Community
Austin residents invited to community summit
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All are welcome at this Saturday’s event, which will be celebrating five years of the Austin Forward Together plan. Register now for the March 9th summit.
Community
Celebrate the holidays with ACT
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Austin Coming Together invites West Siders to a winter wonder blast celebration from 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at 557 N. Central Ave.
Community
Share your thoughts on the future of Central Avenue
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Austin Coming Together wants input from West Side residents and others who travel through Austin. The responses will be incorporated into an action plan as Central Avenue is re-envisioned.
News
Central Avenue revitalization project aims to transform area
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A project to revitalize Central Avenue from Madison Street to Chicago Avenue is starting its first steps in the planning process. Austin Coming Together is leading the charge to revitalize one of Austin’s major thoroughfares.
Community
Groundbreaking to be held for new business center in Austin
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The Westside Health Authority and Austin Coming Together, joined by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Planning Department Commissioner Maurice Cox, will break ground on the new $40 million ASPIRE Center for Workforce Innovation. It will be located in the former Emmett Elementary School at 5500 W. Madison St., which was closed under Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration.
News
Food delivery program for people with disabilities launches in Austin
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Boxes of food are being delivered to the homes of dozens of Austin residents with disabilities through the new program, a partnership between Circle Urban Ministries, the city of Chicago, the Vivery Idea Lab and others.
News
Austin Coming Together announces updates on multi-million dollar projects
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Four community projects worth a total of $100 million will be opening over the next few years in Austin. The projects were celebrated at the annual summit of Austin Coming Together held last weekend.
News
Aspire Center construction to start this spring
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The Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation will open next year and provide free services in career development. The center will be on the former site of Emmet School, 5500 W. Madison St., which former Mayor Rahm Emanuel closed in 2013.
Austin Coming Together
Annual summit on Austin to be held Saturday
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All residents are invited to Austin Forward Together’s community summit, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at By The Hand Club For Kids, 415 N. Laramie.
Aspire Center
New fitness-themed pubic park to be unveiled in Austin
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City officials and community leaders will take part in Saturday’s ribbon-cutting at the site of the former Emmett Elementary School, in the 5500 block of West Madison Street.