Community
PCC Austin Farm kicks off third season of urban gardening this week
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The first “Lunch & Learn” session will be held from 12 to 1:30 p.m. March 23 at the PCC Community Wellness Center, 5425 W. Lake St.
Community
Stop by the Westside health and resource fair today
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The event, which includes free screenings, will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. March 21 at Loretto Hospital, 645 S. Central.
Community
Do your part to stop the violence
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Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin, Lesha Hollins of Root 2 Fruit and BUILD will host a meeting March 21 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St.
Community
Get ready to garden with Root Riot
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Come to this Saturday’s meeting and learn how to get involved in this season’s garden at the corner of Race and Waller.
African-American
Group pushing to open a mental health center in Austin
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Some question how existing clinics would be affected. West Side voters would have to approve a referendum raising property taxes to pay for the new facility.
Community
Hone your public speaking skills
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PUSH Excel Oratory Society and the Chicago Westside NAACP Youth Council invites K-12 students to twice-monthly workshops. The next session is at 9 a.m. March 18 at Friendship Baptist Church, 5200 W. Jackson Blvd.
29th Ward
Closed Austin schools up for redevelopment bid March 13
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CPS is still trying to attract developers to re-purpose buildings shut in 2013.
Community
PCC Community Wellness Center celebrates National Nutrition Month
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Dietetic interns from Dominican University will provide tips at sessions that start March 13 and run through the end of the month at the Austin facility.
Community
Special event for black males in 7th through 12th grade
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The closed session will be held March 10 at Austin College and Career Academy.
Austin
Elected official calls for reinvention of West Side school
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford says in the interest of justice, fairness and equity, Frederick Douglass Academy High School can and should be transformed.