Visit Aurora is offering a FREE way to market your business to locals and visitors in the Eastern Metro Area of Denver and Aurora. The Savings Pass is a platform that offers discounts and specials and helps local businesses reach a new customer audience. During these challenging times with Covid-19 this is a great
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MARK ANTONATION | MARCH 26, 2020 | 1:55PM Read Full Article from the Westword here Sushi lovers on a budget have flocked to Sushi Katsu for years for all-you-can-eat sushi, and even more so since Han Jun Lee and his family took over the business four years ago. At the time, there were only two Sushi Katsu locations — the original,
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By GRANT STRINGER, Staff Writer Read Sentinel Article here AURORA | Havana Street business boosters are already looking to the end of April, when area foodies can enter to $500 win gift cards to Havana Street restaurants. South Havana Street restaurants and businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic-induced recession, Garrett Walls, president of the Havana
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The SBA provides low-interest disaster loans to help businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters. THE SBA PROVIDES LOW-INTEREST DISASTER LOANS TO HELP BUSINESSES AND HOMEOWNERS RECOVER FROM DECLARED DISASTERS.APPLY FOR ASSISTANCE Get help after disasters Coronavirus (COVID-19) Learn more Hurricane Michael Learn more Hurricane Florence Learn more Prepare for emergencies You’ll want to take
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Several Havana Business Improvement District – On Havana Street businesses are closed and/or limiting their hours and/or offering special services so you can support them from afar. We are tracking a list of On Havana Street business updates here, but please reach out to individual stores if you have questions. If you are an On
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In celebration of Small Business On Havana Street in March. We wanted to share some future workshops that are very helpful to small businesses. Look Before You Leap is a workshop hosted by the Aurora- South Metro SBDC. This is an excellent workshop for small businesses looking to navigate the essentials of launching marketing and
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2020 Havana BID Operational Plan and Budget 2020 Havana BID Operational Plan Budget Message Havana BID Sales Tax Revenue Jan 2014 – Sep 2019 thru Q3 2019 2019 Annual Report 11 21 2019 Demographics Report 2019 Havana BID Operational Plan and Budget 2018 Havana BID Operational Plan and Budget The final 2018 end of year
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Aurora Now featured our Milk Roll Creamery for a story that had appeared on Wednesday, September 25, 2019. Aurora Now airs on the city of Aurora’s national award-winning television station, AuroraTV. They have been focused for 37 years on featuring positive and accurate stories about your city, your community and your news! Aurora Now airs at
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Thank you to Dave Perry at the Aurora Sentinel for highlighting one of On Havana Street’s hidden gems – Katsu Ramen. Perry shares a list of “amazing stuff about Aurora.” See article here and read more below. PERRY: A bevy of no-big-deal places in Aurora are the biggest deals in the metro area By DAVE
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Watch Aurora TV’s On Havana & Dotsero Announce a Free Concert at the Stampede at 23:12. This Aurora Now story appeared on Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Aurora Now airs on the city of Aurora’s national award-winning television station, AuroraTV. We have been focused for 37 years on featuring positive and accurate stories about your city, your community
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Check out the City of Aurora This is Aurora, A City Update 2019 Our Argenta development is featured on page 5 and our On Havana Street corridor is featured on page 6.
