Community
Austin residents invited to take part in quality-of-life plan
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Over the next several days, Austin Coming Together and LISC Chicago will be holding the last set of community meetings in a year-long process to develop the improvement plan.
Austin
Be a part of one of the biggest events of 2018
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The West Side Historical Society – in partnership with Ald. Jason Ervin, AustinTalks and other partners – will host this year’s Juneteenth festival and parade for peace June 22-24 in Garfield Park. Vendors are invited to contact organizers; VIP passes are also available.
Community
Don’t miss family night on Friday
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Doors open at 4 p.m. April 20 at the Austin Community Family Center, 501 N. Central Ave. Other groups sponsoring the free event – open to all in Austin – include BUILD, Communities Partnering 4Peace, Westside Health Authority and the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago.
Opinion
Is our government for or against us?
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford urges everyone to make it a priority to fight for justice and change the bad public policies that continue to hurt African Americans in Austin and elsewhere.
Community
Share your thoughts about ‘Gang Girl’
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Austin Coming Together will host a free screening of the award-winning documentary at 5:30 p.m. April 13, followed by a discussion. It will be held in the Austin community hub at 5049 W. Harrison.
Community
Austin clinic helps patients improve housing conditions to live healthier lives
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Patients of the PCC Community Wellness Center can get free legal services thanks to a new partnership PCC has formed with the Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing.
Community
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford, Loretto Hospital, the West Side Heroin Task Force and Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti are hosting a breakfast April 4th, 50 years after the civil rights leader was assassinated. Fighting the West Side’s heroin epidemic will be the focus of this morning’s event. Then at 12:30 there will be a wreath laying at the corner of 4800 W. Chicago Ave.
Community
See new footage of the day MLK was killed
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Ald. Chris Taliaferro and the South Austin Neighborhood Association will present the documentary from 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 4 at Columbus Park Refectory, 5701 W. Jackson Blvd.
Community
Free dance classes start Monday at the library
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Young people ages 5 to 19 are invited to sign up for the classes, which begin Monday, April 2 and run through May 31. Instruction will be provided by Final Explosion Dance Studio.
Community
West Side youth invited to career exploration/resource fair
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The first 100 youth between ages 16 and 21 to arrive today, March 26, between 10:30 and 11 a.m. will be guaranteed summer job registration. There will also be a youth town hall during the free event, which ends at 4 p.m. and will be held at By the Hand Club for Kids at 415 N. Laramie