Memphis Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on biggest development yet
The nonprofit announced plans to build the semi-attached single-family homes on 3 vacant acres in Uptown within the next 24 months.
Topic: North Memphis
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September 2025
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August 2025
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Puppet theater to take the stage at local parks
“I love the fact that we’re giving another opportunity for kids to not only see something different. Because it’s different from television. It’s different from their cellphones. It’s different from all these technology-based entertainment.”
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May 2025
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Old Manassas High to become ‘cottages’ for homeless families
“It’s about the mother of the child who is going to school with your child,” Hospitality Hub Executive Director Kelcey Johnson said. “After school you take your child home. The other mother is taking her child to truck stops.”
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February 2025
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Former Landers Center director says he was fired for booking Black artists, files lawsuit
In a lawsuit filed Friday, Jan. 31, former director Todd Mastry accuses certain DeSoto County Supervisors and the DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau of violating the Civil Rights Act.
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November 2024
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Big as the Dickens: Hernando prepares for largest-ever Christmas event
The Dickens of a Christmas event has guides adorned in top hats, morning coats and hoop skirts wandering the city’s historic Town Square as the area is transformed into 1830s England.
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July 2024
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North Memphis school set for closure will stay open under MSCS
MSCS Superintendent Marie Feagins says Caldwell-Guthrie Elementary School, shuttered last week by its state-takeover operators, will stay open this fall and expand to take on students from Humes Middle School. MSCS closed Humes earlier this spring.
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June 2024
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Parents’ resource center ‘a beacon of hope’ for Hyde Park
The Memphis Lift, a nonprofit that helps families navigate the education system, has a new building that’s a source of pride for its North Memphis neighborhood. Mayor Paul Young said work done there helps make the city safer.
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April 2024
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North Memphis tree project withdrawn for 5 years; confusion lingers
The developers shouldn’t be able to pursue any similar projects for five years, but a representative of the project said otherwise.
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Contentious North Memphis project comes to a head — again
The developers “withdrew” their application but say they only meant to postpone the vote. Council member Easter-Thomas doesn’t buy it.
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Opinion: Protect our community by opposing the biomass campus and sawmill in North Memphis
The potential negative health consequences and disregard for community voices associated with this project demand national attention, as these unfounded “carbon management” projects are targeting Black, Latinx and Indigenous communities across the country.
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March 2024
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Contentious North Memphis tree upcycling project scrapped
Memphis Urban Wood planned to turn a vacant 10-acre property on North Watkins Street into a facility that transforms wood waste into lumber and wood compost.
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January 2024
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Olive Branch declares state of emergency
According to a statement from Mayor Ken Adams’ office, record low temperatures and icy conditions throughout the region have stressed all utility systems, and roads have become almost impossible to navigate.
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August 2023
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A ‘Toast:’ Breakfast restaurant hopes to be part of North Memphis revival
“We’re really trying to better the community, one person and one house at a time. Right now, if we want to go somewhere to eat, we probably have to go all the way to Midtown or Downtown.”
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May 2023
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Uptown greenline an ‘ending and beginning’ for county trail system
The North Memphis Greenline formally opened to the public Tuesday. It will eventually connect to the Wolf River Greenway and extend to Shelby Farms Park for upwards of 40 miles of continuous trails.
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January 2023
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Herrington: Where does Midtown end? A defining question for modern Memphis
Defining Midtown is perhaps the key question of Memphis geography, in part because it helps define the rest of the core city. If Midtown is encased by Downtown, South Memphis, East Memphis and North Memphis — and maybe that’s debatable, too — then defining Midtown partly defines the rest.
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October 2022
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Memphis Tilth moves forward in honor of late leader
In the wake of the loss of Mia Madison, Memphis Tilth has merged with For The Kingdom, and the organizations continue to expand the legacy Madison left behind.
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The Works’ mobile grocery hits the streets in North Memphis
A local nonprofit’s mobile grocery store launched its first service on Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Klondike neighborhood of North Memphis.
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July 2022
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Hattiloo to open theater school for youth, seniors and people with disabilities
In partnership with the Community Redevelopment Agency, Hattiloo will renovate a church building with a storied Civil War-era history.
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City Council approves Frayser expansion of manufactured housing
The decision was one of several by the Memphis City Council in a Tuesday, July 12, agenda that was heavy with planning and development items.
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Gooch Park mural offers ‘Slice’ of Memphis culture
The North Memphis mural will surround the park’s public pool and is named after a term for enthusiastically jumping into a swimming pool.
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UrbanArt Commission to dedicate Gooch Park mural
The UrbanArt Commission will host its unveiling and pool mural dedication for Gooch Park Saturday, July 9 at 10 a.m.
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May 2022
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North Memphis farm to host community fundraiser
Black Seeds Urban Farms’ event will feature music performances from local artists and food from vendors like Sun of a Vegan and Street Kitchen.
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Douglass Juneteenth festival showcases local artists
An art contest is one of the highlights of The Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in the Douglass neighborhood. This year’s theme is United States Colored Troops, honoring Black men who served in the military during the Civil War.
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Artist draws on urban farm for Mother’s Day watercolor workshop
The farm was started by Memphis firefighter Bobby Rich, whose knowledge makes him akin to a walking plant encyclopedia.
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Third Better Community Summit planned in North Memphis
The upcoming June 4 summit will provide a space for members of affected communities to meet with and seek resources from from clergy leaders, nonprofit organizations, law enforcement and government agencies.
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