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In celebration of National Health Center week, Austin residents are invited from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 14 at 330 N. Lotus Ave. There will be fresh produce for sale and hands-on gardening activities, and 37th Ward Ald. Emma Mitts will be honored.
Stop by Forty Acres Fresh Market at the Boombox, 5846 W. Chicago Ave. July 1-30. Cash, credit cards and the Link card are accepted.
La Grange Park pastor Tim Hoekstra will join Austin residents as they participate in Saturday’s World Vision 6k – which is roughly the distance many living in Africa must walk to get clean water.
“Free Fitness Week” runs from Jan. 8 through 14. Take a fitness class, work out in the gym, go for a swim or try a number of other activities on the West Side and throughout the city.
Enrollment ends Friday, Dec. 15 if you need coverage. You can enroll online and call for help, too.
George N. Miller Jr. is the first African American to lead the West Side hospital. He is the former CEO and president of CommUnityCare Health Centers in Texas. Miller replaces Dr. Sonia Mehta, who had run the Austin hospital since 2012.
Don’t miss the chance to visit on Tuesdays this month the PCC Farmers Market, at 330 N. Lotus, and the Garfield Park Market, at 200 N. Kedzie Ave., this Thursday.
Ald. Chris Taliaferro is hosting a free walk-in clinic with assistance from the Chicago Department of Health from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 6272 W. North Ave.
The free event, sponsored by West Side Men, Austin Weekly News and Loretto Hospital, will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 30.
The event, which includes dinner and a speaker, will be held Thursday, June 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. at New Moms, 5317 W. Chicago Ave.