MATA launches new transit service
Riders can reserve a pick-up or drop-off ride within the designated service area by phone.
Omer Yusuf
Reporter
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
There are 682 articles by Omer Yusuf :
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July 2021
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Neighborhoods About Town: How One Beale’s final piece fits in
The fourth – and final – phase of the $400 million One Beale Development includes 44,000 square feet of meeting and event space, two restaurants, a 6,500-square-foot spa, a 2,200-square-foot fitness center, and “massive rooftop infinity pool.”
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Neighborhoods Eric Robertson stepping down as head of Community LIFT
Eric Robertson plans to step down as CEO and President of Community LIFT and River City Capital Investment Corp., he said in a letter announcing his future plans earlier this week.
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Spirit of Memphis After suicide, Oakhaven church provides mental health services
Healing Center Baptist Church’s Bishop William Young and his wife, Pastor Dianne Young, have continued their larger mission to remove the stigma around mental health in a predominantly African American community.
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Suburbs Arlington, Bartlett school systems outline COVID protocols
Arlington and Bartlett school districts have announced safety protocols for the coming year even as they watch changing federal recommendations.
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Neighborhoods MATA: Come on and take a free ride
Through a partnership with Whole Child Strategies, Memphis Area Transit Authority offers Klondike and Smokey City residents bus rides each Tuesday and Saturday to nearby locations where healthful food is available.
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Neighborhoods About Town: Why a new driving school in Frayser matters
It’s not often you see someone leave their full-time job as a University of Memphis business officer to start a neighborhood driving school. That’s exactly what Teresa Landrum-Caswell did.
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Neighborhoods Mother’s bet to open Frayser driving school paying off
Caswell Driving School’s team is preparing for upcoming driving courses, while also handling numerous messages from its website, Facebook page and calls from intrigued residents all over Shelby County.
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Neighborhoods About Town: Former school building could become new redevelopment
On Wednesday, July 14, Northside Renaissance held a community Zoom meeting attended by 60 people. During the 90-minute session, they informed them of the project’s status and answered various questions from residents.
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Neighborhoods Frayser organization hosts summer concerts
Frayser Connect kicks off its inaugural Frayser Summer Concert Series Friday, July 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Frayser Connect Center.
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Neighborhoods Nonprofit seeks input to redevelop Northside High School
A nearly 200-page Studio Gang report was completed in conjunction with community input in 2017-18, presenting various possibilities such as vocational training, a job resource center, performing arts auditorium or living and studio space.
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Spirit of Memphis ‘Welcome’ sign takes shape in Binghampton
The mosaic, expected to be ready later this summer, is located at the Binghampton Gateway Center.
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Neighborhoods About Town: In Binghampton, a treehouse is transformed
Through many community partners and volunteers, the BCLT believes it’s found a formula to maintain affordable housing and keep more residents in Binghampton.
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Neighborhoods Food hub proposed for Orange Mound
The Original Project Team is expanding upon the Healthy Frayser sustainable food project it began two years ago. That initiative came together in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA).
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June 2021
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Bartlett Bartlett passes $180.9M budget, increases property tax
The new tax rate of $1.75 per $100 of assessed value is an increase over the certified tax rate of $1.51 set following reappraisal. The certified rate accounts for the increase in property values seen in this year’s reappraisal of property for tax purposes.
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Neighborhoods New home rises on once-blighted site, thanks to neighborhood effort
The Oxford Avenue property, once entirely encompassed (and defined) by a giant tree, is now a symbol of an even larger effort to give Binghampton residents a chance at becoming homeowners one day.
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Neighborhoods Frayser CDC wants to capitalize on rising, affordable home values
The Frayser CDC wants to further capitalize on an evolving Frayser housing market with its inaugural homeownership fair, at 3684 N. Watkins Street, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 26.
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Neighborhoods About Town: ‘There’s magic happening’ at LeMoyne-Owen
Vernell Bennett-Fairs said the city’s only HBCU will open to full capacity next fall. That’s 700 college students who can either now attend in-person or resume online learning.
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Suburbs Pickleball players rejoice at new outdoor Bartlett courts
Pickleball, invented in 1965, is a paddle sport that combines aspects of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. A pickleball court is 20-by-44 feet, similar to a badminton court and often played in either singles or doubles matches.
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Neighborhoods About Town: Film studio can help city reel in movie projects
If it all comes together the undeveloped intersection of Elvis Presley Boulevard and Holmes Road in Whitehaven could be home to the second-largest Black-owned film studio in the U.S. within a few years.
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News and Features Senior farmers market to address nutrition gap for elderly
Seniors in the Commodities Supplemental Food Program program receive $40, or eight $5 vouchers, which can be exchanged for fresh produce from approved vendors at farmers markets and community-supported agriculture programs this summer through September.
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Metro Juneteenth festivities celebrate and reflect on progress
Hundreds gathered at Health Sciences Park for the second day of the weekend-long celebration. Juneteenth events were also scheduled at Fourth Bluff Park, Orange Mound Tower and LeMoyne-Owen College.
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Suburbs Bartlett backs off resident’s rainbow
Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald said Friday, June 18, the city emailed resident Nick Toombs because of vagueness over the city’s sign ordinance.
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South Memphis LeMoyne-Owen reopens for first time since pandemic began
LeMoyne-Owen welcomed back students — prospective or current — for the first since the campus closed last March at the COVID-19 pandemic’s beginning; a moment that brought joy and excitement to staff and faculty at Memphis’ only HBCU.
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Suburbs Bartlett objects to resident’s Pride Month decorations
The city’s decision on Nick Toombs’ inflatable items at his home created much discussion on social media. Many showed support for Toombs and/or their disappointment about Bartlett code enforcement’s handling of the matter.
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