Austin Weekly News The latest news from Austin Weekly News http://www.austinweeklynews.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:24:42 UTC AustinWeeklyNews.com http://www.austinweeklynews.com http://media1.austinweeklynews.com/Images/5/3/5/41/1/5_3_5_41_1_144x144.png DuSable Museum honors black civil war soldiers for Juneteenth http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4230/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS The north lawn of DuSable Museum of African-American History will be transformed into a Civil War-era battlefield on June 23, complete with cannon fire and Union and Confederate soldiers. But this Civil War re-enactment aims to show the bravery of freed slaves who fought in the war. Read More...


]]> http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4230/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:00 UTC Homan Square helping revitalize North Lawndale http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4229/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS

Did you know the original Sears Tower isn't the tower in the Loop? The original tower was part of the Sears Corp.'s headquarters in North Lawndale, the company's hub until the mid 1980s. Read More...


]]> http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4229/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:00 UTC We need to pay attention to 'the plan' http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4228/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS I don't remember when I first heard of the Chicago 2010 Plan. It probably was back in the late 1970s when the year 2010 seemed too distant in the future to ever be a reality. I do remember hearing Cliff Kelley on the radio years ago say that when he looked at the plans, the first thing he noticed was that Cabrini-Green wasn't there. Read More...


]]> http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4228/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:00 UTC June - full of history and celebration http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4227/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS June is a month traditionally known for graduation, weddings and Father's Day. However, this June marks several significant historical dates, anniversaries, events and celebrations. Read More...


]]> http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4227/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:00 UTC Did you enjoy the Juneteenth Festival, and what did you like most? http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4226/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS Taliyah Payton - "I really like the parade and the music. I had fun." Read More...


]]> http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4226/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:00 UTC On this day in Black History http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4225/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS

June 19, 1865 is created as the birth of the Juneteenth holiday. It was on that day that slaves still in bondage in Texas learned that they were free with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, which was actually issued in 1863. Read More...


]]> http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4225/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:00 UTC Quote of the week http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4224/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS

"When I'm on stage, I'm trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don't go to church to find trouble; they go there to lose it." -James Brown Read More...


]]> http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4224/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:00 UTC Do you know which Chicago Police Department beat you live in? http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_2517/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS

The Austin Weekly News periodically publishes Austin's beat map for the 15th District. Beat meetings and locations are published in Across Austin. Read More...


]]> http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_2517/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:00 UTC Food, music, parade marks Juneteenth Fest http://www.austinweeklynews.com/11_12_4231/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS

The 10th annual Juneteenth Festival wrapped up with a Saturday peace parade that trekked down Chicago Avenue before ending at a community garden on Mayfield Avenue. The parade kicked off at Chicago and Cicero with a cavalcade of participants, including several high school marching bands, the Broken Arrow Horseback Riding Club, churches and community organizations. Read More...


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