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People fill Belleville s downtown main street for the city s annual Chili Cookoff in 2016. Organizers were forced to move the event to a virtual setting last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but they plan to return in person this year.
Summers in St. Louis are marked by festivals, parades, homecomings and other outdoor community gatherings in towns large and small.
But the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic uprooted those traditions, forcing public event organizers to scramble to host their events virtually or scrap them completely.
“It was just sad,” said Wendy Pfeil, president and CEO of the Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce. “It’s something the community looks forward to every year, and you took that away from them.”
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Four Metro-East communities are challenging each other to see who can become the fittest community of 2021. Collinsville, Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, and Maryville are hosting their first-ever Mayors Fitness Challenge, and all residents are invited to participate.
The challenge will last eight weeks total but those interested can register any time during that period. Edwardsville Park & Rec special events coordinator Trina Vetter tells The Big Z this is for people that either live or work in the participating communities.
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The challenge runs from February 15 to April 12. At the end of the competition, the community with the most minutes will win a trophy and each participating member of that community team will receive a free shirt.
Ed/Glen, Maryville, Collinsville offer tips to view holiday lights
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A home stands decorated for the holidays on St. Louis Street in Edwardsville, one of the many neighborhoods that include multiple homes that are lit up this year.Tyler Pletsch | The Intelligencer
Edwardsville Parks and Recreation Department has created a map to help residents identify some of the best-lit homes in town during the holidays.
Trina Vetter, the department’s special events coordinator, came up with the Tour of Lights idea to help people in the community plan their outing.
“As soon as that [map] went live, within 24 hours it got much bigger and we continue to update it with more addresses,” she said.