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First Annual Wheaton Outdoor Office Block Party

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Business Communities Can Connect, Relax at First Annual Office Block Party

The Wheaton business community can kick back, eat, drink and dance on Front Street Wednesday, Jun. 29.

For the first time, business communities from the north and south sides of Wheaton can eat, drink, dance and mingle in the street at the first annual Wheaton Outdoor Office Block Party on Front Street Wednesday, Jun. 29.  Mike Burke, manager at The Bank Restaurant, came up with the idea for the event with hopes to give Wheaton workers a chance to "connect and relax after a stressful work day—what I believe we’ve all been having. "We can kick back, have a drink and some food, listen to some music and maybe dance ... just have a good time,” Burke said. Rock cover band Person 2 Person, featuring Wheaton resident Joe Cuttone on bass, will perform 70s and 80s hits at the event, and Matthew Whiteford, a Jim Beam-sponsored national champion BBQ …

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