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New Sound Café Revives Spirit of Long-Vacant Gospel Record Shop in Austin

The family-owned space blends micro-roasted coffee, gospel roots, and preserved 1970s history inside a building once home to New Sound Gospel Records and Tapes

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How Winston Reed Built Cut Right Barber & Beauty From Sheer Drive

"What brought me to this location? Vision," says barber and entrepreneur Winston Reed

Peoria Packing Butcher Shop Opens New Facility in North Lawndale, Bringing ‘Moo & Oink Vibe’ Back to West Side

The longtime Fulton Market meat seller expands into a 100,000-square-foot space on Roosevelt Road

West Side Groups Renew Push for Local Hiring at Cloverhill Bakery 

Organizers say new owner JTM Foods has gone silent, local hires down since spring

West Side Leaders Sound Alarm on Food Aid Cuts

As federal funding stalls and new state costs loom, local grocers and families brace for another hit to neighborhood stability

How Ali Kleiche Is Raising Vibrations on the West Side 

The owner of Mafunzo International Fitness blends food, fitness, and consciousness

Developer To Open Grocery Store Inside Save a Lot in Austin

Owner Khaldoon Omer told residents that his investment team signed a lease for the former supermarket.

New Butcher Apprenticeship at Forty Acres Fresh Market Aims to Grow Local Talent
New $100,000 “Catalyst Grant” Opens for Established Cook County Businesses

Cook County has launched a new grant program called the Catalyst Grant, designed to help growing, established businesses take their operations to the next level.

BMO Opens New Branch Inside Aspire Center, Deepening West Side Investment

Community members gathered on Oct. 2 for the branch’s official grand opening.