Annual Fall Social!

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 / 11:45 am – 1:00pm
Coastal Seafoods / 2330 Minnehaha Ave S.
Join SCCA this month for the annual Fall Social at Coastal Seafoods. This meeting is all about networking! It is the time of year to share about your business, learn about other businesses in the neighborhood, make connections and enjoy one [...]

Annual Legislative Update

June Meeting

Thursday, June 9th, 2011 / 11:45 am – 1:00pm
Gandhi Mahal Community Room / 3009 27th Avenue South
Annual Legislative Update
with Longfellow Business Association
12:00 pm Social time and Lunch
12:30 pm Legislative Update 2010/2011

State Senator Patricia Torres Ray
State Representative Jim Davnie
Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin

1:30 pm Adjourn

Gandhi Mahal will provide lunch for $10. *Lunch is optional*

To [...]

It’s Frolic Time!

It’s Frolic Time!

Third Annual Franklin Frolic
Saturday, December 3rd
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SCCA is pleased to announce that this year’s event will be held in conjunction with the Seward Arts Festival.Â
The co-marketing of these events will increase visitor traffic to Seward’s vibrant business community and better expose the work of Seward’s unique artists. This is your chance to draw in new patrons, [...]

Farewell to Dave Madsen

Farewell to Dave Madsen

SCCA Intern and Newsletter Editor Leaves to Teach in China
by Jim Welna, SCCA Board President
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SCCA has the honor and privilege of being served each year by an intern, selected from a pool of applicants. Our interns have a deep appreciation and passion for our business community here in Seward, and help us all out in [...]

Himalayan Restaurant

Naveen Shrestha opened Himalayan Restaurant just over one year ago. At the restaurant he serves traditional Nepalese food with beer and wine. For those of you who are rusty on geography, Nepal sits atop the Himalayan mountain range between India and Tibet. The food is quite similar to what you would expect from an Indian [...]

Seward Market

Seward Market is one of four general grocery stores along the Avenue specializing in products for East African cuisine. For five years, Seward Market has been providing meat, injera and general grocery items to the community. The store is constantly stocked with a diverse selection of inventory to meet everyone’s needs. And it seems that [...]

New Member Profile: Lucy’s Ethiopian Restaurant

New Member Profile: Lucy’s Ethiopian Restaurant

By Megan Sheridan
 

Nuro Erdillo told me the restaurant is named for Lucy, the oldest human skeleton found in the Ethiopian rift valley. Nuro grew up in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital city and is still closely tied to family, friends, and Ethiopian culture. In Addis Ababa, she worked in her father’s pharmacy during the day and [...]

Zipp’s: A Staple of Seward

Zipp’s: A Staple of Seward

Zipp’s Liquors, 2618 East Franklin Avenue
by Dave Madsen
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Along the commercial corridor of Franklin Avenue, a few businesses sit like colorful anchors for neighbors and workers alike. These businesses have an established presence in the neighborhood and their names are practically synonymous with Seward. Since 1960, Zipp’s Liquor (2618 E. Franklin Ave.) has held its property [...]

We joined SCCA to learn from and work with other successful businesses in the Seward Neighborhood. It’s great to be with folks who are facing similar challenges and want to make our community better. Seward has a rich history of providing a positive business environment for a wide range of enterprises. —Jim Welna, Welna II Hardware