Hip hop artist Phenom makes a buzz at Lawndale theater
Standing outside the 3611 W. Cermak Rd. building, you would not know artists are setting up the stage for hip-hop presentations behind the vintage grey stone façade. Inside, it is almost like watching a family prepare for a party. A few young men wearing chunky sneakers, ripped jeans and dreadlocks walked around testing the microphones…
NEW Partnerships with Illinois Action for Children and Big Shoulders Fund Allows St. Angela Early Childhood Scholars to Attend for Low to No Cost
Did you know that through a partnership with Big Shoulders Fund and Action For Children’s Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), students can attend St. Angela’s early childhood program for low to no cost? St. Angela, a private Catholic school is a proud preferred vendor for Illinois Action for Children. Through their Child Care Assistance Program,…
Austin Coming Together March 2023
Marching ahead: Celebrating community-led investment in Austin From surviving to thriving: How community ownership will ensure the future remains bright ACT awards over $150K Supporting Plan Implementation Year Five
ACT awards over $150K Supporting Plan Implementation Year Five
Austin’s quality-of-life plan called Austin Forward. Together. (AFT), is a set of goals created by and for the community designed to address 23 strategies with 84 total actions across 7 Issue Areas between 2019 and 2024: Community Narrative, Education, Housing, Youth Empowerment, Economic Development, Public Safety, and Civic Engagement. Today, there are more than 45…
From surviving to thriving: How community ownership will ensure the future remains bright
Going into 2023, the Austin community has found itself at a crucial moment. With the Austin Forward. Together. (AFT) quality-of-life plan entering its fifth and final year of implementation, many key projects and developments are rapidly advancing Austin toward a full transformation and a flourishing future. And I’m proud to see that many of these…
Marching ahead: Celebrating community-led investment in Austin
On Saturday, January 21st, ACT and the quality-of-life-plan task forces hosted the Austin Forward. Together. (AFT) Community Summit at By The Hand Club For Kids. The Austin residents, community stakeholders, ACT members, and local organizations carrying out the AFT quality-of-life plan were able to provide an overview of progress to date and an outlook on…
BUILD’s life changing new campus opens to change young West Side lives
(Editor’s note: This profile of BUILD’s Adam Alonso ran in the Weekly’s sister paper in Oak Park several weeks ago. To mark the Feb. 25 opening of the organization’s new 51,000 square foot, $21 million campus at Harrison and Laramie, we are offering it now.) Although he took a detour from an initial plan to…
Donations will send SisterHouse clients to annual AA event
An Oak Park-based addiction recovery home, SisterHouse Chicago garnered $2,500 in donations from community members to help send the women in the organization’s care to the 88th annual Alcoholics Anonymous Founder’s Day celebration. “I’m absolutely excited for the ladies to go,” said Alison Jackson, who organized the donation effort. “Their lives matter and there are…
West Side library weaves Black History into the imagination
On Feb. 18, the West Chicago Avenue Branch Library, 4856 W. Chicago Ave., held a craft event called African American Craft: Embrace Your Uniqueness. The event was for young people ages six to 13. “Today’s event is being done by Annie Chu who has been a perfect partner with the West Chicago library,” said Shirley…
101-year-old Austin resident ‘virtual’ guest of Cong. Davis at State of the Union
Longtime Austin resident Lillian Drummond was a “virtual” guest of Cong. Danny K. Davis at last week’s State of the Union address. Although Drummond, a co-founder of the South Austin Coalition Community Council (SACCC), was not able to travel to Washington, D.C., to attend President Joe Biden’s annual address in person, she took part over…
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