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Take part in parade, back-to-school rally on Saturday

By AustinTalks | July 26, 2019

Registration for the free event begins at 8 a.m. July 27, with the kickoff at 9 a.m. Gather at 4941 W. Chicago Ave.

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One and all invited to back-to-school rally, parade Saturday

By AustinTalks | July 28, 2017

Dr. Arthur Lockhart will hold the 29th annual event July 29 at Healing Temple C.O.G.I.C., 4941 W. Chicago Ave. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the kickoff is at 9 a.m.

Hoops in the Hood

Peace rally, night of basketball planned for July 8th

By AustinTalks | July 7, 2016

Gather at the corner of Gladys and Cicero at 4:30 p.m. to march to 5100 W. Harrison where BUILD will host the Hoops in the Hood opening tip-off.

Community

Take a stand against domestic violence

By AustinTalks | October 2, 2013

Join elected officials and others this Saturday, Oct. 5 at Hope Community Church, 5900 W. Chicago Ave.

News

Rep. Ford supporters flood courtroom

By Patrick Smith | December 13, 2012

A group of more than 40 joined the state representative Downtown on Tuesday when he pleaded not guilty to 17 counts of bank fraud and other related charges.

News

West Side leaders call for new YMCA location at emergency meeting

By Patrick Smith | October 10, 2012

Residents and advocates met Monday to discuss why closing the Austin center is harmful to the community. An 11 a.m. protest is planned at the Y’s Downtown headquarters Thursday.

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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