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    County transfers 150 vacant lots to group in model for blight efforts

    Klondike-Smokey City residents will ultimately determine what happens to the lots its community development corporation was put in charge of Friday.

    By Omer Yusuf February 04, 2020
  • South Memphis

    Westwood residents get details on proposed oil pipeline

    Landowners affected by the pipeline could expect an offer that is above fair market value, would still own the property and would have few restrictions, but could not build a permanent structure on the land.

    By Elle Perry January 24, 2020
  • South Memphis

    Task force continues work on plan to improve Orange Mound

    The Orange Mound Initiative task force continued to define its plan to improve economic conditions in the neighborhood, and the transfer of Land Bank properties is seen an important early step. 

    By Elle Perry January 23, 2020
  • North Memphis

    City Council starts dialogue on Frayser blight remediation plan

    A City Council committee took no action on Lorenzo Williams' $600,000 plan and wants to have further discussions on the proposal before doing so. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 04, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Volunteers fan out across city to remember MLK through community service

    Memphians volunteered across the Bluff City Monday, Jan. 20, to lend hands and serve the community in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy.

    By Abigail Warren January 20, 2020
  • Real Estate

    Memphis National Cemetery: Still open, now improved, forever hallowed

    Memphis National Cemetery may be surrounded by obstacles that could keep visitors away, but the park-like burial grounds are undergoing a $10 million upgrade to make it easier to celebrate and pay respects to the heroes buried there.

    By Tom Bailey January 26, 2020
  • South Memphis

    Whitehaven Black Restaurant Week returns for second year

    Food at participating restaurants ranges from West African to smoothies and wraps. 

    By Elle Perry January 17, 2020
  • North Memphis

    Cherokee Health Systems expanding in Frayser

    Anthony Anderson, executive director of charter school operator Memphis Business Academy, calls Cherokee's decision a "game-changer" for the Frayser community. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 17, 2020
  • South Memphis

    ‘They’ve earned it’: Group raising $6 million for Whitehaven High STEM building

    In 2018, the group of parents embarked on a courtyard renovation at White Station High School.

    By Elle Perry January 17, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Champion for suffrage monument never misses beat, chance to vote

    The story of Memphis’ role in Tennessee ratifying the 19th Amendment has become the story of the Memphis woman who has worked tirelessly to make sure people know how that victory was won.

    By Jane Roberts January 15, 2020
  • North Memphis

    Renovations to nearly 500 apartment units underway in Raleigh, Frayser

    Every unit in Hunter’s Ridge, Timber Pines and Watkins Manor apartments will be renovated in the $24 million project. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 14, 2020
  • South Memphis

    Orange Mound organizations working on business incubation, artist housing

    “In Orange Mound, if you have space, you have power. Juice Orange Mound is about giving people power in Orange Mound,” the organization’s founder Britney Thornton said.

    By Elle Perry January 14, 2020
  • North Memphis

    A quiet, contemplative tradition in Frayser comes to an end

    As Christmas approached and 2019 came to a close, the last Catholic contemplative monastery in Tennessee quietly closed.

    By Karen Pulfer Focht January 12, 2020
  • North Memphis

    Klondike-Smokey City CDC holding community lunch to discuss vacant lots

    The Klondike-Smokey City CDC purchased 150 vacant lots from the Shelby County Commission in September. They are now taking the first step in creating a plan for the lots. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 04, 2020
  • Education

    Frayser charter operators have questions after ASD proposal

    All 30 schools under the state's Achievement School District would return to their local school districts by 2022, but the process and details of such a transition remain unclear. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 10, 2020
  • East Memphis

    Cool Beans Coffee Shop owners serve up international flavor

    Brandon Rodriguez Ornela and his partners — a sister and a cousin — have opened Cool Beans Coffee Shop inside the Cordova International Farmer’s Market on Germantown Road. They hope for future expansion. 

    By Michael Waddell January 10, 2020
  • Business

    Salvation Army’s Purdue Center saved Memphis business owner’s life

    Venus Austin entered the Salvation Army’s Renewal Place program nearly 15 years ago. Today, she owns a hair salon 800 feet from the facility that she credits for changing her life. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 09, 2020
  • South Memphis

    Whitehaven High teacher receives national ‘Oscars of Teaching’ award

    Since 1992, $1.7 million has been awarded to 69 educators in Tennessee via the Milken Educator Awards.

    By Elle Perry January 09, 2020
  • South Memphis

    Southwest, TCAT talk workforce development with lawmakers

    The event's purpose, according to Southwest president Tracy D. Hall, was to talk with elected officials about "what we do and what we need.”

    By Elle Perry January 08, 2020
  • Health Care

    Gynecologist’s Midtown office to meet needs of women, transgender patients

    A growing part of the practice is helping men and women through hormone therapy to improve sleep and stamina. 

    By Jane Roberts January 08, 2020
  • East Memphis

    New Raleigh development plans 8-10 new businesses, including restaurants

    The proposed Raleigh development is the first one since the new tax increment financing district was implemented last year. Developers hope to close on the 8.5-acre site early this year. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 07, 2020
  • North Memphis

    Negotiations underway with potential grocer for $16 million Frayser Gateway

    The Frayser Gateway is expected to include a new grocery store for the neighborhood. The development mirrors the Binghampton Gateway, which opened in 2018. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 07, 2020
  • North Memphis

    Frayser organizations raise questions over $450,000 blight remediation plan

    The plan, which may be considered by city government later this month, would address blight in an area near Northgate Shopping Center. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 05, 2020
  • Downtown

    New public art, signs proposed for Downtown

    The Downtown Review Board will consider public art and signage for a number of projects, including Wiseacre Brewing Co., a suffrage monument and Sugashack on Beale. 

    By Tom Bailey, Elle Perry January 03, 2020
  • Neighborhoods

    Day of Service coming to Whitehaven High

    Help with everything from income taxes to dental screenings are among the 22 services to be offered.

    By Elle Perry January 03, 2020

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