5280 May 2019 mentions On Havana Street in it’s extensive feature on Aurora, Colorado’s growth and its future development opportunities. ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Denver’s eastern neighbor, which just happens to be the third-largest city in Colorado, has big plans for the future—take a look. BY NATASHA GARDNER | 5280 MAY 2019 5280 Features On Friday nights, Stanley Marketplace thrums with
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Webolutions Mike Hanbery wrote an incredible article about the Havana Business Improvement District. We celebrated our 10th Anniversary this year. Over the decade of improvements and accomplishments “On Havana Street is proof a community can improve the lives of its residents and merchants while reinforcing, rather than compromising, its soul.” See the article by Webolutions
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The Havana Business Improvement District, d.b.a. On Havana Street, paid to have Demographic Comparison Reports through DemographicReports.com run in November 2015, 2017 and 2018 to track our progress and provide business owners, neighbors and investors a detailed snapshot of the area. We requested data in three rings around the intersection of Mississippi & Havana (1100 S
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The Havana BID Board has hired Chance Horiuchi for the executive director in training position. Chance will be training under current HBID executive director, Gayle Jetchick, for a full year to learn the ropes before taking over as ED in April of 2019. Gayle can then semi-retire and drop back to part time or help with specific
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This professional tool chest would make a great addition to your garage! Havana Auto Parts is donating this professional combination tool chest which features an 8-drawer top chest and a 10-drawer rolling cabinet to be the runner up prize for the poker run at the 2018 Cruzin’ Havana Car Show! The poker run is free
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HAVANA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 2018 MEETING DATES DENNY’S, 1505 S HAVANA ALL DATES ARE THURSDAYS. ALL MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. MEETINGS ARE AT 8:30 A.M. AT DENNY’S AT 1505 S HAVANA IN THE NEW MEETING ROOM TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE RESTAURANT JANUARY 18 FEBRUARY 15 MARCH 15 APRIL 19 MAY 17 JUNE
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Our favorite Havana District Holiday Story from a research paper by Jeffrey Browning on MallHistory.com: Buckingham Square Mall History “On Saturday, December 13, 2003, the mall was invaded by Santacon which was a group of 40 people in Santa Claus outfits with no agenda other than street theater. After a visit to the art museum,
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Click to read the 2017 Annual Report of the Havana Business Improvement District presented at the annual stakeholders’ meeting at The Salvage Restaurant the morning of November 16, 2017. Demographics Report Demographics for the district show that people living in the area are slightly younger and slightly more diverse. The demographics were run using a
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The Havana Business Improvement District, d.b.a. On Havana Street, paid to have Demographic Comparison Reports through DemographicReports.com run in November 2015 and 2017 to track our progress and provide business owners, neighbors and investors a detailed snapshot of the area. We requested data in three rings around the intersection of Mississippi & Havana (1100 S Havana)
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Still no site plan to review, but Tony Chacon from the Aurora Urban Renewal Authority Staff at the City of Aurora gave the following presentation before the Housing, Neighborhood Services, and Redevelopment Policy Committee Meeting on September 26, 2017. This was a public meeting. We were told that the developer will likely submit a master
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Apples to Apples Comparison: One strong indicator of the success of the Havana Business Improvement District’s programs is the solid sales tax revenue generated by the Havana BID businesses for the City of Aurora. This sales tax revenue goes into the city’s general fund to pay for essential city programs and services. The city sales tax
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Here are the ordinances referred to in the NextDoor post: Begging Ordinances (3) Trespass Ordinance Packet
Read about all of the events and happenings On Havana Street in the September Newsletter. Sept 2017 E Newsletter
Need more leads for your business? Are you looking for ways to grow your small business? Check out this guide from our On Havana Street Marketing Company, Webolutions. This is an interesting read and might give you some new ideas for “Lead Magnets.”
The Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club has leased 41,000 sf of the building at 1st and Havana, just north of CommonGround Golf Course and just down the street from the Lowry Sports Park. They are transforming the building into an indoor soccer facility to include 4 indoor fields, a weight training and injury prevention/recovery program,
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Here are pictures from the hot, hot, hot 2017 Cruzin’ Havana Car Show and Poker Run. The winner of the poker run was Steve Knapp with a winning hand of five 2’s. Steve won the 5 day/4 night ocean cruise for two. After receiving the winning prize, Steve turned to his girlfriend of 7 years,
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Drive the Poker Run at Cruzin’ Havana on Saturday, June 10, from 12 noon to 6 p.m., for a chance to win this fantastic, beautiful bright orange tool cabinet for your shop courtesy of Havana Auto Parts! Stop by any festival site on Saturday to pick up a poker run sheet and then drive to
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Aurora, CO: To address the shortage of automotive technicians, the dealership and repair shop managers along Havana Street, known as the Havana Motor Mile, worked with Aurora’s Pickens Technical College’s Automotive Technician Program to create a tool incentive program. The Havana Motor Mile contributed $20,000 to purchase tool packages for this program. Pickens instructors, Rolf
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Havana BID Executive Director, Gayle Jetchick, serves on the Aurora Citizens’ Advisory Budget Committee and she is always looking out for business interests not only in the Havana District, but also for all of Aurora. The members of the budget committee have been strong advocates for the city’s new business friendly policies by encouraging new
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Lindsay Cohen is the winner of the $500 Visa Debit Card in the Mom & Pop Business Month Drawing. Lindsay entered the drawing at A+ Mail Room and lives in an apartment in the Havana District. Lindsay’s name was drawn randomly from the 324 entries that we received. Congrats Lindsay.
