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Third Unitarian Church luncheon raises scholarship funds

By Cara Ball | February 16, 2015

College-bound students will share in $20,000; this is the 41st year of the program.

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Chicago civil rights activist recounts time with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By Cara Ball | January 19, 2015

Timuel Black, 96, tells members of Third Unitarian Church in Austin what a crucial role MLK played in Chicago and across the country.

Community

Celebrate Kwanzaa Sunday

By AustinTalks | December 26, 2014

Third Unitarian Church will hold its annual event Dec. 28th. All are welcome.

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Long-time minister leaving historic Austin church

By Katie Kather | June 16, 2014

Members hope its community involvement will continue to grow as Rev. Brian Covell’s tenure ends. Jennifer Nordstrom will take over in August.

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Austin teens receive college scholarships

By Keyanna Johnson | June 2, 2014

Third Unitarian Church awarded $14,000 to 14 students. This is the 40th year the congregation has given the awards.

Community

Author to speak on separation of church and state

By AustinTalks | April 10, 2014

Susan Jacoby will be appearing at Third Unitarian Church 11 a.m. Sunday. All are welcome to attend.

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Church awards thousands of dollars in scholarships

By Tatiana Walk-Morris | June 28, 2013

Third Unitarian honored the 17 college-bound students earlier this month during a special ceremony.

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Austin celebrates with block party, health and wellness fair

By Ashlee Rezin | July 26, 2012

The event, aimed at uniting the community, was put on by the Central Austin Neighborhood Association and the Third Unitarian Church.

Community

Third Unitarian Church Garden Walk to be held Sunday

By AustinTalks | July 5, 2012

With locations in both Oak Park and Chicago, visitors can enjoy gardens from 1 to 4 p.m. July 8 for a donation, which will go toward the chuch’s scholarship fund.

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Senior citizen honored by governor

By Victoria Salinas | December 28, 2011

Roberta Wilson was recognized for her volunteer work at Third Unitarian Church and elsewhere in Austin.

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  • 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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