by:
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Demera Ethiopian Restaurant & Bar
823 University Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Thursday, March 3
Noon
Presented By:
Join us as we celebrate and support our local businesses along the Green Line. Every two weeks we visit a restaurant along the line and encourage our membership and the community to take the Green Line and join us in our effort to "Keep it green, keep it Local.
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Business After Hours:
Honoring Chief Tom Smith
Our next Midway Chamber Business After Hours will honor retiring St. Paul Police Chief Tom Smith. Business After Hours is a way to network with fellow chamber members in a social atmosphere. Join us to see old friends, meet new friends, and honor former Midway Chamber board member Chief Smith.
Thursday, March 10
4-6 p.m.
O'Gara's Bar & Grill
164 Snelling Ave. N.
Saint Paul, MN 55104
Free
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Last Call to Advertise in Chamber Directory
The 2016 Midway Chamber directory will come out in the spring, and there is exciting news to share.
For the first time, the directory will feature color ads throughout the publication and not just on cover spots
. Interesting in learning more? Contact Denis at 651-917-4183 or
[email protected]
for more information or to place your ad.
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 Beginning this issue, the Midway Chamber will feature new members. Please welcome our newest members and get to know them!
Welcome Hampden Park Co-Op
Hampden Park Cooperative exists to serve its member-owners and the community by promoting wholesome, healthful, and ecologically sound food consumption with the involvement of its members in food selection and the operation of the co-op.
928 Raymond Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55114
651-646-6686
Welcome, Christina Nicholson!
Click here to visit the Hampden Park Co-Op website.
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It's Tax Season- Do You Have a CPA?
April 15 is right around the corner and will be here before we know it. Have you thought about scheduling an appointment with an accountant? Here are the Midway Chamber members listed under accountants:
Block Advisors
Perfetti, Oberg & Horn, Ltd.
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Thank You!
New Member
Renewing Members
-Saint Paul Midway YMCA
-Saint Paul Parks Conservancy
-Saint Paul Public Schools
-Thrivent Financial
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