There are 6 article(s) tagged Marlon Foster:

• March 2025

  • Blight remediation, economic growth and a delicious sandwich to boot

    Knowledge Quest’s new Green Leaf Cafe is opening officially in April and serving microgreens salads, salmon paninis and several burgers.

    By Jane Roberts March 23, 2025

• May 2022

  • Gaston Community Center undergoing $3.4 million renovation

    The oldest community center in the city is closing for about 10 months as crews renovate the South Memphis structure to provide services to that neighborhood.

    By Daja E. Henry May 09, 2022

• October 2019

  • Knowledge Quest preps for college students to move into dorms

    The dorms were created in a recently renovated, former vacant apartment building across from Knowledge Quest’s main campus.

    By Elle Perry October 10, 2019

• March 2019

  • Blight fight moves from single lot to bigger market-based view

    The $11 million renovation of a Frayser apartment complex owned by The Works, a South Memphis community development corporation, is an indication that the coordinated fight against blight in the city has moved beyond one single-family home at a time.

    By Bill Dries March 15, 2019

• December 2018

  • Knowledge Quest students bring design thinking to Tom Lee Park redesign

    The Knowledge Quest students helping with the reimagining of the Memphis riverfront and Tom Lee Park spent this past summer engaged in a Stanford University-style design thinking lab.

    By Elle Perry December 22, 2018

  • Big Jump Project brings Glide Rides and a cultural kiosk to South Memphis

    It’s a warm and sunny Saturday morning in South Memphis. About 40 people have gathered at the South Memphis Farmers Market for the latest South Memphis Glide Ride.

    By Elle Perry December 02, 2018