MATA to offer ‘curb-to-curb’ service in 3 areas
Memphis Area Transit Authority will offer pick-up and drop-off service to addresses in Boxtown, Whitehaven and Westwood.
Topic: Whitehaven
RSSThere are 142 article(s) tagged Whitehaven:
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April 2021
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Community leaders address root causes of crime
Crime impacts neighborhoods across the city. From Frayser to Whitehaven, community leaders discuss how to address the problem and the causes that contribute to it.
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Whitehaven school’s ‘store’ rewards positive behavior
Students at Robert R. Church Elementary School in Whitehaven can now exchange points for prizes after a $10,000 donation funded their new incentive store.
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March 2021
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Ice cream business, self-storage, Orleans Station among new zoning cases
The new Board of Adjustment applications include a business that wants to produce ice cream in Whitehaven, a 3-acre self-storage business in South City and a 10-acre mixed-use development in the Medical District.
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$23K from community, businesses assists 86 families with MLGW bills
Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s Gift of Comfort program helped 86 families with their bills in March.
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Freedom Preparatory Academy schools to reopen March 8
Freedom Preparatory Academy charter schools will re-open their school buildings, starting with kindergarten and first- graders, Monday, March 8.
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February 2021
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Unity walk a first step, not final solution in fight against gun violence
Saturday’s event – one that featured many elected officials and community organizations – was the second unity walk in a three-month span.
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Whitehaven welcomes vaccine site with relief, gratitude
The Shelby County Health Department partnered with Southwest Tennessee Community College to begin administering first doses of the Pfizer vaccine Friday at the school’s Whitehaven center at 1234 Finley Road.
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January 2021
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5,000-6,000 extra weekly doses headed to Shelby County
Thousands of extra COVID-19 vaccine doses are headed to Shelby County from the state and Centers for Disease Control.
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Health Dept. announces Whitehaven vaccination site
The location is expected to open late next week.
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Nonprofit Red Door Urban Missions grows partnership with ARISE2Read
The new initiative will help students move toward reading at grade level.
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December 2020
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Small business grants now available for Whitehaven businesses
The Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp. has money available to help Whitehaven small business that have been hurt by the coronavirus.
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November 2020
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Big holiday parades off the table for Memphis – and you know why
Concerns about the spread of the coronavirus forced organizers to cancel the Whitehaven Christmas Parade and the Memphis Holiday Parade.
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‘I Love Whitehaven Weekend’ aims to draw visitors to community
This week of events kicks off the holiday season for Whitehaven.
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October 2020
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Eukivi Products store brings all-natural hair, skin care to Whitehaven
When Takila Phillips needed natural products for her skin, she decided to make them. Now, Phillips is the creator of an-all natural skin and hair care line and the owner of a new retail store in Whitehaven.
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Going strong in Whitehaven: Piano’s Flowers & Gifts
Some people have asked but the owners of Piano’s flower shop say there is no reason for them to leave the Whitehaven community.
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August 2020
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South Memphis community lines up to celebrate Charles Champion
Pioneering Black pharmacist Dr. Charles Champion was showered with adoration by motorists in South Memphis with a drive-thru celebration outside his neighborhood drug store.
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City Council Scorecard: The veto and the override
The City Council Scorecard also looks at a police reform measure that fell short of seven votes and failure of Graceland's plan to open a manufacturing plant with a vocational school in Whitehaven.
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Memphis officer brightens day for Whitehaven parkgoers during pandemic
Memphis police officer LaTica Bennett has been assigned to patrol David Carnes Park in Whitehaven during the pandemic. She took it upon herself to personally greet those in the park every day.
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July 2020
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Opening brewing for Muggin’ Coffee House in Whitehaven
Muggin' Coffee House owners have plans for themselves and their team.
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June 2020
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Blood plasma donation firm plans facility in Raleigh
Octapharma Plasma is seeking a conditional use permit to operate where the Salvation Army closed its Family Store and Donation Center on Austin Peay Highway.
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Mayors: Return to Phase 1 of ‘Back to Business’ plan can be avoided
In Whitehaven to launch a mask distribution effort and social media campaign, Mayors Harris and Strickland said the local effort has waned since Memorial Day. Harris says possibly going back to Phase 1 is about more than "raw numbers." Strickland says despite an increase in hospitalizations, a field hospital is a long way from being activated.
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Trap Fusion snags emergency cash for COVID-19 comeback
Restaurants have accounted for 21% of COVID-19 emergency grants for small businesses in economically distressed Memphis neighborhoods. Whitehaven eatery Trap Fusion joined the group on Friday, June 19.
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May 2020
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Some Graceland workers have left the building
Graceland Holdings managing partner Joel Weinshanker said the tourist attraction has permanently laid off less than 20 people whose jobs couldn't be justified during lean times for tourism.
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Planners turn thumbs down to factory proposed by Graceland executive
The Graceland-related proposal to build a light-manufacturing plant amid Whitehaven residences should be rejected, the Office of Planning & Development recommends.
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