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The Austin peace ride will take place Sept. 19. Meet at the BUILD Chicago office at 5100 W. Harrison St. at 9 a.m.; the ride begins at 10 a.m. Water and light snacks will be provided. Bring your bike; a limited number of Divvy bikes will be available.
Testing will be done from 12 to 4 p.m. at 1333 N. Laramie Ave. Free masks, hand sanitizer and youth bike helmets also will be available.
The virtual session will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 16 and hosted by Darlene Hightower. The event is sponsored by Rush’s office of community health equity and engagement. Email ahead of time to get participant password.
A group of about a dozen youth created their own quality-of-life plan for Austin this summer, modeled after a similar plan being implemented by Austin Coming Together. The youth’s plan focuses on public safety, mental health and youth empowerment, and will be unveiled later this fall by the group Territory.
Several unsuccessful applicants voiced concern last week at a press conference over the way officials are doling out 75 licenses across the state. Reps. La Shawn Ford and Kathleen Willis will hold another press conference about the issue Sunday.
A House in Austin, which builds connections and supports families with small children on the West Side, will hold a ribbon-cutting at 1:15 p.m. Sept. 12 at 533 N. Pine Ave.
The city shut down the Columbus Park testing site in July. Residents can be tested at four other Austin locations, including Loretto Hospital and PCC Community Wellness Center.
Register for the sunrise bike ride, which starts at 7 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 at Columbus Park, 500 S. Central Ave. Don’t worry if you don’t have a bike; free Divvy bikes will be available.
As city continues to invest in Austin as part of its INVEST South/West program, city developers and non-profit partners are focusing their attention on several blocks of Chicago Avenue, from Cicero Avenue to Austin Boulevard.
West Side residents have until Sept. 19 to submit their ideas on how the “menu money” should be spent. Community volunteers and Ald. Chris Taliaferro’s office will whittle down the suggestions for residents to vote on in coming months.