BICYCLE VILLAGE BIG TENT SALE GREAT DEALS ON WHEELS!! MARCH 11-19, 2017 2802 S HAVANA AURORA, CO 80014 303-750-1064 Special Opening Weekend Longer Hours 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. on March 11 & 12 Best pricing and selection of the year on Mountain, Road, Hybrid, and Kids bikes in Colorado! Save up to 70% In
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY IS MARCH 8! Organizers encourage everyone to wear a purple ribbon to show support, love and respect towards the wonderful women in their lives! International Women’s Day has been celebrated in the former Soviet Union since the early 1920’s, but here in the U.S. students at the University of Chicago celebrated their
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Check out the Colorado and Company segment from 3.3.17 about the Grocery Cart Races coming up on March 14 at Safeway to benefit Comitis Crisis Center, Aurora’s only homeless shelter. Featured on the segment were James Gillespie and Susan Harris from Mile High Behavioral Health/Comitis and Kris Staaf from Safeway. Lots of fun pictures and
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We have cancelled the February 16, 2017 board meeting of the Havana Business Improvement District due to the fact that only 3 of our 9 board members could make it and we would not have a quorum to conduct business. We will table any business until our next meeting on March 16, 2017 at 8:30
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You are all invited to stop by the new Exxon Mobile Convenience Store & Gas Station at 897 S Havana (NW Corner of Kentucky and Havana) on Thursday, February 16, any time after 8 a.m., for the soft opening and a tour. Many of you will remember that 897 S Havana was the location of
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Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Havana Machine’s meeting Room, 804 S Havana, Aurora 80012 Registration 9-11 a.m. Judging and Awards 4 p.m. Come “cruze” your best model cars and trucks! Multiple Classes and Primer Table! People’s and Judge’s Choice Special Awards. All Ages are welcome. Make & Take for kids. LINK TO MINI CRUISE FLYER
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Our Logo Car for the 10th Annual Cruzin’ Havana Car Show & Poker Run is a 1953 Buick Roadmaster owned by John Garratt. Each year we invite you to enter your classic vehicle in our Logo Contest at Cruzin’ Havana. Our car show committee selects a vehicle from the entries to be included in our
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The race date had been changed to Tuesday, March 14… Click the link below for the registration packet with details for the 7TH ANNUAL GROCERY CART RACES at Safeway on Tuesday, March 14, to benefit Comitis Crisi Center —Aurora’s only homeless Shelter: 2017 Grocery Cart Races Packet PDF Get your team together and join us! This event raised
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The Havana BID received stakeholder approval in the general election in November 2007 and began operations in 2008. A lot happened in 2008, including the demolition of the old Buckingham Square Mall, great events, business owners working with the city on a new electronic sign code and businesses being recognized at the City of Aurora’s
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HAVANA BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 2017 MEETING DATES DENNY’S, 1505 S HAVANA, AURORA, CO 80012 (SW corner of Florida & Havana) ALL DATES ARE THURSDAYS MEETINGS ARE AT 8:30 A.M. AT DENNY’S AT 1505 S HAVANA IN THE NEW MEETING ROOM TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE RESTAURANT. COFFEE WILL BE AVAILABLE AND YOU CAN ELECT TO
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Each year we put together an annual report to share with our community and stake holders. This year represents our 9th year of operation. The Havana BID is a special district that represents you, our business and commercial property stakeholders, who invest in the economic vitality, value and overall commercial appeal of the Havana District.
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