Alton Park Development Corp. in partnership with Southern Adventist University will honor Martin Luther King Jr. for his birthday on Monday, Jan. 18 through “Community Volunteer Service Day.” Students from the university’s Latin American Club will work with participants of the Neighborhood Environmental College and perform various tasks and duties in and around the Piney Woods Resource Center. The students and participants will use their day off and celebrate by working together and supporting community in honor of respected and fallen leader.

East Lake's “Building Stable Lives” supports East Lake and surrounding communities with resources.

It is 2010 Census time, apply now for jobs. About $300 billion in funding is allocated to the nation’s communities on the basis of numbers and demographics from the census. Members of our community are being encouraged to submit an application that will allow you to work for $12 an hour for the census in your own community.

Eight days until Christmas and if, you still have last-minute shopping to do, here a few helpful tips.

It's holiday time and the average person gains about seven pounds from Thanksgiving to New Year, the so-called "seasonal seven." Here are tips to enjoy the holiday but avoid the weight gain.

Applications for the 2009-2010 Roof Repair Program are now being accepted by the Department of Neighborhood Services and the Community Development Department for the city of Chattanooga.

Last Saturday, 10 members of the East Lake Neighborhood Association and 15 other individuals donated their time to the "Building Stable Live" food drive. Volunteers took in monetary donations and food items to help fill the pantry of the Building Stable Lives office. The $390 and donated food items will help feed families in the East Lake community that find themselves in need this holiday season. Last year, Building Stable Lives was able to help feed 33 families. "We raised more money and doubled our donations of food items compared to last year and we had a great time doing it,” East Lake Neighborhood Association President Lora Salter said.

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.