News
Austin church doing work one block at a time
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More than 100 members of Hope Community Church have helped residents within a 23-block radius of the West Side church.
Business
Weaving through the recession
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Hair salons in Austin don’t seem affected by the downturn, as long as they offer certain services.
News
Austin-Oak Park Justice Center back in business
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Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez reopens community satellite office that closed in 2007.
News
A jewel in Austin
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Longtime West Side resident Mary Brown fights crime, helps her neighbors and makes her community better.
News
Prayer and community celebrated at praise rally
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Scores of West Side residents turned out last week to celebrate the end of a month-long campaign to pray on 100 corners throughout Austin. Watch the celebration.
Business
Austin restaurant offers customers a different meal
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No pork or beef is served at Quench. But that doesn’t stop West Siders from dining at the eatery.
Business
Restaurant draws people from around the world
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Our partners at the Austin Weekly News take us inside MacArthur’s, the popular soul food eatery that’s attracted quite a following since opening in 1997.
Community
Good turnout and good weather for last Saturday’s music festival
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A few hundred people enjoyed the 10th annual Somethin’ Good in the Hood last weekend. Watch our video story.
News
New report criticizes Bank of America for its foreclosure rate
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National People’s Action and the South Austin Coalition say the banking giant isn’t doing enough to help keep people in their homes and demand action.
News
“100 blocks and 100 churches” ended tonight with a praise rally
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AustinTalks was there, documenting the end of the month-long campaign to take back the streets.