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Marconi students to perform at Park West this weekend

By Jennifer T. Lacey | April 5, 2011

The April 9th show is sold out, but you can see some of the performers here on AustinTalks.

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Austin artists raise awareness with exhibition

By Jennifer T. Lacey | April 1, 2011

Today, from 4 to 8 p.m., is the last day to see the Wired Art exhibition at the Austin Wellness Center, 4800 W. Chicago Ave. Admission is free.

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Move Me Soul appears at the Chicago Theater

By Jennifer T. Lacey | March 30, 2011

The dance troupe comprised of students from the Austin high school campus as well as others from the West Side took part in the March 23 show. See what you missed.

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Austin dance students will compete in After School Matters event

By Jennifer T. Lacey | March 22, 2011

Move Me Soul, a 30-member troupe, hopes to repeat last year’s showing when it won a best campus award.

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CPS reviews Catalyst-Howland school’s contract

By Jennifer T. Lacey | March 18, 2011

The charter is seeking permission to continue operating for another five years in North Lawndale.

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Advocates push for magnet school in Austin

By Jennifer T. Lacey | January 28, 2011

The Chicago Board of Education approved another magnet in University Village, causing some to question why the West Side isn’t being considered for such a school.

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Holidays kick off with parade in Austin

By Jennifer T. Lacey | December 13, 2010

West Siders turned out earlier this month for the Austin Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual parade. Check out the video and photos.

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Street lights in some parts of Austin keep going out

By Jennifer T. Lacey | November 19, 2010

Residents should let Ald. Deborah Graham know what ward improvements they’d like for 2011.

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West Side represented in Bud Billikin parade

By Jennifer T. Lacey | August 15, 2010

Hundreds of thousands of Chicagoans came out Saturday to celebrate what has become a pre-back-to-school event, the Bud Billikin parade. Check out our video.

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West Side residents join in prayer to fight violence

By Jennifer T. Lacey | June 15, 2010

The next vigil will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at the corner of Laramie and Division.

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  • Arts center celebrates Black youth with new mural 

    By Francia Garcia Hernandez Chicago artist Barrett Keithley stood with open arms before young elementary and middle school students from Catalyst Circle Rock last week. Behind him, glimpses of colorful patterns and musical notes caught the students’ eyes, awaiting to see Keithley’s work.

  • Still time to run or walk in Saturday’s 5K

    The eighth annual Austin P.O.W.E.R. 5K will kick off Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. in the heart of Austin - at the corner of Chicago and Mayfield avenues. It's not too late to sign up; the cost is $45 per walker/runner.

  • Food delivery service for Austin residents with disabilities extended

    By Francia Garcia Hernandez A city program that delivers food to people with disabilities in Austin has been extended six more months. The city pilot program, launched in February to improve food access for 100 people facing food insecurity, was given funding by the Greater Chicago Food Depository.

  • Diaster recovery centers open in Austin

    FEMA disaster recovery centers opened Aug. 29 in two Austin locations and two other sites in Cook County.

  • West Siders affected by summer flooding can apply for grants, loans from FEMA

    Federal funding is now available to West Side residents and others living in Cook County who have been impacted by flooding that happened earlier this summer, President Joe Biden announced this week. Austin residents are still recovering from record-setting rain and storms that caused devastating flooding in the Chicago area from June 29 to July 2.

  • Rep. Ford pushes overdose prevention sites for Chicago

    By Francia Garcia Hernandez A dozen medical experts, outreach workers and advocates joined state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford last week in his push to open a pilot overdose prevention site in Chicago, possibly on the West Side. Standing at the corner of West Van Buren Street and South Pulaski Road, one of many West Side areas with high overdose rates, Ford called for the public and lawmakers to support a bill that would allow the creation of overdose prevention sites in Chicago.

  • Free film and food!

  • New mural of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis unveiled at Safer Foundation

    A new 3,500-square-foot, 30-foot-high colorful representation of Congressman Danny Davis adorns the walls of the Safer Foundation building, 808 S. Kedzie Ave. in East Garfield Park.

  • Farmers market at Austin Town Hall kicks off

    Over 100 people stopped by Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St., last Thursday for its first day of the 2023 season. Five vendors sold their products, with many more vendors expected in coming weeks; the market will operate on Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m. through Oct.

  • CPS launches waffles at breakfast for Austin HS students

    On a recent sunny Thursday morning, students lined up in the cafeteria to grab free waffles at Michele Clark Magnet High School before the school day started. The waffles are a new pilot program created by Chicago Public Schools to get more students to participate in school breakfast.

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