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Work out for free at Chicago parks

By AustinTalks | December 30, 2014

Take a fitness class, swim laps or participate in other activities from Jan. 2-11.

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West Side town hall Jan. 3

By AustinTalks | December 29, 2014

Everyone is invited to the 10 a.m. to noon meeting at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.

Community

Celebrate Kwanzaa Sunday

By AustinTalks | December 26, 2014

Third Unitarian Church will hold its annual event Dec. 28th. All are welcome.

Community

Donate blood next week in Austin

By AustinTalks | December 23, 2014

Schedule an appointment between noon and 8 p.m. Dec. 29 at the 15th District Police District, 5701 W. Madison Ave.

Community

11th annual Kwanzaa gala this weekend

By AustinTalks | December 22, 2014

Gregory Boggs, Kyle Smith and Vernita Johnson will be honored at the Dec. 27 event at Sankofa Cultural Arts Center. Tickets are still available.

Community

Community fair Saturday

By AustinTalks | December 11, 2014

The event will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 13 at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.

Community

Pre-Christmas health and wellness fair today

By AustinTalks | December 9, 2014

The event – free for seniors 55 and up – will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 9 at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.

Community

Health fair Saturday will help residents learn about Obamacare

By AustinTalks | December 5, 2014

Free screenings and demonstrations also available at the free event, which will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hartgrove Hospital, 5730 W. Roosevelt Road.

Community

Town hall set for tonight

By AustinTalks | December 4, 2014

Local residents will discuss Chicago’s response to Ferguson from 6 to 8 p.m. at Greater St. John Bible Church, 1256 N. Waller.

Community

Holiday concert Saturday

By AustinTalks | December 3, 2014

The Westside Instructional String and Harp program will perform from 12 to 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at Garfield Park Golden Dome, 100 N. Central Park.

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  • 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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