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March 2020
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February 2020
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On the Ground Podcast: Why are so many Memphis families being evicted?
Community revitalization consultant Austin Harrison and High Ground publisher Emily Trenholm discuss the local eviction crisis, its causes and its impact on neighborhoods and families.
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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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Looking back on year one of the On the Ground Podcast
High Ground’s Emily Trenholm and Cole Bradley along with our podcast producer, Natalie Van Gundy, reflect on our first year of our On the Ground Podcast, including favorite moments and biggest impacts.
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November 2019
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On The Ground Podcast: Learning from High Ground’s Peer Publications
The High Ground News team welcomes Veronica Johnson, On the Ground project manager for Issue Media Group, to discuss how the On The Ground embedded journalism program is being implemented in other cities.
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September 2019
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On the Ground Podcast: Summer Avenue brands itself as ‘the nation’s highway’
Meghan Medford and Mirna Garcia from the Summer Avenue Merchant's Association join High Ground to talk about the recent installation of international flags on the commercial corridor, as well as SAMA's efforts to remove blight, reduce crime and make Summer a destination for dining and shopping.
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On the Ground Podcast: Safety and self-care with the YWCA and Total Woman Summit
Marquiepta Odom, with the YWCA of Greater Memphis, and Sherica Hymes, founder of Total Woman Summit, discuss this year's summit on Sept. 28, the YWCA's work to support families fleeing domestic violence and how the Summit and the YWCA are working separately and together to empower women to put themselves first.
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August 2019
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On the Ground Podcast: Play Where You Stay is soccer made equitable
Ellen Roberds and Nibaruta Fidel with Play Where You Stay talk soccer, competition and how to make the game fun and accessible for all kids in any neighborhood, regardless of financial need.
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On the Ground Podcast: New blood, new turf at High Ground
Meet A.J. Dugger, our newest core team member and On the Ground’s lead writer, and hear the team’s first thoughts on our newest On the Ground neighborhood, Hickory Hill.
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July 2019
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On The Ground Podcast: Storyboard Memphis
The High Ground team welcomes Mark Fleischer, founder and editor of Storyboard Memphis. The monthly newspaper focuses on stories and issues of local interest.
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June 2019
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On The Ground Podcast: State housing programs strengthen Memphis neighborhoods
Continuing a series of discussions on homeownership, Tennessee Housing Development Agency's Ralph Perrey and United Housing's Amy Schaftein join High Ground to talk about down payment assistance programs, homebuyer education, and other state-supported initiatives making a difference in Memphis.
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May 2019
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On The Ground Podcast: Sheltering Memphis’ homeless population
In S2E3 of the On The Ground podcast, High Ground News editor Madeline Faber interviews Tamara Hendrix and Dana Brooks, who provide services to Memphis' homeless population. They weigh in on the lack of resources available to women and their hopes for a new emergency shelter that will serve women Downtown.
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April 2019
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On The Ground Podcast: The Power of Neighborhood Stories
Josh Campbell from Spillit Memphis discusses storytelling and its power to build community and elevate resident voices in Memphis neighborhoods.
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On The Ground Podcast: Is the University District too crowded?
The High Ground News editorial team reflects on four months of embedded research and reporting in the University District.
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March 2019
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On the Ground Podcast: Memphis’ modern-day redlining
On S1E13 of the On the Ground Podcast, Roshun Austin of The Works, Inc. and Austin Harrison of Neighborhood Preservation Inc. examine a redlining map from the 1930s, its implications for modern-day Memphis and local strategies to breakdown housing inequality 85 years after redlining was introduced and 50 years since it was outlawed.
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On The Ground Podcast: Crosstown beyond the concourse
Justin Gillis of the Crosstown CDC and Porsche Stevens of Crosstown Arts reveal more about the greater Crosstown neighborhood, from its long history to its diverse mix of small businesses.
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On the Ground Podcast: How improv theater is helping kids find their shared humanity
On S1E11 of the On the Ground Podcast, professional actors Ann Wallace and Leslie Jones of Playback Memphis share how their live improv theater is being used to help kids improve social-emotional learning and reduce bullying.
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High Ground News Podcast: The power of community policing in Memphis neighborhoods
Can youth engagement be a crime prevention technique? In the North Memphis area of Hollywood-Hyde Park, community leaders have used city funds from the Memphis Police Department to sponsor free meals and activities for neighborhood children.
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February 2019
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High Ground News Podcast: How public art is engaging Memphians around sustainability
Ebony Archie from UrbanArt Commission and local artist Khara Woods discuss new public art installations that are being designed around themes of sustainability and environmental issues.
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High Ground News Podcast: University of Memphis plans to share prosperity across University District
Cole Bradley sits down with two members of a planning team working on a playbook for community development in the University District that puts the University of Memphis at the center of equitable neighborhood growth. -
High Ground News Podcast: If Memphis literacy rates are low, do kids need to be taught differently?
Dr. Krista Johnson, the executive director of ALLMemphis, answers if children in poverty and other adverse circumstances learn differently and how Memphis schools can adapt to meet their literacy needs. -
High Ground News Podcast: The black arts scene comes home
Lawrence Matthews (aka Don Lifted) and James Dukes (aka IMAKEMADBEATS) talk with High Ground News executive editor Madeline Faber about how a black-owned arts space nourishes the existing arts scene and complements the surrounding neighborhood of Orange Mound.
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High Ground News Podcast: Memphis 3.0 and the Future of Whitehaven Plaza
Today our team welcomes Angelica Carey of the Office of Planning and Development and Trey McKnight from the Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp., to talk about how Memphis' new comprehensive plan is laying the groundwork for the potential redevelopment of Whitehaven Plaza.
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January 2019
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High Ground News Podcast: Homeownership in Memphis neighborhoods
On the latest High Ground News podcast, the On The Ground team welcomes Steve Lockwood from the Frayser Community Development Corp. and Amy Schaftlein from United Housing to discuss why homeownership is important to stabilizing Memphis neighborhoods.
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High Ground News Podcast: On The Ground in the University District with Cody Fletcher
In the third installment of the High Ground News podcast, the On The Ground team kicks off its coverage of the University District, and learns more about the neighborhood's assets, opportunities, and issues from a community leader working on the area's revitalization.
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