After Frayser food hub, group opens in Orange Mound
With a community garden, seed library and leftover food from local restaurants, The Original Project Team opened its sustainability food hub in Orange Mound on Friday morning, July 1.
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With a community garden, seed library and leftover food from local restaurants, The Original Project Team opened its sustainability food hub in Orange Mound on Friday morning, July 1.
Developer Dwayne A. Jones is primarily known for building tiny homes.
A third-generation local business that has grown and changed with the times perhaps faces an uncertain future, despite a number of large investments in the neighborhood around it.
My Cup of Tea sales are growing 30% annually and the Orange Mound-based company now boasts customers in 48 states.
Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) dedicated $3 million to funding the redevelopment of the Historic Melrose High building in Orange Mound as part of his appropriation request for fiscal year 2023.
Over the past several years, Britney Thornton has emerged as a leader through her work with the homeless and the underserved.
Children will be able to play with 26 interactive spray toys, some shaped like leaves and sprouts and others shaped like garden bugs and snails, while learning about motor skills, water safety, socialization and cause and effect.
We Memphians take pride in our town, our teams, our heritage and our giving spirit. This week’s pictures capture some up-and-coming projects, a nod to history, and an effort to the homeless.
Memphians who live below the poverty line were left without the ability to pay for damages, hotel stays and the replacement of groceries following the winter storm Thursday, Feb. 3.
City officials cited unsafe conditions and the shelter not being up to code, including no working smoke detector and no sprinkler system in case of a fire.
Juice Orange Mound, an organization dedicated to uplifting the neighborhood, is hosting a cleanup event in the wooded area in which Mike Miller resides.
RedZone Ministries Opportunity Zone Center is due to break ground in December and will house a large recreation facility, game room, cafe, multipurpose room, classrooms and offices.
The RedZone Ministries Opportunity Zone Center will stand at 30,000 square feet and will house a large recreation facility, game room, cafe, multi-purpose room, classrooms and offices.
At $2 apiece, packed with beef and spice, Pop’s Tamales are one of the city’s best deals. And getting them, from Pop’s cash-only little Orange Mound shop, is an experience unto itself.
The sudden rise of workplace shootings may be attributed to the stress of coming out of COVID, said Dr. Stephen Watts, a criminologist and victimologist in Memphis.
As more candidates open their campaigns for next year’s ballot, they’re discussing issues such as criminal justice reform and why some areas of the city are seeing an economic boom while others are not.
In October 1971, three Orange Mound teenagers went for a ride that ended with law enforcement officers beating one of them to death in a ditch off Lamar Avenue. Fifty years later, no one has been convicted in the killing.
Gotta love those Redbirds, but you may prefer one of these other photos from The Daily Memphian. Cast your vote for the best one.
Memphis police chief goes for a walk with a city council member who says residents of her district can’t sleep at night for fear of being shot in their beds.
The Original Project Team is expanding upon the Healthy Frayser sustainable food project it began two years ago. That initiative came together in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA).
The former United Equipment Building towers over Lamar Avenue and the surrounding community.
Two weeks ago in this space, we highlighted Tone, an Orange Mound-based Black arts organization, and the significance behind its rebranding.
After a year-long programming hiatus, Tone is celebrating its relaunch with an event tomorrow at its gallery in the Lamar Airways Shopping Center.
After a year-long programming hiatus, an Orange Mound-based art organization is back.
Gov. Bill Lee visited Journey Hanley Elementary, and while addressing education, he also discussed concerns about the permitless carry legislation that has concerned a number of local leaders.