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TNT Rooftop Restaurant owners look to expand
SHOVEL READY: Malcolm X College, City Colleges of Chicago and local leaders, including Mayor Brandon Johnson, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the college’s Community Center for Training and Learning at 4624 W. Madison St. on Nov. 14.
Tony and Taneka Anderson want to bring more businesses to Austin after a year with their restaurant, event space and boutique By JESSICA MORDACQ
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Staff Reporter
Nearly a year after Tony and Taneka Anderson opened Austin’s only fine dining restaurant, TNT Rooftop Restaurant, they have passed $1 million in sales. At the end of October, the Andersons rebranded as Austin Square, which encompasses the three businesses in their building at 5405 W. Madison St.: TNT Rooftop, the event space next door, and a boutique Dressed 1213. Now, they’re trying to grow their offerings in Austin, where Tony grew up. Tony said he’s trying to buy the building just west of TNT Rooftop and Veterans Peace Garden and would likely lease the space to other businesses. “We’re trying to make it a new Black Wall Street,” he said, though he added that he would See TNT ROOFTOP on page 4
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Malcolm X College’s West Side campus breaks ground on community center The $17.5 million facility will provide learning and recreational spaces for nursing and health science students as well as event space By MICHAEL LIPTROT Block Club Chicago
Malcolm X College has started work on a community center to expand the
school’s west campus in Garfield Park. The Community Center for Training and Learning will be a 3,000-square-foot expansion to the West Side Learning Center at 4624 W. Madison St. The ad-
dition to the campus, which currently hosts nursing and health science programs, will include student meeting and See MALCOLM X on page 5