Uniquely East Side

06/05/2026

⚽🌎 WORLD CUP WATCH PARTIES ON PAYNE AVE! 🌎⚽

Join us at Play on Payne as we bring the FIFA World Cup action to the East Side on our outdoor big screen!

📍 Play on Payne
935 Payne Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55106

This weekend's featured matches include:
🇺🇸 USA vs. 🇵🇾 Paraguay
🇶🇦 Qatar vs. 🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇧🇷 Brazil vs. 🇲🇦 Morocco
🇩🇪 Germany vs. 🇨🇼 Curaçao
🇳🇱 Netherlands vs. 🇯🇵 Japan
🇸🇪 Sweden vs. 🇹🇳 Tunisia
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire vs. 🇪🇨 Ecuador

🕚 Catch matches at 11 AM, 2 PM, and 5 PM on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Bring your family, grab takeout from a local Payne Avenue business, enjoy lawn games, seating, and community fun while cheering on your favorite team!

⚽ Which country are you rooting for? Drop your flag in the comments!

06/03/2026

☀️ Day 1 of Summer Plaza on Payne and we already had our first guests — the community showed up and we are SO ready for this summer!

A new gathering spot has landed on Payne Avenue, East Side Saint Paul 📍 Come relax, play, and connect with your neighbors all summer long!

Here's what's waiting for you:
⚽ World Cup outdoor viewing
🎲 Lawn & board games
🪑 Movable tables & chairs
👨‍👩‍👧 Family-friendly activities & story times
🍜 Take-out from local Payne Ave restaurants

Whether you're catching a game, hanging with the kids, or just need a place to unwind — there's something for everyone.

📅 Wednesday – Sunday | 🕐 11am – 6pm | 📆 June – August

We can't wait to see you out here. See you on Payne! 🌿

06/01/2026

🌞 A new place to gather, play, and connect is coming to Payne Avenue!

This summer, join us at the Summer Plaza on Payne—a welcoming community space designed to bring neighbors together through outdoor activities, games, and shared experiences.

✨ Enjoy:
⚽ World Cup outdoor viewing
🎲 Lawn and board games
🪑 Movable tables and chairs
📚 Family-friendly activities and story times
🍽️ Take-out from local Payne Avenue restaurants

Whether you're meeting friends, spending time with family, or simply looking for a place to relax, there's something for everyone at the Summer Plaza on Payne.

📍 Payne Avenue
🕚 Open Wednesday–Sunday | 11 AM–6 PM
📅 June–August

We can't wait to see you there!

05/16/2026

Programs like ETAP are not “extra support” — they are critical infrastructure for small businesses and community wealth building.
This video highlights the real impact of investing in Technical Assistance programs that help entrepreneurs stabilize, grow, and access opportunity. From business planning and financial projections to funding readiness and operational support, organizations like ESNDC are doing the behind-the-scenes work that helps businesses survive and thrive on Saint Paul’s East Side.
Too often, small business owners — especially BIPOC and low-income entrepreneurs — are expected to navigate complex systems without support. Technical assistance changes that. It creates access, mentorship, strategy, and sustainable pathways to growth.
Thank you to everyone investing in community-centered economic development and believing in the power of local businesses.
🎥 Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzstu3kKjCM
ETAP on the East Side: ESNDC's Impact, Then → Now → Next

ETAP (East side Technical Assistance Program) exists to help East Side small business owners build stability, strengthen operations, and grow sustainably.In ...

04/07/2026

🌱 East Side - let’s show up for our neighborhood!

Join us for the Annual East Side Community Clean-Up on Saturday, April 25 and be part of something BIG. Every year, local businesses and volunteers come together to make a real impact - removing over a ton of garbage in just a few hours.

✔️ Grab a friend (or your team!)
✔️ Spend a few hours giving back
✔️ Help make the East Side shine

📅 Saturday, April 25
⏰ 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Meet at Caydence Records & Coffee
📣 Can’t make it? Share this post and help us spread the word!

Let’s keep building a cleaner, stronger, more connected East Side...together. 💚

10/09/2025

🎊 HIP HIP HORRAY!
Spread the word and go eat some Tongue in Cheek!

Our intersection is fully re-opened! Street parking is back, our parking lot is accessible, and we’re as easy to get to as ever.

Thanks for sticking it out with us through the road construction project. See you soon!

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08/01/2025

08/01/2025

SOLIDARITY STREET GALLERY is grateful to Springboard for the Arts, for posting our Call for Art, for our Juried Visual Arts Exhibition 'WE BELONG TOGETHER:'

https://springboardforthearts.org/opportunities/we-belong-together-call-for-art-juried-visual-art-exhibition/

Our Call for Art is open to all visual artists, through August 25. There are no registration or exhibition fees.

Our theme this year, ‘WE BELONG TOGETHER,’ invites artists, creators, performers, and our community at large to explore and celebrate the profound human connections that bind us all—across cultures, generations, and experiences.

For more detailed information, and to submit your work, please go to:

https://airtable.com/appJfKZIH4eHN8wo0/shryHHPUEQGqxzdJM

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Artwork in this post: 'Inner Terrarium' by Katrina Barnett ()

12/14/2024

ESABA+PABA Holiday Happy Hour
Tuesday, 12/17/24 5-7pm @ Brunson's Pub
FREE with winter hat/glove donation or $15

Join us as we celebrate this year with our friends on Payne and Arcade and all the East Side. Bring a new pair of gloves or mittens and a new hat as your price of admission! RSVP for all the details…. Then join the fun, get your multi-pack copies of the East Orbiter 2024-25! Special Deals for the ...