The Urban League of Greater Chattanooga will offer an academic enrichment program for students in grades sixth through eighth that will focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Fall is here and yard raking has begun.

Fresh fruits and vegetables will soon be available in Alton Park.

Residents of Emma Wheeler homes have taken the initiative to plan bi-weekly group gatherings at the Piney Woods Resource Center.

Registration is now taking place for the Neighborhood Environmental College. The Alton Park Development Corporation will offer the health and wellness course to residents of the Piney Woods, Alton Park and Eastlake communities.

Oct. 8, there will be an Alton Park Brownfields public meeting at the Southside Community Health Center, located at 100 E. 37th Street, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The U.S. Postal Service has added Eastlake and Highland Park post offices to the closure list. The post office located on E. 34th Street will be one of four local community post offices targeted for closure. Eastlake Neighborhood Association president Lora Salter has been circulating a petition to keep the post office open. Local postal workers union 192 will hold a town hall meeting at Temple Baptist Church, located at 3204 Clio Ave., on Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. For more information, contact local APW 192 at 499-3703.

Turn off the TV during family meals. Research has shown that when you turn off the TV during dinner or mealtimes, children are more likely to eat the more nutritional food items that are on their plate than more fatty foods when television is on.

On Sept. 12, 290 community members, guest, local agencies and organizations participated in the Calvin Donaldson Community Gala hosted by Commissioner Warren Mackey and City Councilman Manny Rico and featured activities, food and entertainment, provided by local Latin band Tropical Swing.

On Sept. 12, from 1 to 5 p.m., County Commissioner Warren Mackey, City Councilman Manuel Rico and School Board Representative George Ricks will host the Calvin Donaldson Community Gala, located at 927 W. 37th St. in Alton Park. The purpose is to enhance the relationship between the school and the community and to showcase the campus and community garden in a fun, family-oriented event. This free event will offer activities and games that will engage all ages and much more. Greg's Southern Soul will cater and Latin band Tropical Swing will entertain with salsa lessons and a limbo contest.

The Eastside Weed and Seed program, in partnership with the Hamilton County Health Department's Harriet Tubman Express, will host a forum on teen pregnancy in Chattanooga on Sept. 3 from 5 to 7:00 p.m. at the Carver Center in East Chattanooga. Radio personalities Donna L. and Norie of Power 94 will facilitate the listening forum on the issue.

The Regional Planning Agency would like to invite the Alton Park Community to attend a public meeting on Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Calvin Donaldson Environmental Science Academy.

This week, instead of sharing events and activities, I would like to share with you some information that may be of interest to you about the health of women in the United States.

Last Tuesday night, the Alton Park and East Lake communities participated in “National Night Out.”

Tennessee's tax free holiday will begin this weekend, Aug. 7-9. The tax exemption does not all apply to all items sold in stores.