There are 6 article(s) tagged Mary Mitchell:
The groundbreaking Friday, Oct. 7, for the renovation of the 84-year-old school building ends a 40-year debate about whether the Orange Mound landmark should be renovated or demolished.
After planning and construction, the project to reimagine the historic school is expected to be completed in 2023.
Melrose School has been an anchor in Orange Mound for 83 years and will soon have a second life.
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.
The new gallery opens in a community rich with history and with plans for exhibits and programs.
Details are still being worked out about programming and specific uses for the arts space, but one component will be like a museum of Orange Mound's history.
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