Community
Share a meal and do some bartering, too
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A potluck will be held this Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Root-Riot Harambee community garden in Austin.
Opinion
Local resident wants journalists to do a better job of writing about the West Side
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Anna Friedman Herlihy objects to the way Chicago Tribune reporters compared Englewood to Austin. Find out what else she has to say.
News
Community gears up for summer – and uptick in crime
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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
Where are Austin’s street festivals, outdoor events?
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One local resident urges local elected officials to make sure the city’s most-populated neighborhood benefits from summer celebrations. What do you think?
Opinion
Goodbye Mayor Daley – and good riddance, writes one local commentator
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Austin Weekly News columnist Arlene Jones reflects on Richard Daley’s 22-year tenure and what it meant for the black community.
Community
Help spruce up the neighborhood this month
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Join the Central Austin Neighborhood Association as it plants flowers this month, and volunteers are being sought for a spring clean-up tomorrow.
News
State attorney’s office, block clubs take aim at troubled buildings
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The center, located near the corner of Austin Boulevard and Chicago Avenue, wants to work with West Side residents to help make Austin safer.
News
Local residents want more police on the streets
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Cutbacks in the Chicago Police Department’s CAPS program will put more officers in the field, but some worry about community policing being scaled back.