May 10th, 2012
Weekend Must ~ 38th Annual May Day Parade ~ Sunday 1pm
the most beautiful, inspiring, colorful, & hopeful event that hits the Southside is the annual May Day Parade. Find your seat anywhere on Bloomington Avenue, and enjoy the amazing floats, puppets, & music made by artists and the community!
(photos from previous years)
April 20th, 2012
Fundraiser for Easy Bean Farm – Sunday 3-8
Swing by the Nomad Sunday afternoon & support locally grown food by attending the fundraiser for the Easy Bean Farm (CSA).
Field of Medicine will be rocking the stage, and locally crafted goods will be available for purchase!!
$10 per person at the door, $30 per family. FB event info here.
December 5th, 2011
This Thursday – 1st Annual Women Venture Client Showcase & Sale!!
please join b., along with a bunch of other great local/women owned businesses at the 1st ever WV Client Showcase & Sale!! We will have a table overflowing with pieces from the shop that would make great gifts for your fancy friends & family!!
(peep more info below)
Mark your calendars…
WomenVenture will be hosting its first annual Client Showcase and Sale!! The sale will take place on December 8th from 12 – 3pm in our office. Light appetizers and refreshments will be available in this fun and festive atmosphere. This is an EXCELLENT opportunity for you and your friends to meet our clients and see first-hand how WomenVenture empowers them through our business development programming.
Whether you are looking for jewelry, skincare products, clothing and accessories, unique cultural adornments, furniture, or simply need a manicure or chair massage, we have the perfect thing! You can even buy your reusable bag to put all of your new items in! Please take this opportunity to show your support by prioritizing our clients businesses for your holiday shopping.
WomenVenture is located at 2324 University Ave. Ste. 120 in St. Paul, MN 55114, near the intersection of Hwy 280 and University Ave. For directions to our office, paste this link into your browser window (http://www.womenventure.org/pdf/route_map.pdf).
November 23rd, 2011
Small Business Saturday
pulled from here.
Pledge your support for Small Business Saturday®
The 2nd annual Small Business Saturday® is
a day dedicated to supporting small businesses
on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year.
On November 26, we’re asking millions of people to Shop Small at their favorite local stores and help fuel the economy. When we all shop small, it will be huge.
Get up, get out, and get something at all of the amazing local MPLS businesses! Swing by b., spend $100, and receive a free b. reusable bag as our way of saying thanks for shopping local!
November 22nd, 2011
b. (local). Black Friday alternatives.
yes, yes, we all know the mainstream national retailers have a billion deals to entice you to spend your money on Black Friday… but how about keeping it local at the oodles & oodles of crazy hot shops around MPLS…
here are your Black Friday alternatives. (you’re welcome.)
June, Patina, I Like You, Drama, Parc Boutique, Electric Fetus, Rewind Vintage, Yeti Records, Fifth Element, Beadhive, Sewtropolis, Shuga Records, MartinPatrick3, Fried Bologna, You & Me, Sugar Sugar, Mighty Swell, Bibelot, Greenwich Vintage, Cliche, Design Collective, Midtown Global Market, Phenom, Hunt & Gather, Flirt, Blacklist Vintage, two 12 Pottery… the list could go on and on… #shoplocal
November 11th, 2011
Give to the Max Day!
b. (good)
We at b. think giving back to the community is crucial, and what a better time to give than on Give to the Max day!! On Wednesday, November 16th, local non-profits will double your donations for 24 hours.. so get out those checkbooks (or check cards;) and share some love with local organizations that are making a differnce in MPLS!
August 23rd, 2011
b. (hood) part 3
more places to check out in our hood!
On a beauty tip ~ Right next door to our little shop is a great nail salon if you love getting all fancy! Cosmo Nails does it all: Manicures (natural, gel, acrylic), Pedicures (with those great massage chairs), and waxing all at affordable prices, plus the staff is super sweet. They take appointments, or you can simply walk-in, if they are busy you can always kill some time browsing the racks at b.
Hours: Mon – Fri, 10am – 8pm; Sat, 10am – 7pm; Sun, 11am – 5pm
Massage? Yes please! Newer to our hood, affordably priced massages! Haven’t had a chance to check it out myself yet, but i have heard lots of good things from folks in the neighborhood.
August 17th, 2011
b. (hood) part 2
places to check out in our hood!
Beadhive Beads
Beadhive is a cozy bead shop located right next to us. They sell out-of-the-ordinary beads, plus all the basic tools and findings used to create beautiful beaded jewelry. Feeling creative, take one of their many jewelry making classes! They also do jewelry repair, design consultation, and jewelry construction. We adore watching all of the kiddies stomping into their shop for bday parties and such!
Scott Ja-mama’s
Looking for tasty, cheap eats.. Scott Ja-mama’s BBQ is located right around the from b. and is definitely worth a try! Their menu is short and sweet, offering the BBQ basics such as chicken, pulled pork, and of course ribs with delicious coleslaw and twice baked potatoes to add on. A quarter chicken meal is just $5.50.. seriously $5.50 for some chicken, potato, coleslaw, and a piece of bread. The space is small, with just one table, so plan on doing a take-out order unless you want to make some new friends chatting up Scott and other customers as they wait for their food.
August 8th, 2011
b. (hood) part 1
We know we are located a bit off the regular beaten path, but there are bunches of other great places to visit around Diamond Lake Road and Nicollet!!! Over the next couple of weeks, we will be highlighting different small business in our blog, in hopes of luring you to our neck of the woods (or just simply the Southside). First up is…
(borrowed from their website)
Welcome to Sewtropolis a Do-It-Yourself sewing studio and fabric store located in South Minneapolis. We have a large, spacious sewing studio equipped with everything a sewist may need, including the sewing machine.
We offer fabric, sewing and quilting patterns from Amy Butler, Heather Bailey, Art Gallery, Oliver + S, Tulla Pink, Joel Dewberry, Tina Givens, Anna Maria Horner and more. Sewing classes are offered for children, teens and adults. Visit the Class Schedule page for a listing of all our classes. Sewtropolis can also accommodate small groups for such events as birthdays, girl scout troops and guild sewing events.
August 3rd, 2011
Project MN 365
I AM MN Nice has decided to do an amazing project of highlighting (via video, social media) small businesses across our state!
Starting on August 1st, a new business will be featured every day for the next 365 days. Be sure to follow them on Twitter (IamMNnice) where they will be posting the links to each day’s video.
Look out for b.’s video bio on Thursday August 25th!!!