Tis' the season for Brunswick stew, barbecue, and chili. Yesterday was the chili cook-off for the Westerwood neighborhood. Held in Lake Daniel Park by the tennis courts, the Westerwood chili cook-off brought neighbors together to see who could cook the best chili and to build community through eating together.
Westerwood is a downtown neighborhood of 650 homes build around the 1920s, just (you guessed it) WEST of downtown and convenient to everything. The community is full of character, partly due to its beautiful tree lined streets and partly due to the residents who work hard to keep the neighborhood a vibrant, dynamic place to live. As people were eating chili, the Westerwood String Band played old time tunes on their fiddles, banjos, and guitars. It was a perfect fall day for eating chili, listening to live music, and socializing.
If you are looking for a way to bring your own neighborhood together, consider putting on a pot of chili or stew and start inviting. Where there is good food, there will be people. Happy Monday!
I couldn't agree more Janis! Good food, music and a welcoming atmosphere.. such a fun way to pull a community together. Looks like it's working well here ✨
Posted by: Grace | Monday, October 29, 2018 at 10:30 AM
Is it still chili if you withhold the beans? That's my primary objection to chili!
Posted by: William Kendall | Monday, October 29, 2018 at 11:25 AM
Looks like great fun and kudos to those folks who are trying to keep the neighborhood together and buttressing its common life. Sounds like a nice place to live.
Posted by: Lowell | Monday, October 29, 2018 at 08:18 PM