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Learn about the Austin P.O.W.E.R. 5K walk/run

By AustinTalks | July 24, 2015

Get registered at the 8 a.m. Saturday kickoff at Columbus Park. Come rain or shine!

News

Obama library gives West Siders hope

By Terry Dean | March 1, 2015

North Lawndale mother, daughter envision better neighborhood for the future.

Opinion

Maybe the answer is so simple

By John W. Fountain III | January 30, 2014

The bitter cold will soon be gone, says columnist John W. Fountain III. But will the hopelessness and despair found in many parts of the city disappear as well?

News

At Peace Tournament, mayor, West Side aldermen call for more activities for Austin youth

By Patrick Smith | November 20, 2012

The Nov. 17 basketball game, sponsored by NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas and CeaseFire, brought together rival gang members with the hope of ending conflict on the streets.

News

Austin residents encourage unity to revive community

By Sarah J. Pawlowski | October 8, 2012

Local leaders and advocates talk about solutions to the problems behind the violence plaguing the West Side. Some say building hope – like youth centers and community gardens – is a step toward finding peace.

Community

Live theater Friday at Westinghouse College Prep

By AustinTalks | December 8, 2011

The show is part of a series that offers an entertainment approach to community healing for West Side youth.

News

Community gears up for summer – and uptick in crime

By Angela Evans | June 2, 2011

Starting tonight, residents in the 11th and 15th Police Districts will stand on street corners in June as part of the 100 Blocks & 100 Churches initiative.

Opinion

Still not convinced about staying

By John W. Fountain III | March 23, 2011

Readers respond to John W. Fountain’s last column with hope. Tell us what you think.

Opinion

A letter of hope as the school year begins

By John W. Fountain III | September 7, 2010

Commentator John W. Fountain III offers words of encouragement for students as a new school year begins.

Opinion

The change we need is local

By Austin Weekly News | August 24, 2010

A local businessman urges Austin residents to decide what’s really important and get involved. Read Malcolm Crawford’s column, first published in the Austin Weekly News.

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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