Opinion
Barbershop hosts forum for 29th Ward
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Three of the eight candidates on the Feb. 22nd ballot offered their views Monday night on some of the major issues facing Austin.
News
New movie highlights foreclosure epidemic
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Filmmaker David Schechter and others discussed “Plunder: The Crime of Our Time” at its premier held earlier this month at Columbia College Chicago.
News
Partnership between US Bank and West Side community may be in the works
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The Coalition to Save Community Banking will brief the West Side community on its efforts to reach a community benefits agreement with US Bank at an upcoming meeting. The coalition met this week with bank officials and elected officials. US Bank took over the branch offices of Park National Bank, which federal regulators shut down in fall 2009.
News
West Side church turns place of strife into blooming garden
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Third Unitarian Church members want to expand the garden next year to include even more Austin residents.
News
Foreclosure continues to hurt West Side
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Holding the property owner/s responsible can be challenging, housing and neighborhood advocates say.
Opinion
Open letter to the West Side about our banks
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The Coalition For Community Banking wants local residents to speak Aug. 12 at a hearing in Downtown Chicago.
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.
Opinion
All talk and no action as residents vent at foreclosure town hall
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US Bank had no clear answers to the fury over the handling of foreclosed properties on the West Side. Now, how will the community respond?
News
Elderly woman upset that bank officials didn’t begin work on foreclosed building
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Volunteers from the South Austin Coalition and Westside Health Authority plan to clean up the property in the 5300 block of West Congress Parkway. Delia Ewing is hopeful US Bank will step in.
News
Bank officials attend lively town hall meeting on foreclosure
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West Side residents pushed US Bank to set up a fund to deal with the growing problem, but officials say they can’t promise $25 million right now.