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Community NewsKeillor to open bookstore below cafe in St. PaulCheck out this news of a new bookstore, right below MetroIBA member Nina's Coffee Cafe in St. Paul. By Mary Lynn Smith Star-Tribune, Friday, September 15, 2006 A Garrison Keillor-owned bookstore below Nina's Coffee Cafe in St. Paul could be just the extra shot needed to turn the corner of Western and Selby into a national literary magnet, business owners and city leaders said Thursday. For the full story, see-- http://www.startribune.com/384/story/676906.html»
Big-Box Swindle Author Stacy Mitchell to SpeakThe Metro Independent Business Alliance (MetroIBA) invites the public to a talk by Stacy Mitchell, author of Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America’s Independent Businesses (Beacon Press), at 7 p.m. Saturday, November 11, at the Weyerhaeuser Chapel on the Macalester College campus, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul. Mitchell’s talk will be followed by a reception and book signing from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the basement of the chapel. Admission to the event is $5.00 for members of sponsoring organizations and $7.00 for the general public. MetroIBA November Newsletter1. Twin Cities Unchained! - Sat. Nov. 19th November 19th is our national event - America Unchained!, sponsored by AMIBA with participating IBAs around the country. Check out [http://www.amiba.net/Unchained.html] to learn more about the event and what others are doing to celebrate. Film Showing - Sat. 11/19 at 7 pm News from AMIBAHi, Everyone It's another update from AMIBA. Most urgently, please pay close attention to the item about Unchained, our upcoming national campaign that hits fever pitch in November--and respond soon!Hurricane Relief I am so very heartened to see the outpouring of support of all kinds by communities and organizations to embrace victims of Hurricane Katrina. As I’ve been considering possible ways AMIBA might be able to respond to the need for help, I’ve come to realize that our best response may, indeed, come from you, our local IBAs. We will make no demands of you, however I’ve seen some wonderful gestures being made that I think are worth passing along as food for thought, and I encourage you to assess whether your IBA can respond with goods, services, or funds. From one community to another. The Albuquerque IBA is matching contributions of its members up to $500, which in turn will be matched by one of their organizational sponsors, PNM (energy company) and given to the Red Cross for Katrina relief. |