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Local church brings community together with monthly free meal

By David Woods | December 9, 2016

All are welcome at Friendship Baptist Dec. 9th as they serve their monthly free meal starting at 1 p.m.

Austin

Austin property owners can buy vacant lots for just $1

By AustinTalks | December 6, 2016

The Chicago Department of Planning and Development is accepting applications through Jan. 31st from 33 neighborhoods in all.

Community

We wish you a happy Thanksgiving

By David Woods | November 23, 2016

Community groups and local churches will be holding events for those needing a meal or wanting to play football.

Community

Good neighbor campaign to meet Tuesday

By AustinTalks | November 13, 2016

Residents are invited to join neighborhood groups, local churches, elected officials and others working to support West Side youth at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at 5437 W. Division St.

Community

Free screening of film celebrating African Americans on West Side

By AustinTalks | November 3, 2016

Join in the conversation afterward, share your family’s story at the Nov. 7th event.

Ald. Chris Taliaferro

Residents want local partnerships for proposed community health care campus

By Terry Dean | October 27, 2016

The community continues to weigh in on the multi-million dollar project, which would use the vacant Robert Emmet Elementary School building at the corner of Central and Madison.

youth

Community leaders introduce the “good neighbor and safety action” plan

By David Woods | October 26, 2016

A coalition of West Side groups, elected officials, clergy members and others urge the West Side to unite in fighting violence and helping young people.

Community

Community leaders to meet to discuss pressing drug problem

By AustinTalks | October 25, 2016

The Heroin Task Force will hold a town hall meeting Oct. 26 at Loretto Hospital.

Community

Celebrate after-school programs this week

By AustinTalks | October 19, 2016

There will be a “light up the night walk,” dinner and other activities from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at BUILD, 5100 W. Harrison St.

Opinion

Some West Side teens have not explored much beyond their ‘hood

By AustinTalks | September 28, 2016

Al Raby High School student Kenneth Gordon shares his thoughts on visiting Downtown Chicago for the first time.

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News

  • Expungement, record sealing event helps West Siders get jobs after leaving prison

    Austin resident Anthony Jefferson has been working over the past six years to expunge his criminal record. With help from the Monroe Foundation, he's moving toward the clean slate he wants to achieve to secure employment.

  • Get free groceries, other help from these Austin groups

    On a recent Thursday, volunteers from What About Us Charitable Enterprises spent the morning filling dozens of grocery bags with fresh food and staples that soon filled the arms of West Side residents in need. Dorin “Pastor Mac” McIntyre, executive director and co-founder of What About Us Charitable Enterprises and pastor of Mount Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, is one of many helping Austin residents struggling with food insecurity.

  • 29th Ward residents invited to holiday events on Tuesday

  • 29th Ward residents invited to propose how to spend $450,000

    Austin residents are invited to participate in this year's participatory budgeting cycle. The annual process lets ward residents ages 14 and up decide how to spend a portion of the aldermanic menu money.

  • Forty Acres Fresh Market marks important moment this week in bringing store to Austin

    Austin moves one step closer this week to getting a new grocery store with the groundbreaking of Forty Acres Fresh Market in the heart of the Soul City Corridor. Another effort to expand food offerings on the West Side continues with the Austin Community Food Co-op, which held a virtual info session last week on its efforts to bring a grocery store to the area.

  • Healing in nature workshop set for Saturday

    The Westside Cultural Alliance continues its "See, Feel and Heal" nature series Saturday at Garfield Park Nature Area, 100 N. Central Park with a workshop on making memory boxes. The workshop sessions focus on art and nature as vehicles of healing through art therapy, which provides wholistic healing for the body, mind and spirit.

  • Illinois residents can apply for help with paying gas, electric bills

    Applications are now open for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for qualified residential customers who are over the age of 60, have a disability or have children under the age of 6 to receive financial assistance to pay their energy bills. LIHEAP is a federally funded bill payment assistance program that helps low- and fixed-income families pay their utility during the winter heating season.

  • West Siders turn out for chili cook off in Austin’s Soul City

    Over a dozen local chefs competed in the second annual "It’s Getting Chili in Soul City" event on Saturday. A team of five who make up the Austin African American Business Networking Association board – Malcolm Crawford, Shirley Fields, Sharmine Rickett, Ronald Smith and Marshawn Felton – created the chili contest last year.

  • Chicago Marathon runner raises money for West Side girls

    Over the last 20 years, Ashley Graham has run 56 marathons - including the Chicago Marathon five times. Several of those marathons she raised money for charity - and this year was no different.

  • Stop by Austin farmers market this week

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