There are 7 article(s) tagged The Heights:

• July 2023

  • Transfer hearing date set for teen accused in ‘watermelon man’ killing

    A hearing date next month could determine whether the teen accused of killing a local watermelon vendor will be transferred to adult court. 

    By Aarron Fleming July 25, 2023

• January 2022

  • About Town: Former training center to house homeless veterans

    Alpha Omega Veterans Services was given the former training center through a federal grant by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

    By Julia Baker January 14, 2022

• May 2021

  • About Town: How staying put in the Heights paid off

    In addition to serving neighbors in the Heights, Nutbush and the Douglass area, Jackson Tire & Alignment has plenty of come-back customers from all over Shelby County.

    By Omer Yusuf May 28, 2021

• January 2021

  • Not a Coffee Shop aims to create conversation, change in the Heights

    Not a Coffee Shop is open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 6:45 to 11:15 a.m. and serves all of its coffee, including pour overs and espresso shots, black.

    By Omer Yusuf January 15, 2021

• December 2019

  • Eight agencies are first to benefit from city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund

    The grants to eight nonprofits announced at City Hall Monday cover areas outside Downtown and Midtown where the housing stock is old and could use some help to encourage private development. The fund works with the city's recently approved Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines.

    By Bill Dries December 23, 2019

• December 2018

  • High Ground News Podcast: Community development & journalism intersect, with Christina Crutchfield

    Cole Bradley, Madeline Faber and Emily Trenholm recap two years of High Ground News' embedded neighborhood reporting project, On The Ground.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff December 14, 2018

• October 2018

  • The state’s only dual-language program grows with Memphis’ Latino population

    It’s lunchtime at Treadwell Elementary and the school’s new optional program coordinator, Darlene May, is heading to the cafeteria. Along the way, she’s met by a dozen students shouting, “Hola!” through beaming smiles.

    By Cole Bradley, High Ground News October 02, 2018