URBAN PARK NEIGHBORHOOD NEXT MONTH.

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THE NATIONAL BLACK RESTAURANT WEEK CAMPAIGN RETURNS TO CHICAGO FOR TWO WEEKS WITH EVENTS AT 35 BLACK-OWNED EATERIES.

IT IS A DELICIOUS OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE TO DISCOVER NEW FLAVORS AND REVISIT FLAVORS AROUND THE CITY.

>> BLACK RESTAURANT WEEK ON MONDAY , SEPTEMBER 10th THROUGH SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th , TWO WEEKS OF SPECIALS THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGO AREA.

OUR BRAND AWARENESS PLATFORM OF BLACK-OWNED CULINARY BUSINESSES, WE HAVE A GREAT LIST OF PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES , CELEBRATING AFRICAN , AFRICAN-AMERICAN, AND CARIBBEAN RESTAURANTS WITH ALL TYPES INCLUDED, FROM A CARIBBEAN RUM BAR , AN ETHIOPIAN RESTAURANT, FRONTIER , WE ARE HOSTING A HAPPY HOUR ON MODERN-DAY ON TUESDAY.

A BARBECUE VEGAN RESTAURANT.

WHATEVER YOUR TASTE BUDS , YOU CAN FIND A RESTAURANT THAT IS PARTICIPATING.

THIS CAMPAIGN IS ONLY AS STRONG AS THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT LOCAL BUSINESSES BRING TO THE COMMUNITY, THEY HIRE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY , WHEN SOMETHING GOES DOWN , THEY ARE THE FIRST TO GIVE BACK, DONATING FOOD, HELPING FIRST RESPONDERS.

THIS IS OUR TIME OF THE YEAR TO GET BACK TO THEM AND THAT WE -- LET THEM KNOW THAT WE SUPPORT THEM.

I KNOW A LOT OF BUSINESSES ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC.

INFLATION.

STILL DEALING WITH LABOR SHORTAGES.

THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO BRING SOME DOLLARS INTO THEIR BUDGET BEFORE THE START OF THE BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON.