There are 9 article(s) tagged Orange Mound:

• May 2019

  • Orange Mound nonprofit featured in annual Google Economic Impact Report

    Orange Mound nonprofit organization My Cup of Tea announced Thursday it has been featured in Google’s tenth annual Economic Impact Report.

    By Natalie Martin May 30, 2019

  • Bicentennial day marked on Mud Island and in Orange Mound

    Local leaders cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new social media icon on Mud Island, and Orange Mound celebrated Memphis' bicentennial day by marking 100 years since it was annexed by the city.

    By Bill Dries May 23, 2019

• February 2019

  • Orange Mound Black Restaurant Week spotlights cuisine in the historic neighborhood

    Inspired by Whitehaven's recent weeklong culinary celebration, Orange Mound is serving up its own restaurant week.

    By Jared Boyd February 15, 2019

  • Biggs: Restaurant weeks starting and Destination: Delicious events coming

    Two restaurant weeks on tap, including Orange Mound Black Restaurant Week, which starts Monday, Feb. 11. And it’s time to get tickets for the next Destination: Delicious lunch.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 14, 2019

• January 2019

  • The CLTV re-creates iconic photo in celebration of arts in Orange Mound

    A group of more than 100 creatives representing the African-American arts community in Memphis gathered Saturday to recreate an iconic 1958 photograph. Dubbed “A Great Day in Orange Mound,” the location was a very deliberate backdrop for both the photo and a co-working space The CLTV will soon be opening.

    By Jared Boyd January 06, 2019

• December 2018

  • The CLTV finds home in Orange Mound

    Founded in 2015, The Collective (CLTV) has a three-part mission: empowering black artists, using their creative expression to elevate the black community and using the first two parts to shift the culture in Memphis.

    By Elle Perry December 23, 2018

  • O.C. Pleasant Jr. was a great man, husband, father, brother, mentor, community leader and Memphian

    Ocie Cleveland “O.C.” Pleasant Jr. always offered a quip and a smile upon an encounter. When expressing the standard Southern inquiry as to his well-being, he would simply reply, “I’m pleasant.”

    By Roshun Austin December 13, 2018

• October 2018

  • Shuttered for 40 years, old Melrose High School to open for weekend Orange Mound celebration

    Melrose High School’s homecoming on Friday, Oct.19, drew a sea of maroon and gold to Melrose Stadium in Orange Mound.

    By Madeline Faber October 20, 2018

  • Urban Art selects Desmond Lewis for Orange Mound public art project

    The Urban Art Commission and City of Memphis have selected Memphis-based artist Desmond Lewis for a new public art project in Orange Mound.

    By Elle Perry October 18, 2018