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Austin girls learn to be leaders

By AustinTalks | August 13, 2012

They ended the summer program that provided cultural, career-building and community service experiences with a Rites of Passage celebration Aug. 4.

Opinion
John W. Fountain III.

Summer cycle of death continues

By John W. Fountain III | July 20, 2012

Columnist John Fountain III writes about the deeper issues behind the violence plaguing the city.

News

Found in Austin program student artwork on display Monday

By Ellyn Fortino | July 13, 2012

The showcase at Oscar DePriest Elementary School will be available for viewing from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. with pieces from the summer youth art program, which allowed students to tell personal stories through their work.

Community

Churches partner with CPS for Safe Haven, Safe Summer program

By AustinTalks | June 20, 2012

Beginning Monday, June 25, area faith-based organizations will offer daily play and learning activities to students until Aug. 3.

News

West Side free public pools open

By Ellyn Fortino | June 19, 2012

The Chicago Park District locations have schedules – some changing daily – posted from June 25 to Aug. 5.

Opinion
John W. Fountain III.

Final school bells mark official killing season opener

By John W. Fountain III | June 11, 2012

With the summer’s heat on the rise, columnist John W. Fountain III writes about the expected increase in violent acts across the city, and urges residents and leaders to reassess measures being taken to address the problem.

News

Check out some upcoming summer camps, programs for Austin youth

By Ellyn Fortino | June 6, 2012

Space is still available in many West Side programs offering arts, crafts, sports, field trips and other daily activities.

Community

Assistance is available to pay for Chicago Park District’s summer programs

By AustinTalks | May 28, 2012

Eligible students must apply by the June 11 deadline.

Community

Westside Musical Festival presents free summer concert series beginning next month in Austin

By AustinTalks | May 23, 2012

The three-part event, running from June to August at Columbus, Douglas and Garfield parks, will feature local acts, gospel choirs and artists Musiq Soulchild and Syleena Johnson.

Community

Exelon, ComEd employee volunteers interview CPS students for summer internships

By Exelon Corp. | April 27, 2012

The program was part of National Volunteer Week and included Austin’s Frederick Douglass Academy.

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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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