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Taste of Chicago

Award-winning West Side BBQ eatery chosen for this year’s Taste of Chicago

By Xueer Zhang | July 2, 2017

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.

Opinion

Where are Austin’s street festivals, outdoor events?

By John W. Fountain III | June 1, 2011

One local resident urges local elected officials to make sure the city’s most-populated neighborhood benefits from summer celebrations. What do you think?

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