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New movie highlights foreclosure epidemic
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Filmmaker David Schechter and others discussed “Plunder: The Crime of Our Time” at its premier held earlier this month at Columbia College Chicago.
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Partnership between US Bank and West Side community may be in the works
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The Coalition to Save Community Banking will brief the West Side community on its efforts to reach a community benefits agreement with US Bank at an upcoming meeting. The coalition met this week with bank officials and elected officials. US Bank took over the branch offices of Park National Bank, which federal regulators shut down in fall 2009.
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West Side church turns place of strife into blooming garden
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Third Unitarian Church members want to expand the garden next year to include even more Austin residents.
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Foreclosure continues to hurt West Side
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Holding the property owner/s responsible can be challenging, housing and neighborhood advocates say.
Business
Business owners on Madison Avenue could be eligible for city grants
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Business owners must apply for the $750,000 fund in the next month.
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Pantry offers food and hope
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Austin residents who live in the 60644 and 60651 zip codes can pick up food every Saturday at Hope Community Church. A mobile food truck visits the second Thursday of the month.
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Amusement license will bring another option to West Side residents
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A banquet hall on Chicago Avenue plans to offer live entertainment and serve alcohol.
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Free worker safety training to be held Monday
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It’s not too late to sign up for the one-hour session being put on by the South Austin Coalition.
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Austin church doing work one block at a time
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More than 100 members of Hope Community Church have helped residents within a 23-block radius of the West Side church.
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New report criticizes Bank of America for its foreclosure rate
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National People’s Action and the South Austin Coalition say the banking giant isn’t doing enough to help keep people in their homes and demand action.