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Organizers behind Sunday’s Little Africa festival seek grocery, museum tenants for former Great Fans building on Snelling Ave. in St. Paul

Given a number of retail A nonprofit hopes the ‘Little Africa Plaza’ building jumpstarts commerce and draws attention to the cultural corridor when the $4.5 million remodel is complete by winter

People stand next to a building under construction.
Terry Olson, left, a superintendent with Flannery Construction, and painter Erik Arcand of Decor-Tec Inc., talk about the renovation of a building on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. With a boost from city coffers, African Economic Development Solutions has been remodeling the vacant red brick building at 678 Snelling Ave. N. into what they hope will become a commercial anchor for the northern edges of the business corridor between Blair Avenue and Van Buren, near Hamline University. Given a number of retail vacancies on the several blocks of Snelling north of University Avenue, AEDS hopes to jumpstart commerce and draw attention to the cultural corridor with a grand opening this winter. (Frederick Melo / Pioneer Press)
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All of the city funds were used for capital improvement and renovation work, according to a spokesperson for the city's Planning and Economic Development department.

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