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May 22, 2024 ■ Also serving Garfield Park ■ austinweeklynews.com
5 Garfield Park small businesses win $10K grants
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The West Side United money is intended to help places improve or expand offerings By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
West Side United awarded $10,000 grants to 16 small businesses on the West Side. This year’s grant winners were informed they won the in late April. They include Cajun Cafe Chicago, Not Just Cookies, Suga & Spice Inc., Tidy Up Experts and Twisted Eggroll, all located in Garfield Park. Johnathon Bush, owner of Not Just Cookies at 4300 W. Lake St., said he has applied to the grant a few times since 2018, but this was the first year West Side United awarded it to his business. “I was shocked when I got the email,” Bush said. “It’s a very competitive grant, and there’s a See GRANT WINNERS on page 8
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Founder and Head Coach Derek Brown (center) poses with Boxing Out Negativity youth at last summer’s Bike Out Negativity.
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