Since the youth farm opened in 2015, it has been run by female high school students ages 15 to 18. Girls Inc. is planning to expand its operations in Frayser to reach more girls.

The Brown family started the idea of Lifeline to Success at their dinner table 2009, and they have counseled 1,200 people in the 10 years since it began. 

Westwood residents offered organizers of the new CDC a list of suggestions to improve the community, from covered basketball courts and a splash pad, to career readiness programs and a full-service bank location.

Rap superstar Yo Gotti announces partnership with Shelby County Schools to outfit students at his former middle school with free uniforms. The music mogul said he hopes to expand the program to more schools in the district.

The now blighted apartment complex at 3085 Steele St. in Frayser is undergoing a $17 million renovation on property owned by The Works Inc. 

Family business Crone Construction will open a showroom at 798 S. Cooper St. in the Cooper-Young neighborhood.

The pavilion replaces an older one at Lincoln Park that was significantly damaged by a tree.

A building permit application shows plans for Boulevard Souvenirs to locate about 100 steps from Sun Studio.

Memphis ZIP code 38126, which has family poverty rate of nearly 60%, has been getting targeted help from the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis.

Beverly Robertson, president and CEO of the Greater Memphis Chamber, brought the organization’s first stop in its new “Taking it to the Streets” initiative to Orange Mound.

The Men’s Morning Huddle was a group started four years ago by co-organizers Cedric Brooks and DeVonté Payton to motivate and be role models for Memphis youth. 

Students were welcomed back to Dunbar Elementary School by the principal, teachers and community groups. The school is now part of the Shelby County Schools Innovation Zone. 

Five contenders for District 7 pitch their qualifications as they attempt to unseat incumbent Berlin Boyd in the October election.

CNN political commentator Angela Rye made a return trip to Memphis Aug. 8, stumping at a fundraising luncheon for Memphis mayoral candidate Tami Sawyer.

The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation spent more than $5 million revitalizing the park. 

Construction crews are finishing the exterior of the $35 million development of apartments and commercial space in the heart of Midtown while residents move in.

A large batch of 17 applications to the Land Use Control Board includes a proposal to build a 103-space parking lot behind Crosstown Concourse.

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.”

Porter-Leath plans to build a child care center in Frayser and Girls Inc. seeks to build a $4.5 million community garden and learning center by expanding its existing campus nearby.

After several delays, construction has resumed at Raleigh Springs Town Center and the site is expected to be open by early 2020.

Louis and Carla Faulkner are operating a new restaurant, Caribbean Flayvahz, in Hickory Hill. 

Paul Young, director of the city's Division of Housing and Community Development, and John Paul Shaffer, executive director of BLDG Memphis, discuss a new local trust fund that will help support the creation and preservation of affordable housing.

The Frayser Exchange Club, founded in 1969, is the only civic organization left in the community. 

Former Memphis City Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson-Dean said she plans to begin her tenure at LeMoyne-Owen College with a lot of listening.

Bala Tounkara wants to make African food appealing to those who have never tried it, but he also wants to give people with African parents a chance to try dishes beyond their familiar fare.