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Austin restaurant owner to take Chubby’s Hot Chicken to the suburbs The restaurant will open inside the former Small Batch Barbecue, 5963 Madison St. in Forest Park By MELISSA ELSMO
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The 13th Annual Soul Food Pow Wow took place at St. Paul Lutheran Church on Sunday, Nov. 20. Read story on page 8
Oak Park Eats
Listen up hot heads, Prentiss Harris, owner of Big Shrimpin, 5963 W. Madison St. in Austin, is poised to bring his version of Nashville hot chicken to Forest Park. Chubby’s Hot Chicken, is mere weeks away from opening in the former home of Small Batch Barbecue, 7441 Madison St. For food lovers in the know, this won’t be the first time they’ve tasted Harris’ hype-worthy fried chicken. In 2020, at the height of the pandemic, he opened Chubby’s Char House, known for burgers and chicken sandwiches, in the same location See CHUBBY’S on page 8
Work on Austin’s ‘Soul City Corridor’ begins
City officials broke ground Nov. 15 on streetscape construction work, Laramie State Bank redevelopment
By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ AustinTalks
City officials broke ground last week on Chicago Avenue to kick off construction of two projects funded by Invest South/West: Austin’s “Soul City Corridor” and Austin United Alliance‘s development of the former Laramie State Bank building.
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Soul City Corridor, a project led by the city’s Department of Transportation, will revitalize the commercial corridor along Chicago Avenue, from Austin Avenue to Cicero Avenue. Austin United Alliance is redeveloping the long closed bank at 5200 W. Chicago Ave. into a mixed-use building that houses See SOUL CITY on page 5
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