North Memphis residents to receive job training opportunities
Memphis Medical District Collaborative partners with Whole Child Strategies to bring information about training and hiring opportunities to residents.
Topic: North Memphis
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December 2021
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November 2021
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Fire Department breaks ground on new station
Construction on the new Fire Station No. 1, at 225 Chelsea Ave., began Thursday morning. To celebrate, the City of Memphis Division of Fire Services hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in the afternoon.
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October 2021
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Nonprofit leader wins community award for North Memphis work
Whole Child Strategies is a Memphis-based nonprofit utilizing a holistic approach to improve educational outcomes in impoverished communities. Currently, the nonprofit is focused in on Klondike and Smokey City neighborhoods.
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September 2021
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A mosque grows in North Memphis
“This is where the poor are. This is where the Prophet would be. So this is where we need to be.”
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August 2021
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40 indicted in North Memphis drug trafficking ring
Authorities said 40 people have been indicted on drug trafficking charges for distributing drugs from three abandoned houses in a North Memphis neighborhood.
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July 2021
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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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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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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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Perea Preschool no longer affiliated with Church Health
Perea Preschool is no longer connected with Church Health, instead being absorbed into Perea Elementary School, as of July 1.
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April 2021
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Strong arm: Muscular poles replacing wire that holds Memphis traffic signals
A nearly $3.4 million project is underway to install “mast arm traffic signal poles” at a dozen intersections along a six-mile stretch of Jackson Avenue. The city will place mast arms at more intersections as funding allows.
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North Memphis family eludes ‘the silent killer’
About 430 people die from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning each year in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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February 2021
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Community outreach still the goal at MPD’s new North Memphis station
Austin Peay Station is part of the new $45 million Raleigh Springs Civic Center development at the former Raleigh Springs Mall site on Austin Peay Highway. The station serves as both a traffic and police precinct.
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November 2020
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Container-home development proposed for North Memphis
A businesswoman who is a veteran of the logistics industry proposes to adapt shipping containers for housing if she can receive approval for a 34-lot planned development in North Memphis.
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September 2020
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North Memphis restaurant ‘triple blessed’ during pandemic
During the past six months, business at Waffle Mania on Peres Avenue has continued to remain strong and for the co-franchisee, that’s a “blessing.”
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August 2020
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Memphis mask fundraising campaign helps on multiple fronts
“Mask for Memphis” raised about $25,000 during the past four months and distributed 2,600 masks at multiple mask giveaway events in Raleigh, Frayser and other North Memphis neighborhoods. Masks provided through the fundraiser are washable and reusable.
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May 2020
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Memphis Kindness Blog: Mike Conley donates to CodeCrew
Former Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley donated to CodeCrew. The funds will help provide laptops and supplies for students who may need them for distance learning.
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Coronavirus live blog, May 4: Free testing set for Hickory Hill
Christ Community Health Services is hosting free, drive-thru coronavirus testing from 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 at Mendenhall Mall. No appointment is required and those seeking a test do not need to have COVID-19 symptoms.
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Coronavirus live blog, April 30: Watch interview with Ernie Mellor
The president of the Memphis Restaurant Association joins Eric Barnes to talk about the heavy economic toll COVID-19 has had on local restaurants — and the difficulties restaurants face in reopening.
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April 2020
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North Memphis officials want to distribute free masks
The goal of the “Masks for Memphis” fundraising campaign is to raise $25,000; purchase masks being sewn by individuals in the elected officials’ districts and distribute those masks for free to those in need.
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March 2020
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North Memphis restaurant gives free breakfast to students
Waffle Mania is giving out free breakfast to students and their families March 30 until April 3. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, co-franchisees of the North Memphis restaurant say it's doing well.
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North Memphis officials seek state funding to help with COVID-19
State Rep. Antonio Parkinson is seeking more state funding for unemployment benefits and food stamps to help the working poor during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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January 2020
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On The Ground Podcast: What’s happening In North Memphis?
High Ground editor Cole Bradley and publisher Emily Trenholm discuss the publication’s new focus on North Memphis neighborhoods with Deveney Perry from BLDG Memphis, who reports on what’s she’s learned in working with neighborhood stakeholders over the past two years.
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Salvation Army’s Purdue Center saved Memphis business owner’s life
Venus Austin entered the Salvation Army’s Renewal Place program nearly 15 years ago. Today, she owns a hair salon 800 feet from the facility that she credits for changing her life.
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December 2019
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$4 million renovation underway at Salvation Army’s Purdue Center of Hope
The renovations are expected to be complete by 2021 as the Salvation Army hopes to serve even more families in Memphis.
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North Memphis chemical plant wants to expand, seeks tax break
Penn A Kem executives say a $2.8 million local tax break will help them convince their European holding company to invest in a $38.5 million expansion in Memphis.
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Munson providing economic, educational services to N. Memphis
Arieale Munson is a product of North Memphis. “A lot of people think if you come from the hood that you won’t make it out, but I’m a witness that you can."
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