alfresco
Dine out in Austin this week
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Residents are encouraged to dine out at restaurants along West Madison Street and West Chicago Avenue through Oct. 16.
alfresco
Eat out in Austin
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Check out these Austin restaurants in the Chicago Avenue, Corcoran Place and Madison Street corridors. Let’s support Austin’s business community.
Business
West Side institution reopens Tuesday after major renovation
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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.
black-owned
Celebrate the opening of another Black-owned business in Austin
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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.
Austin
More local residents can dine in at MacArthur’s, other West Side restaurants
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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.
Taste of Chicago
Award-winning West Side BBQ eatery chosen for this year’s Taste of Chicago
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Ben’s Bar-Be-Cue, located at 5931 W. North Ave., may be the first Austin restaurant to be part of the annual food festival, which runs from July 5-9.
News
Mitts holds first listening tour meeting
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The 37th Ward alderman will hold two more gatherings June 11 and 18 to discuss issues important to residents.
News
Alice’s Soul Food will remain open, relatives say
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While the restaurant’s owner and cook passed away March 14, her daughter says “Miss Alice” would want her to continue to feed the West Side.
News
Inspiration under the L
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New restaurant opens in Garfield Park that helps the unemployed get back on their feet.
Business
A West Side landmark returns
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Alice’s restaurant reopened earlier this year on Chicago Avenue, drawing old and new customers looking for soul food made by Alice Carter.