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Monthly Archives: May 2010

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Making beautiful music on a hot Austin night

By Felicia Dechter | May 8, 2010

Three students on their way to college will receive music scholarships thanks to a recent fundraiser put on by the Chicago West Community Music Center.

Opinion

Redemption between a son and a mother

By John W. Fountain III | May 8, 2010

One man marks Mother’s Day with a poignant thank you to the woman who’s been a part of his life from the start.

News

Austin teams will compete in dance contest

By AustinTalks | May 7, 2010

Main Attraction and Final Explosion are two of the West Side troupes taking part in the Battle of the Sides competition at the Austin YMCA. Tickets cost $12.

News

Group petitions city for upgrades to Moore Park

By Austin Weekly News | May 7, 2010

Our partners at the Austin Weekly News share the frustration of local residents who think the park is long overdue for an overhaul.

News

Lots of sole at Hau’t Boutique

By Felicia Dechter | May 6, 2010

Sneaker and gear store keeps money in Austin and gives kids a place to go. It’s one of many locally owned businesses making a go of it on the West Side.

News

Some moms complain about WIC program

By Vee L. Harrison | May 5, 2010

Some wonder why they have to use their vouchers at just one store in Austin, while moms in nearby suburbs can go food shopping at many places.

News

Local farmers markets start up soon, but Austin residents will have to wait a bit longer

By Lauren Kelly | May 4, 2010

West Side residents will have to wait until July to shop at their local market. It’s the latest of the city’s 20 markets to open.

Opinion

A cry for troops or just crying wolf?

By John W. Fountain III | May 3, 2010

One man has a change of heart over whether the National Guard should help keep peace in the city.

News

San Miguel School in Austin will be bustling this week

By Felicia Dechter | May 2, 2010

A resource fair will be held Tuesday, and students will participate in their annual day of service on Friday.

News

West Side forum tackles perils of youth violence

By Austin Weekly News | May 1, 2010

From our partners at the Austin Weekly News: Panelists offer useful advice on how to fight this serious problem.


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News

  • Expungement, record sealing event helps West Siders get jobs after leaving prison

    Austin resident Anthony Jefferson has been working over the past six years to expunge his criminal record. With help from the Monroe Foundation, he's moving toward the clean slate he wants to achieve to secure employment.

  • Get free groceries, other help from these Austin groups

    On a recent Thursday, volunteers from What About Us Charitable Enterprises spent the morning filling dozens of grocery bags with fresh food and staples that soon filled the arms of West Side residents in need. Dorin “Pastor Mac” McIntyre, executive director and co-founder of What About Us Charitable Enterprises and pastor of Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, is one of many helping Austin residents struggling with food insecurity.

  • 29th Ward residents invited to holiday events on Tuesday

  • 29th Ward residents invited to propose how to spend $450,000

    Austin residents are invited to participate in this year's participatory budgeting cycle. The annual process lets ward residents ages 14 and up decide how to spend a portion of the aldermanic menu money.

  • Forty Acres Fresh Market marks important moment this week in bringing store to Austin

    Austin moves one step closer this week to getting a new grocery store with the groundbreaking of Forty Acres Fresh Market in the heart of the Soul City Corridor. Another effort to expand food offerings on the West Side continues with the Austin Community Food Co-op, which held a virtual info session last week on its efforts to bring a grocery store to the area.

  • Healing in nature workshop set for Saturday

    The Westside Cultural Alliance continues its "See, Feel and Heal" nature series Saturday at Garfield Park Nature Area, 100 N. Central Park with a workshop on making memory boxes. The workshop sessions focus on art and nature as vehicles of healing through art therapy, which provides wholistic healing for the body, mind and spirit.

  • Illinois residents can apply for help with paying gas, electric bills

    Applications are now open for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for qualified residential customers who are over the age of 60, have a disability or have children under the age of 6 to receive financial assistance to pay their energy bills. LIHEAP is a federally funded bill payment assistance program that helps low- and fixed-income families pay their utility during the winter heating season.

  • West Siders turn out for chili cook off in Austin’s Soul City

    Over a dozen local chefs competed in the second annual "It’s Getting Chili in Soul City" event on Saturday. A team of five who make up the Austin African American Business Networking Association board – Malcolm Crawford, Shirley Fields, Sharmine Rickett, Ronald Smith and Marshawn Felton – created the chili contest last year.

  • Chicago Marathon runner raises money for West Side girls

    Over the last 20 years, Ashley Graham has run 56 marathons - including the Chicago Marathon five times. Several of those marathons she raised money for charity - and this year was no different.

  • Stop by Austin farmers market this week

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