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Weekly Member Email | September 24, 2021

Monthly Chamber Connection | September 2021 Edition

 

NEW PODCAST: Growing Belleville thru Community Chats

Ep. 4, 27 minutes: Mixing up the Hurricanes with Brandon McGraw and The Quarter Restaurant
In this episode we catch up Brandon McGraw, one of the owners of Belleville’s Original NOLA inspired restaurant, The Quarter and discuss why they decided to invest in Downtown Belleville, why they decided to open their second restaurant during COVID, the HERO Beer Tab at their other restaurant in Fairview Heights, Signature Tap House, how they, and all downtown Belleville restaurants, work together to help each other, what the return of events such as the Belleville Oktoberfest and Chili Cook Off mean for restaurants downtown, and a special competition they are having between their two restaurants for the Belleville Chili Cook Off.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vArgsd90u-A
APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-belleville-thru-community-chats/id1579571466
GOOGLE: https://www.google.com/podcastseed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82NjJhYmRhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oGyG3SX8Lz3BZTPDsZprr
ANCHOR: https://anchor.fm/belleville-chamber

Ep. 3, 27 minutes: Tapping into Oktoberfest with Cari Frick and Mixing up the (Belleville Chili Cook-off) Pot with Wendy Pfeil
With the return of events coming to Downtown Belleville, we sit down with the Cari Frick from Oktoberfest and Wendy Pfeil from the Belleville Chili Cook-off to discuss a few things including: How excited they and the city are to have these events back this year, how much work and time they (along with others) have had to put into this years events compared to past years, the effects last year had on the events being cancelled, how the events have adapted due to covid and all the precautions they are taking, and more.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/505UExipUgs 
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-belleville-thru-community-chats/id1579571466
Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82NjJhYmRhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oGyG3SX8Lz3BZTPDsZprr
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/belleville-chamber
Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/466f3ht7

Ep. 2, 30 minutes: Racing to the Finish Line with Chris Blair of WWT Raceway
In this episode we sit down with Chris Blair, Executive Vice President of World Wide Technology Raceway to discuss a slew of things including: his background and how he got to where he is today, how WWT Raceway has looked outside the box to bring people into their race weekends, the impact that WWT Raceway has on the surrounding communities with their events, and this weekend’s NASCAR Camping World and NTT IndyCar races.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/L7IX135n52U
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-belleville-thru-community-chats/id1579571466
Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82NjJhYmRhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oGyG3SX8Lz3BZTPDsZprr
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/belleville-chamber
Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/466f3ht7

Ep. 1, 40 minutes: Catching Up with Mayor Patty Gregory
In this episode we sit down with Belleville Mayor Patty Gregory and discuss a slew of things including: her first 3 months in office, her love for gardening, the return of events to downtown Belleville this fall, and what Belleville has learned and gained over the past year through Covid to name a few.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-fz6INIvUv8
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/growing-belleville-thru-community-chats/id1579571466
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7oGyG3SX8Lz3BZTPDsZprr
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/belleville-chamber
Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/466f3ht7