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

By Janaya Banks | October 23, 2023

The second annual “It’s Getting Chili in Soul City” was held Saturday in Austin. Shirley McClain and Shirley Howard took home 1st place honors.

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Enter the Best of the West mac and cheese cook off

By AustinTalks | October 5, 2023

Sign up today to compete in the contest, which will be held at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at 1150 N. Lamon. The competition is open to amateurs and professionals.

Community

Enter song writing contest by March 31

By AustinTalks | March 22, 2023

Artists and songwriters will have the chance to win a $10,000 prize. Runner-ups will receive a promo package that includes a recording session and photo shoot.

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West Side teens share life stories during inspiring night

By Suzanne McBride | April 24, 2019

Five teens were awarded college scholarships by a panel of judges in BUILD Chicago’s 14th annual speech contest.

Community

Public speaking contest for teens

By AustinTalks | March 5, 2017

BUILD will be holding its seventh annual competition 6 to 8 p.m. March 9.

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Local teens wow audience at public speaking contest

By Ramona Meadors | March 22, 2016

High schools won scholarships for taking part in the BUILD’s third-annual event – and brought some audience members to tears with their compelling stories.

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Austin youth compete in public speaking contest

By Cara Ball | March 24, 2015

The top contestants won college scholarships at the BUILD-sponsored event.

Community

Youth compete in public speaking contest

By AustinTalks | April 4, 2014

Cheer on young people who will be competing for a scholarship 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 at BUILD headquarters, 5100 W. Harrison St.

Community

Win a free ticket to governor’s state of the state

By Rep. La Shawn Ford | January 16, 2014

Friday, Jan. 17 is the deadline to enter the contest put on by state Rep. La Shawn Ford.

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Residents, architects gather to discuss Austin’s redevelopment

By Reema Amin | December 24, 2012

At the Sweet Homes Chicago creative workshop Dec. 15, attendees learned about and critiqued the contests’ top entries, which propose ways to create a more self-sufficient community.

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  • 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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