AustinTalks | restaurant

Residents discuss proposed restaurants on North Avenue

By Francia Garcia Hernandez | February 14, 2023

Tensions rose as some residents argued the restaurants’ request to sell alcohol on site violates the moratorium in the area, while others voiced their support.

Dine out in Austin this week

By AustinTalks | October 11, 2022

Residents are encouraged to dine out at restaurants along West Madison Street and West Chicago Avenue through Oct. 16.

Eat out in Austin

By AustinTalks | September 19, 2022

Check out these Austin restaurants in the Chicago Avenue, Corcoran Place and Madison Street corridors. Let’s support Austin’s business community.

West Side institution reopens Tuesday after major renovation

By AustinTalks | April 11, 2022

Uncle Remus will reopen at 5611 W. Madison St. on April 12. The business received a $160,000 grant from INVEST South/West, a community improvement initiative under Mayor Lori Lightfoot that targets Austin and several other West and South side neighborhoods.

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Celebrate the opening of another Black-owned business in Austin

By AustinTalks | April 28, 2021

Stop by the grand opening of Two Sisters Catering and Restaurant, 4800 W. Chicago Ave., on April 30 or May 1 from 12 to 6 p.m.

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More local residents can dine in at MacArthur’s, other West Side restaurants

By Shelby E. Hawkins | February 21, 2021

Indoor dining capacity increased this month, which helps MacArthurs, the popular soul food restaurant on West Madison Street. But the increased capacity is far more helpful to other parts of Chicago that have more restaurants. “One of the things we’re fighting right now is the lack of opportunities to sit down in a restaurant” in Austin, said Malcolm Crawford, executive director of the Austin African American Business Networking Association.