■ FEMA aid for furnaces PAGE 5
FREE Vol. 37 No. 40
October 4 , 2023 ■ Also serving Garfield Park ■ austinweeklynews.com
@AustinWeeklyNews
@austinweeklynews
@AustinWeeklyChi
M Meett columinst l i t Aisha Oliver, page 7
Amundsen Park proposed as migrant shelter Discussions about the controversial proposal are underway By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter
Editor’s note: An update to the meeting held Oct. 3 can be found at https://www.austinweeklynews.com/ A North Austin park could become one of the latest used by the city to house migrants and asylum-seekers. Ald. Chris Taliaferro of the 29th Ward has called on residents to attend what he called an urgent community meeting to discuss the proposed use of Amundsen Park as a migrant shelter. That meeting was Tuesday night. In a statement, the alderman said the city informed him that a decision had been made to use the park to house approximately 200 migrants on Sept. 29. Representatives of the Mayor’s office, the Chicago Police Department, and the Chicago Park District See MIGRANT SHELTER on page 4
FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ
Female athletes and U.S. Women’s National Soccer players Tierna Davidson and Alyssa Naeher pose at mural unveiling in North Austin.
U.S. women’s soccer stars dazzle girl players in surprise visit to Austin U.S. Women’s National Soccer players Tierna Davidson and Alyssa Naeher joined the young athletes on the field
Near three dozen young female athletes – from beginners to advanced – were in for a surprise when visiting Chicago’s largest indoor turf soccer field in North Austin. The participants of Black Star’s soccer programs got an opportunity to practice with the national team stars Tierna Davidson and Alyssa Naeher.
By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter
WS ! NEF H S A L
See SOCCER MURAL on page 6
You can get local news delivered right to your email in-box. Sign up for FREE at AustinWeeklyNews.com