Community
Celebrate Father’s Day with a free concert at Columbus Park Refectory
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Vocalist Michael B. Walker will pay tribute to legendary singer Lou Rawls. The show is 3 p.m. June 19.
health
Student wins scholarship for designing award-winning logo for West Side farm stand
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The PCC Community Wellness Center’s Austin farm stand opened for a sixth season this month. Produce grown at the site will be sold every Tuesday and the third Saturday of the month through Oct. 25.
29th Ward
Results of 29th Ward’s first participatory budgeting initiative announced
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Ald. Chris Taliaferro says $700,000 in funding will pay for six projects – ranging from community gardens and murals to pedestrian islands and park equipment. Six months of community meetings and two weeks of voting determined how the menu money will be spent.
Ald. Chris Taliaferro
Arts, cultural campus planned for Austin
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Several groups, led by the Austin Chamber of Commerce and with 29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro’s backing, are working on the project, which would be located at Austin Town Hall and include other nearby buildings such as the Austin Branch Library and Frederick Douglass Academy High School.
5K
What a great day
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There was a big turnout last weekend for the pre-Austin POWER 5k walk/run at the Columbus Park Refectory; it was the kickoff for the September event.
Austin
Movie about West Side school to air June 7
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The documentary Derek Grace made about Spencer Elementary Technology Academy’s annual College Week can be seen on America ReFramed.
Community
Father’s Day bus trip for West Side families
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Congressman Danny K. Davis and Sankofa Safe Child Initiative are sponsoring the day-long event to Sheridan Correctional Center June 11, which includes free food and a resource fair at the end of the day.
Community
Run or walk Saturday at Columbus Park Refectory
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Austin P.O.W.E.R (People Organizing Wealth & Economic Resources) of Life is hosting the 5k. Rain or shine, the race will start at 8 a.m.
Community
Two wrongly convicted of murder will share their stories Saturday
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford and The Voice newspaper are co-sponsoring the event, which includes free legal advice.
100 blocks 100 churches
Community will gather tonight in unity as shootings continue
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West side residents will meet at various corners in Austin at 6 p.m. tonight and every other Wednesday in June and July to take a stand against violence.