Austin residents are invited to a free screening on June 26 of Soul Food Junkies, a story about the upsides and downsides of one of America’s most popular types of ethnic cuisines and how to boost access to more fresh and healthy food in the community. Besides the film, there will be a cooking demonstration,… Read More

Appointments are still open for this weekend, March 26-28, for Austin residents to get initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. For the final three weekends of this Austin vaccine rollout, vaccinations will be for second doses only. Anyone 18 years or older who lives in Austin is eligible. The vaccine will be given at no… Read More

Austin residents 16 and older have more neighborhood opportunities to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Appointments are available for those 16 and older to get inoculated with the Pfizer vaccine at Loretto Hospital. Those signing up for the first shot will get an automatic appointment for a second shot three weeks later. There is no date… Read More

A nonprofit group that focuses on connecting tech with students who need it is partnering with several organizations to provide refurbished computers to 2020 CPS high school graduates. A lottery run by Comp-U-Dopt is open to all 2020 graduates of Chicago Public Schools high schools who currently don’t have a computer. The hope is to… Read More

Residents of Chicago’s Austin neighborhood who are 18 and older are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at two locations nearby. The goal is to vaccinate 10,000 Austin residents during six weeks of vaccine distribution. The vaccine will be given out on Fridays and Saturdays at Amundsen Park, 6200 W. Bloomingdale Ave. Shots will be… Read More

Families in Austin facing hunger issues because of the COVID-19 pandemic can pick up free boxes of food in their neighborhood every Thursday until June 18. But the pantry could use some volunteer help. In collaboration with the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the City of Chicago, Austin Coming Together is running weekly pop-up food… Read More