AN IMPORTANT REMINDER: In celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Join us for A LITTLE TASTE OF PEACE.

The Community Forum for Economic Development is part of Team TaxWise, the St. Joseph County Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Coalition for 2009.  Since the IRS implemented the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance  program in 1969, thousands of volunteers have provided free tax assistance and prepared millions of U.S. federal tax returns.  The VITA Program offers free…

UPDATE: SOUTH BEND COUNCIL APPROVES REZONING REQUESTThe LaSalle Square Area Redevelopment Plan was developed with significant community input. Recommendations included a senior housing development. The Sterling Group has developed plans for a 72 unit building that would be located directly east of the LaSalle Park Library. For this development to move forward, the site must…

Join us for the Community Forum for Economic Development October Public Forum on MIND* *Midwest Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery When: Tuesday, October 21st, 7 – 9 PM Where: Minority Health Coalition Office, 915 N. Bendix (in LaSalle Square) PROGRAM: Alan C. Seabaugh, Director of the Midwest Institute for Nanoelectronics Discovery (MIND) NANOTECHNOLOGY – WHAT IS…

On Saturday, October 11, the Indiana Sierra Club, Hoosier Environmental Council, Citizen’s Action Coalition, Earth Charter, and the Center for a Sustainable Future (IU South Bend) will sponsor a Community Summit on Climate Change. The event will be held from 9:30-3:00 pm at IU South Bend – Wiekamp Hall 1001, off Mishawaka Avenue.  The event…

On Thursday, October 9th, the League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area and the American Democracy Project of IU South Bend will host a public forum entitled: "Safeguarding Your Vote: Making Every Vote Count." The event will be held from 6:00-7:30 in The Grille (Administration Building Cafeteria) on the IU South Bend Campus….

The September meeting of the Community Forum for Economic Development is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 16, from 7 – 9 pm at the office of the Minority Health Coalition, 915 N. Bendix Drive (in LaSalle Square).  All meetings of the Community Forum are open to the public.  This month’s meeting is a business meeting, focusing…

Purchase fresh produce from local gardeners and farmers at the Urban Garden Market each Saturday morning in September, from 9 am till noon, at 1010 N. Bendix, across from the entrance to LaSalle Square. Last Saturday’s opening of the Market was a great success!  If you are available to help at the market any Saturday…

FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE SOUTH BEND AREA: Lunch with the League,   Summer/Fall 2008  Theme: “Choosing the President 2008" September Discussion – "Economic Issues in the Presidental Campaign" Presenter:  Marty Wolfson, Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame  Dept. of Economics and Policy Studies.  Location: South Bend Chocolate Café 122 S….

Tuesday, August 19 is the regular meeting time for the Community Forum. This month we will not be meeting and encourage you to attend, instead: Public meeting: An opportunity to help guide the future of LaSalle SquareThe program will include a presentation from the consultant team about what they discovered from– Public input (they interviewed…

The League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area will host a lunch discussion at the South Bend Chocolate Cafe (Rockne Room). The discussion will focus on the Presidential Candidates/ healthcare plans and will be led by Pat McQuade, a member of the LWV, the AARP (Divided we Fail) and a longtime nursing activist….

This year, the Retrofest will celebrate the music of the ’80s. Expect face painting, raffles, and a live band!The event will be held from 11 AM to 3 PM at the LaSalle Branch Library on Ardmore Trail — across from LaSalle Square.