April 15, 2025

Dear Paris,


If you survive Tax Day, come and celebrate with the Sun Ray Open House Tuesday evening. Learn about this key property and what it has in store for businesses. Then venture down to the construction zone and support one of our excellent Latino/Latina family owned members for a free cup of coffee at ESABA Coffee Break at El Guanaco Bakery & Cafe on Thursday. Later that day, we'll cruise over behind the barricade for MnDOT Office Hours on Arcade at Far East Bar and Restaurant. Come and learn about how the project is unfolding and how you can support our businesses on Arcade.


Plus watch for updates on Facebook from this past weekend: Payne Arcade Clean-up, Record Store Day @ Caydence Records & Coffee and Purple Goes Gold - Purple People riding the Gold Line.


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We're Hiring - Staff this time - Check out the Position Descriptions and help spread the word

ESABA Member Deal: Avenue Shirt Works 20% Off your Order of $25 or more

We're Hiring Staff to help us keep up!


What a weekend! Saturday saw people out for the PABA Clean-up, destination shoppers for Record Store Day, and Purple People riding the Gold Line. See more on each this week on Facebook including tags and thank yous for all these people. Thanks for a great weekend on the East Side!

April 17 - El Guanaco Bakery y Cafe


ESABA will return to the top of the Agenda for 2025 and engage with our Immigrant owned businesses AND a business in the MnDOT Hwy 61 Construction Zone. It's Time to Connect! Come and meet ESABA Board members like Ava Diaz from Visit Saint Paul pictured below at El Guanaco!

Announcements & News

Sun Ray Open House hosted by Southeast Community Organization:


See Sunray Shopping Center up close and personal, get leasing information, light dinner and entertainment = meet present tenants!

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

Apr 17 - ESABA Coffee Break - El Guanaco Bakery & Cafe


Apr 17 - MnDOT Office Hours for Hwy 61 Arcade St Construction

Jobs & Careers: See all Listings here


ESABA - Us! Outreach and Admin


Mississippi Market - See all the great jobs at the link


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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