News
Community group focuses on Austin’s youngest residents
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Austin Coming Together’s Early Childhood Collaborative will hold its first major event Oct. 12.
Community
Hoops for the holidays Saturday
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The free 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 8 basketball skills clinic is being held at Marshall High School, 3250 W. Adams St. Youth ages 8 to 18 are welcome to participate. Registration starts at 12:15. Canned goods for a local food pantry will also be collected at the event.
Opinion
Fuzzy math? Austin advocate questions draft guidelines for school actions
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Dwayne Truss says the numbers CPS used to determine West Side schools’ space utilization do not add up, and the figures favor more funding for white students, less for African-Americans.
News
A spooky Halloween celebration in Austin
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The Oct. 25 event was held at the Austin Town Hall Park. More fun is yet to be had on the West Side. Read more to learn where you can celebrate Halloween tonight.
Community
Rep. Ford asks “What are the people in Austin to do?”
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In a letter to AustinTalks, the state lawmaker responds to the recent YMCA closing by calling on the governor to make it a priority to fight for the West Side.
Austin
Halloween party at St. Paul Luthern School
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The 6 p.m. Oct. 31 event sponsored by Roman Morrow and Divinely Orchestrated will offer a safe place for families to go for games, food, treats and more.
News
Austin residents encourage unity to revive community
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Local leaders and advocates talk about solutions to the problems behind the violence plaguing the West Side. Some say building hope – like youth centers and community gardens – is a step toward finding peace.
News
MindBloom Preschool will not reopen in Austin
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The early childhood education program’s owner said her ideas were not accepted by the community, resulting in financial difficulties due to low enrollment.
Opinion
Why education cuts doom reforms, students
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Sen. Kimberly Lightford (4th) says money is available, but school funding continues to be cut.
Community
107 children, youth, young adults killed in Chicago in one year
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The Black Star Project calls for greater protection of citizens following the NATO Summit, as the city protected heads of state from other countries while more Chicagoans died.