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Carpenter Art Garden continues to grow with ‘Aunt Lou’s House’ tutoring center

By , Daily Memphian Updated: September 26, 2018 8:01 PM CT | Published: September 25, 2018 10:14 AM CT
<strong>Volunteer architects Barry Allmon (left) and Oscar Andrade work on an outdoor classroom at the Carpenter Street Art Garden on Sept. 8, 2018. The art garden, a haven for kids in Binghamton from crime and violence in the neighborhood, is expanding with the opening of a tutoring house for the kids who go to the neighborhood refuge.</strong> (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Volunteer architects Barry Allmon (left) and Oscar Andrade work on an outdoor classroom at the Carpenter Street Art Garden on Sept. 8, 2018. The art garden, a haven for kids in Binghamton from crime and violence in the neighborhood, is expanding with the opening of a tutoring house for the kids who go to the neighborhood refuge. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Latanya Jones’ children have been coming to the Carpenter Art Garden “purple house” in the Binghampton neighborhood for years. Now in addition to the “purple house,” her children also will be able to go to the “turquoise house,” a new addition at the six-year-old Art Garden.

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Binghampton Carpenter Art Garden Erin Harris University of Memphis
Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones

Yolanda Jones covers criminal justice issues and general assignment news for The Daily Memphian. She previously was a reporter at The Commercial Appeal.

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