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Thinking out loud – and outside the box

By Dwayne Truss | September 12, 2017

Austin and Lawndale should work with Congress to bring entrepreneurs and jobs to the West Side as part of the federal EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program administrated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, writes Dwayne Truss.

African-American male

Conference puts spotlight on black men, boys

By Terry Dean | September 1, 2017

The “State of the African American Male (SAAM)” conference, slated for Sept. 8 and 8 at University of Illinois at Chicago, feature a resource fair and workshops on issues including violence, jobs and poverty.

youth

Lockwood Avenue residents unite to help youth

By Terry Dean | August 10, 2017

Residents in the 900 block came together – as have many other blocks across Austin this summer – to share food, fellowship and hope for the future.

arts

Discuss how arts, culture can be elevated in Austin

By AustinTalks | July 12, 2017

Community development expert Valerie Leonard will be the guest speaker July 12 at Gone Again Travel & Tours, 5940 W. Chicago Ave., as residents continue to discuss how to use blues and soul to develop the West Side.

Austin

Can Blues tourism benefit the West Side?

By AustinTalks | June 6, 2017

Join in on the discussion June 7 from 6 to p.m. An expert panel will explore the ways this rich tradition can help draw visitors to Austin.

Austin

Deadline approaching for Austin businesses to get funding under new city program

By Xueer Zhang | May 29, 2017

Malcolm Crawford, head of the Austin African American Business Networking Association, urges business owners operating along the “Soul City Corridor” on Chicago Avenue to apply for the grants because they’re located in a retail thrive zone.

Austin Town Hall

County officials pledge $4 million to Austin, South Side for job training for youth

By Terry Dean | April 16, 2017

South Shore, Back of the Yards also will receive money as government officials look to address unemployment, violence in Chicago.

Community

Brookfield Zoo, Botanic Gardens filling summer jobs

By AustinTalks | March 29, 2017

Young adults ages 16 to 24 are encouraged to attend a hiring fair April 1 at Mt. Ebenezer Church.

jobs

Solutions to ending violence debated, discussed

By Abby Lee Hood | March 26, 2017

Panelists at DuSable Museum included Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin and Amara Enyia, head of the Austin Chamber of Commerce.

Community

Youth career expo set for Saturday

By AustinTalks | March 24, 2017

Bring your resume and come dressed for success to the March 25 event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at Christ the King Jesuit High School, 5088 W. Jackson Blvd.

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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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