Pascal Sabino

The art installation builds off a walkability study conducted by residents that suggested several improvements to make the area more pedestrian-friendly.

The city chose the project to give new life to Austin's Laramie State Bank as part of the INVEST South/West initiative. Plans also call for housing to be built nearby.

"We were trying to understand the mindset of why this would happen," said Ralph Hopkins. "We attribute it to a lack of understanding exactly who we are as a people, our culture."

The free health screenings are available for West Siders who are uninsured and underinsured throughout March.

The Wintrust Bank opened inside the job training and work readiness campus being developed by the North Lawndale Employment Network on Homan Avenue.

The legal aid clinic helped establish the state's first Restorative Justice Community Court, and the re-arrest rates for its clients are a fraction of the national average.

Youths will work with an artist to design a map that will showcase and link community gathering spaces in the neighborhood.

Head Chef Niquenya Collins uses her Afro-Caribbean soul food to bring people to the table and connect West Siders with the resources they need to succeed.

Youth participants at Marillac St. Vincent Family Services recorded the album in lieu of their annual Black History Month community performances.

Six development groups pitched plans for the site Tuesday and Wednesday. The city will now evaluate the proposals, taking into account resident feedback.

The grants were awarded by West Side United, a collaborative of hospitals, residents and organizations working to improve community health by tackling the social conditions that lead to poor outcomes.

Six development groups are competing to build on vacant land that was once home to a notorious illegal dumping ground. Three presented to neighbors Tuesday night.

North Lawndale is considered one of the communities most vulnerable to COVID-19, but any area resident can now get vaccinated at a local clinic.

Incoming freshmen from North Lawndale are automatically considered for the scholarship, DePaul administrators said.

The prominent patch of vacant land was once home to an illegal dumping ground that caused health problems in the community for decades. Now, residents can choose what they want the site to become.

The man organizing the car giveaways is trying to get donations to buy more cars for people who have been carjacked.

The project aims to build wealth among legacy West Siders and catalyze other community-driven initiatives in Austin.

Loretto Hospital is screening uninsured patients for free to help eliminate health disparities faced by Black people on the West Side.

The gifted program will create a pipeline for bright students to access selective schools later in life, said Principal Peggy Burnett-Wise.

"Judas and the Black Messiah" brought new attention to the family's plight to save the Maywood home, Hampton Jr. said. He also shared his thoughts on the film with Block Club.