Austin Town Hall
Farmers market season returns to Austin
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There are two weekly farmers markets in Austin, both on Thursdays. The PCC Austin Farm Stand is held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and the Austin City Market happens from 1 to 6 p.m.
Community
Taste of Chicago coming to Austin
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There will be food vendors and live blues music throughout the day, June 11th, starting at noon at 5720 W. Chicago Ave.
Business
West Side institution reopens Tuesday after major renovation
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Uncle Remus will reopen at 5611 W. Madison St. on April 12. The business received a $160,000 grant from INVEST South/West, a community improvement initiative under Mayor Lori Lightfoot that targets Austin and several other West and South side neighborhoods.
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Local nonprofit helping feed Austin families
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The Thierer Family Foundation has given a $25,000 grant to Dion’s Chicago Dream, an Englewood-based grocery delivery service, to expand food deliveries in Austin.
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Austin Eats shares community-led initiatives to fight food insecurity
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West Side groups in Austin, including the Austin Garden Collective, Forty Acres and the Austin Community Food Co-Op, are working together to help feed the hungry and support local entrepreneurs.
Community
Free healthy meal kits available to 2,000 families
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Registration ends Feb. 28 to receive the meal kits, which will be distributed every week in March. Families will be able to pick up the kits at one of six YMCA locations or have the kits delivered to their home.
Community
Community market has restarted
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Stop by the Soul City community market – powered by Austin Fresh! – on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 5713 W. Chicago Ave.
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Watch free screening of film about urban gardening
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The screening of “Can You Dig This” will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Kehrein Center for the Arts, 5628 W. Washington Blvd. After the film, there will be a discussion, and there will also be free snacks and a mini-farmers marekt.
food
Taste of Chicago comes to Austin today
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Stop by Austin Town Hall, 5610 W. Lake St., July 8 from noon to 7 p.m. There will be food vendors, food trucks and house music. Vendors include Ms. Tittles Cupcakes, Doom Street Eats, Caryolyn’s Krisps, Tatas Tacos, Mary Jane Cafe, Yum Dum and Robinson’s No. 1 Ribs.
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Taste the Town is happening this week in Austin
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Austin is the latest neighborhood to be included in Taste the Town, an Oak Park initiative designed to support restaurants struggling during the pandemic. This week’s event will be partnering with New Moms, an Austin organization that offers services to young mothers and their children.