Orange Mound nonprofit to host cleanup for man struggling with homelessness
Juice Orange Mound, an organization dedicated to uplifting the neighborhood, is hosting a cleanup event in the wooded area in which Mike Miller resides.
Topic: Britney Thornton
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January 2022
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Community members react to Tom Lee Park lawsuit
After a meeting held by plaintiffs suing the city and Memphis River Parks Partnership over the $61 million Tom Lee Park redesign, community members expressed a few concerns about the project.
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Tom Lee Park redesign plaintiffs want parking lots restored
The plaintiffs are taking the city and Memphis River Parks Partnership to court over the $61 million Tom Lee Park redesign.
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Group files lawsuit over Tom Lee Park redesign
The plaintiffs, known collectively as “Tom Lee Park for All,” claim the park’s $61-million redesign violated a mediation agreement with Memphis in May.
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November 2021
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Early campaigns for 2022 point to crime, other problems
As more candidates open their campaigns for next year’s ballot, they’re discussing issues such as criminal justice reform and why some areas of the city are seeing an economic boom while others are not.
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December 2020
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Orange Mound nonprofit is looking for single moms with a dream
A pilot program by JUICE Orange Mound will help single mothers grow their ideas for a business.
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October 2020
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Billboard promotes Orange Mound property staying with community owners
Two groups of the historic community’s younger residents hope people have hung on to their property, will hang on a little longer because The Mound is about to be reborn.
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Sometimes ‘home’ is a matter of the heart
Paula and James Campbell know the appraised value of their Orange Mound home is far less than the $300,000 they spent to build it. But that’s OK. They intend to stay.
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January 2020
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Memphis Women’s March reflects ongoing reaction to Trump presidency
The fourth march drew a crowd of 250 who marched from Clayborn Temple to the National Civil Rights Museum and reflected a variety of causes and identities.
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Orange Mound organizations working on business incubation, artist housing
“In Orange Mound, if you have space, you have power. Juice Orange Mound is about giving people power in Orange Mound,” the organization’s founder Britney Thornton said.
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MICAH applauds plan to fund MATA with wheel tax increase
MICAH is rallying behind a Shelby County Commission resolution to raise the wheel tax by $20 to increase funding for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
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December 2019
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On the Ground Podcast: Strategy, spare change and speaking for yourself
If there’s no one investing in you, invest in yourself. Britney Thornton, founder of JUICE Orange Mound, is on a mission to mobilize residents to revitalize the neighborhood on their own terms.
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MICAH presents plan to raise millions for MATA
MICAH officials on Wednesday offered the Shelby County Commission alternatives that would raise all of the $30 million needed to fully fund the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
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October 2019
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County Commission committee approves Orange Mound task force
The creation of the Orange Mound Initiative Task Force was approved Wednesday by a Shelby County Commission Committee. The task force is charged with addressing the devaluation of real estate in historic Orange Mound.
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June 2019
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City Council challengers make Juneteenth campaign stops
With several Juneteenth observances in different part of the city Saturday, candidates in the October Memphis elections were moving among them and other events on their summer political calendars.
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March 2019
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Next generation of female leaders gives visions of Memphis’ future
Five emerging leaders from the biotech, arts, community organization, philanthropic and education sectors shared their perspectives and visions of how Memphis can evolve during New Memphis' "Celebrate What's Right: The Next Wave of Women" luncheon Tuesday.
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