Award-winning Businesses

Congratulations to the following local businesses who were recently named as recipients of awards from the East Side Area Business Association (ESABA):

Top Emerging Business: Urban Organics
http://www.urbanorganics.com/
https://www.facebook.com/uo.saintpaul

Non-profit Difference Maker: Dayton's Bluff Community Council
http://www.daytonsbluff.org/

Commitment to the Community: Culver's St Paul
http://www.culvers.com/restaurants/st-paul/

Business of the Year: +Ward 6 Food & Drink
https://www.facebook.com/Ward6Eastside
http://ward6stpaul.com/

These awards were announced January 23, 2014 at the ESABA Annual Meeting. Congratulations to all, and continued success!

Coffee Grounds under New Ownership

February 1st marks the day of new ownership for a popular hangout in Falcon Heights: Coffee Grounds. New owner +Tim Cheesebrow took possession yesterday, and a fine crowd showed up bright an early.

The Coffee Grounds has come to be known as both a hangout and a music venue, thanks to the vision of the shop's founder. Tim plans to extend that vision and build upon it. Tim is executive director of MusicWorks Minnesota, a non-profit organization that boasts the following mission statement:

MusicWorks Minnesota (MWM) helps people create new, original music because making music is good for us and has the power to change lives for the better.

You can find MWM on the web at: http://musicworksmn.org/  or follow MWM on Twitter: @MusicWorksMNOrg