There are 9 article(s) tagged Steve Barlow:

• October 2024

  • New legal aid provider takes over, finds a caring legal community

    West Tennessee Legal Services inherited more cases when federal funding was terminated for Memphis Area Legal Services June 30, due to a list of inefficiencies.

    By Jane Roberts October 07, 2024

• October 2021

  • Watch: Merger aims to bridge gap in affordable housing

    The leaders of the two housing and community groups talked on “Behind The Headlines” about a larger scope and plan for affordable housing in a city that needs about 40,000 new units of the housing.

    By Bill Dries October 14, 2021

• September 2021

  • The Works, NPI merging

    Two organizations with different track records — one for building quality, affordable housing and the other for removing blight — are merging to serve the entire core city.

    By Tom Bailey September 30, 2021

• August 2021

  • ‘Dramatic’ changes in local rental market meet old challenges in affordable housing

    Three leaders of the federally-funded effort to help pay overdue rent and utility bills talked on “Behind The Headlines” about what the new market reality means for the city’s growth with a shortage of quality affordable housing.

    By Bill Dries August 20, 2021

• January 2021

  • Why neighborhoods matter

    Hearing Steve Barlow talk about what a neighborhood truly is will change how you look at the world around you.

    By Eric Barnes January 08, 2021

• April 2020

  • Preservation organization to plant native trees across Memphis

    Neighborhood Preservation Inc., is celebrating Earth Day with a pledge to plant trees in vacant lots across Memphis.

    By Jared Boyd April 22, 2020

• November 2019

  • Aretha Franklin birthplace ‘very stable,’ receiver says

    South Memphis Renewal CDC executive director and court-appointed receiver of Aretha Franklin's birthplace said the property at 408 Lucy Ave. is “very stable now.”

    By Elle Perry November 12, 2019

• June 2019

  • Aretha Franklin’s birthplace home closer to preservation plan

    There are no grand plans for Aretha Franklin’s birthplace home in Memphis, but a judge is ready to approve a receiver’s plan to stabilize and preserve it for potential reuse later. 

    By Elle Perry June 11, 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