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Opinion

Have you forgotten whom you serve?

By Renna Thomas | July 10, 2013

West Side resident asks tough questions of elected officials.

News

Christ the King students stage sit-in

By Ellyn Fortino | January 28, 2013

More than 200 students called on the school’s leadership to listen to their concerns.

Community

Austin Safety Net Works basketball kicks off new season

By AustinTalks | January 27, 2012

The workshop series focuses on building skills, having fun and enforcing healthy habits.

News

Douglass principal retiring at end of school year

By Ellyn Fortino | December 5, 2011

Debra Crump’s announcement came the same day as the unveiling of the school’s new mural, which features seven prominent Chicago African-American leaders and educators.

Community

West Side high school hosts youth financial literacy event

By AustinTalks | November 18, 2011

The listening session, which included student demonstrations and roundtable discussions, was part of a national program to help Americans stay out of debt.

News

Former New York Jets player attends ceremony

By Ellyn Fortino | September 15, 2011

Emphasizing the importance of education, Brian Musso tells Catalyst Circle Rock students to stay focused on their dreams.

Community

Chicago teens return from lobbying in Washington

By AustinTalks | July 20, 2011

They joined youth from other major U.S. cities in advocating for legislation to reduce violence and improve education.

News

Austin Coming Together getting a new leader

By AustinTalks | April 28, 2011

Amara Enyia will replace Rev. Reggie Bachus, who’s moving to New York to be a pastor.

News

First of four state-funded anti-violence programs to begin soon

By Sarah Ostman | March 29, 2011

Meetings are being held this week for applicants interested in working for Mentoring Plus Jobs.

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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