ESABA - Go Time East Side @ Saints

Aug 18, 2026

Greetings!

It's Go Time for our ESABA @ Saints Picnic Aug 26 - Get your RSVP in by Friday to secure yourself that awesome ESABA 35th Anniversary T-shirt for FREE. Join longtime ESABA Members and new folks for a memorable evening in the ballpark.

Then ESABA Member Swede Hollow Cafe invites you to come down and say goodbye after 29 years. Get yourself an awesome caramel roll and give some love to Shirley and her family. Swede Hollow will close at the end of August. If a farewell gathering is announced, we'll keep you posted. They will be moving into a mobile/catering phase so stay tuned. The business has sold to a successor with a different concept that will continue with cafe and coffee... we will be excited to welcome the new owners to the East Side!

And gear up for the next Black Business Network Food Truck Friday Aug 21 - with a full resource fair for back to school.

A Big Thank you to CrowBar for hosting our Aug 12 Happy Hour - 39 Attendees and lots of traffic for the East Side Investment Co-op and Taqueria los Paisanos' Food Truck!

Then:

MoveMN - East Side Transit Tour - Aug 29

ESNDC is looking for Business Development Program Manager

Submit your 2026 Events: ESABA Community Calendar

Quick Links

ESABA Saints Game Picnic Celebration

Wednesday August 26!

Sign up now to get tickets . Pictured above Derek Theis (partner of Lisa Theis - Greater East Side Community Council) who passed away in June. Derek loved this event! Thanks to our awesome sponsors below:

Buttons, Bucks, & Deals

Sept 1 - Oct 31

New Campaign with all of the above for E7th and Arcade Streets!

If you are a business on either street and you want more information, email Paris at paris@esaba.org

Announcements & News

Next Food Truck Friday is Aug 21!

3pm - 8pm - Eight Lanes at this event. Food, Shopping, Giveaways, Resources... and more!

Come on down to 901 Payne Ave

If you sign up for a BizRecycling Assessment, we've got Saints Tickets while supplies last! What? Talk with Yolanda Davis at yolanda@esaba.org

Connect with Yolanda to see how you can combine the services of BizRecycling and our Preferred Hauler Deal to maximize savings on your solid waste bill. Nobody should be paying more than they need to. ESABA members, that means you. Click the BizRecycling logo below to learn more about how to get started.