Sep 9, 2025

Greetings!


Rolling out the red carpet for events on deck for September! Tonight it's Watershed Focus Group with Ramsey-Washington Watershed District and tomorrow we have MN Writers off the Page: Mubanga Kalimamukwento queued up by MN Humanities Center. Saturday is a day for All-Stars as ESABA Members really bring home the 13th of September:


Whew! Next Thursday is another day of great choices - Arcade Members meet MnDOT for office hours and ESABA tours a new member Vybez Event Center and then we all meet up for networking and ESABA Lunch Bunch at Heat Thai Street Food. See all the details and choose your own adventure.


Read all about it - City of St. Paul Small Business Newsletter

Arcade Business Mitigation Fund - Fill out the Info Form

NEW and NOW: Sept 1 Arcade Construction Update


ESABA Member Deal: Eastside YMCA - FREE 5 Day Pass

Quick Links

ESABA Networking and Lunch Bunch Sep 18


Arcade Businesses - drop in MnDOT Office Hours 10 - 12pm at Heat Thai Street Food


Others - Join the ESABA Network for a tour of our newest Member: Vybez Event Center on Payne Avenue 11-12pm


Everybody - Lunch Bunch at Heat Thai Street Food at 12 noon.


Hear the updates to Keep It Open on Arcade. See you there!


Keep It Open on Arcade is building our first promotion for the Fall. Shop 5 & Get $50. We need Arcade Street Businesses to round this out. Want to participate? Click here to get with Paris!

Sep 13 - Rivoli Bluff Bash

Sep 13 - Fiesta Latina - CLUES

Sep 13 - Mini golf Tournament - St. Paul East Park Lions

Sep 13 - A Night in St. Paulywood: TriLingua Cinema 5 year Anniversary!

Connect with Paris 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.

Community Events see all here

Sep 9 - Watershed Focus Group - Stipend available


Sep 10 MN Writers off the Page: Mubanga Kalimamukwento - MN Humanities Center


Sep 13 - Rivoli Bluff Bash - Urban Roots


Sep 13 - Fiesta Latina - CLUES


Sep 13 - Mini golf Tournament - St. Paul East Park Lions


Sep 13 - A Night in St. Paulywood: TriLingua Cinema 5 year Anniversary!


Sep 16 - SPPD Community Meeting


Sep 18 - Arcade Businesses MnDOT Office Hours @ Heat Thai Street Food


Sep 18 - ESABA Lunch Bunch and Vybez Event Center

Jobs & Careers: See all Listings here


Mississippi Market - See all the great jobs at the link


East Side Freedom Library - Executive Director and Housing Justice Director

If you have employment opportunities and need help getting the word out, connect with Paris.
Board of Directors:

President:

William Schultz

KW Realty


Vice President:

Tonya Bauer

Saint Paul Port Authority


2nd Vice President:

Jorge Samper

Sunray Auto Service - BP

Dist 1 rep



Secretary:

Chelsea Fey

Visit Saint Paul


Treasurer:

Josh Chacon

Hiway Credit Union


Board Members:


Shateka Flowers

Family Values For Life

Dist 5 rep


Taelor Johnson

Mueller Memorial

Dist 4 rep


Marv Koppen

Party Time Liquor

Dist 2 rep


Hli Tsaab

Cups & Cheers


Darren Varley

DVCreative

Paris Dunning, Executive Director

651-335-0986

paris@esaba.org

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