In Austin there are 34,000 youth between ages 13-25. That age group has the highest amount of disposable income in the neighborhood. Young Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow is a collection of... read more →
It’s important to circulate dollars in the neighborhood you live. The Shop AV72 Travel Guide was a showcase of eight local businesses on Chicago Avenue. We’ve actually never been inside... read more →
Ms. Myrtle, as Father Tom Walsh calls her is about tribe building. Creating a business during tough times takes a woman full of energy, faith and love. When Mrytle Mullins... read more →
Gone Again, the West Side’s first black owned travel agency was in attendance. Soon they will take a group of Chicagoans to Kenya for 9 days. The HHW Vocal Arts Ensemble arrived... read more →
It’s been a long time coming, initial talks began three years ago. Brown Sugar Bakery always wanted the next location of their award winning, southern style dessert shop to be... read more →
Open House AV72 presents the 2018 Community & Business Summer Extravaganza on Chicago Ave between Central & Kilpatrick. Join us as we explore community, commerce and culture while connecting community to business... read more →
They hated Dr. Martin Luther King the marcher but they love the martyr. It’s been fifty years since the assassination of our modern day Moses. We forget Chicago’s role in... read more →
Morris Reed is CEO of Westside Health Authority. The 501c3 non-profit is celebrating it’s 30th year in 2018 and is the service provider for this very website. When you’re in... read more →
When WGN Radio’s John Williams recently interviewed co-owner Chamille Weddington, he confessed that Schweet’s signature cake was ‘one the best dang foods he’s ever had’. That impulse buy from the online store... read more →