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    County Commission votes to give Klondike-Smokey City CDC 150 vacant lots

    The Klondike-Smokey City CDC plans to hire local community members to maintain the lots, before moving forward with a development plan for the lots. 

    By Omer Yusuf September 24, 2019
  • South Memphis

    Friends, family remember ‘Mayor of Orange Mound’

    Affectionately known as “The Mayor of Orange Mound,” restaurateur and notable Memphian Tyler Glover Sr. was laid to rest on Saturday.

    By Jared Boyd September 24, 2019
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    Project Backboard restoring art at French Fort basketball court

    Former Memphis Grizzlies community relations employee Dan Peterson is making an impact by reviving forlorn basketball courts, public spaces that bring people together.

    By Elle Perry September 22, 2019
  • South Memphis

    Orange Mound adding to New Ballet’s dance pipeline

    LeAnthony Douglas, a teaching and performing artist at New Ballet Ensemble and School, started in the organization’s first cohort of Dunbar Elementary School students. 

    By Elle Perry September 21, 2019
  • Education

    Three Memphis students each receive $10,000 from DeGeneres, clothes from Will Smith

    MLK College Prep students Kristopher Graham, Micheal Todd and Antwain Garrett appeared on "Ellen" after their act of kindness went viral nationwide. 

    By Omer Yusuf September 24, 2019
  • North Memphis

    Binghampton residents discuss impact of Tillman Cove

    About 25 people met in Binghampton recently to discuss questions and concerns they had about the Tillman Cove development. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 20, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Three Memphis students to be on ‘Ellen’ after act of kindness goes viral

    Three students from Frayser will be featured on a national talk show Friday after their act of kindness went viral.

    By Omer Yusuf September 19, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Owners trot out plans for old mounted police station

    The long-vacant, long-ignored Barksdale Mounted Police Station still has jail cell bars, horse stable windows and the name of Tennessee’s most infamous politician etched into the ornate front wall. A renovation will soon breathe new life into the city's first “suburban” police station.

    By Tom Bailey September 19, 2019
  • North Memphis

    Greer, Logan continue competition for District 1 City Council seat

    Incumbent Sherman Greer, Rhonda Logan and Dawn Bonner are vying for the Memphis City Council District 1 seat. 

    By Omer Yusuf September 19, 2019
  • South Memphis

    Gestalt charter school system begins Hickory Hill revitalization project

    Over the next three years, the charter school system plans to work with community partners to add amenities including a small grocery store, affordable child care or preschool and community green space.

    By Elle Perry September 18, 2019
  • South Memphis

    Foote Park at South City opens

    The first residents have moved into the reincarnation of the former Foote Homes public-housing project, Foote Park at South City.

    By Elle Perry September 17, 2019
  • South Memphis

    Radical.tacos teams up with Soulsville Charter School ‘Green Team’

    Soulsville's radical.tacos will source some of its produce from a student-managed garden.

    By Elle Perry September 16, 2019
  • Arts & Culture

    Despite heat, thousands turn out for cool Memphis festival

    An estimated 130,000 attended the 32nd annual Cooper-Young Festival in Midtown.

    By Erinn Figg September 14, 2019
  • Midtown

    Asian market offers chicken and potatoes, duck feet and durian fruit

    Memphis is home to 3,000 Vietnamese immigrants, and many now live around the Madison Heights neighborhood, where Viet Hoa is located.

    By A.J. Dugger III September 14, 2019
  • North Memphis

    LUCB rejects convenience store, approves two other Frayser developments

    The Land Use Control Board approved permits for two nonprofit developments in Frayser, but rejected plans for a proposed convenience store in the community. 

    By Omer Yusuf September 12, 2019
  • North Memphis

    MLK Prep, Memphis Athletic Ministries open new community gym in Frayser

    The new gym is open six days of the week to all youth in Frayser ages 8-18 for free. 

    By Omer Yusuf September 12, 2019
  • North Memphis

    Pre-K advocacy group First 8 Memphis holds first public meeting

    The First 8 Memphis board discussed the early stages of its pre-k program and moved forward on a search for a permanent executive director. 

    By Omer Yusuf September 12, 2019
  • Business

    Arrow aims at Broad Avenue for now

    Arrow, the organization that provides space and support to artists, is renovating 2535 Broad as a temporary, "stepping stone" home.

    By Tom Bailey September 11, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Survey goes out to candidates for Memphis mayor, City Council

    BLDG Memphis' survey asks candidates about transportation, safety and the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

    By Cole Bradley September 10, 2019
  • Metro

    City names street after Southern Heritage Classic founder Fred Jones Jr.

    Southern Heritage Classic founder Fred Jones Jr. now has a street named after him on the grounds of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, "Fred Jones Way."

    By Elle Perry September 10, 2019
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Comcast ‘Digital Inclusion Day’ means free laptops, grants for nonprofits

    Comcast came to Memphis on Friday bearing free laptops for students, free internet service for their families and tech grants for local nonprofits. 

    By Elle Perry September 06, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Historic Uptown site to become event center

    A developer plans to renovate and convert a historic industrial building in Uptown into an event space for 300 to 400 people.

    By Tom Bailey September 06, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Central Gardens Home Tour still looks great in its early 40s

    Central Gardens in the mid-’70s might have been described as “shabby chic.” You could still buy something on Peabody or Lemaster for less than $50,000. Today, Realtor.com puts the median listing price in Central Gardens at $372,400.

    By Jill Johnson Piper September 06, 2019
  • North Memphis

    New early childhood nonprofit First 8 Memphis hires first director

    Longtime United Way of Mid-South executive Regina Walker was named executive director of First 8 Memphis. 

    By Omer Yusuf September 12, 2019
  • North Memphis

    Northaven residents voice concerns to Mayor Harris, county officials

    Issues brought to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and county officials included sanitation services, illegal dumping and stray dogs in the Northaven area. 

    By Omer Yusuf September 05, 2019

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