Even with declines in the poverty rate for Memphis and Shelby County, there is not much movement on who is poor and where they live.

The University of Memphis had claimed it was not bound by local zoning for its plans to partner with a private developer to build student apartment buildings where houses now stand near campus. But the U of M changed its stance.

Tentative plans for a 2-mile stretch between Front and Cleveland include better pedestrian crossings, protected bike lanes and landscaping. A public meeting Thursday resumes a process that was paused in March for the pandemic. 

While some churches nearby shrink or close, St. Michael Church on Summer Avenue will soon start construction on a new, $2 million parish office, has begun building two more soccer fields, and has plans for a new parish hall. 

The Midtown neighborhood, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, will offer visitors an interactive digital map of 100 homes that have been included on CGA tours from the past 20 years.

A proposed revamp of the Links at Davy Crockett golf course is part of a growing list of potential or underway projects in Frayser.

The Land Use Control Board approved a gas station at Summer and Bartlett despite government planners' "rejection" recommendation. But the board unanimously rejected a truck stop in South Memphis, and held for a month two other gas station proposals that faced opposition. 

History teacher Daniel Warner has been recognized by the Tennessee Department of Education for his work at East High School.

Shooting death of Demetrius Robinson prompts coaches from other schools to stand in solidarity against violence.

New Frayser CDC Executive Director Damon Williams participated in a Q&A with The Daily Memphian ranging from his favorite sports team to where he would take someone if he was giving a Memphis tour.

After two decades in Washington and San Francisco, native Memphian Damon Williams now runs one of the largest neighborhood-based nonprofits in Memphis. 

The Chris Hope Foundation was founded in 2015 to help ease the financial and emotional burdens that families face when their child is fighting a life-threatening illness.

Visitors parking in the Concourse's closest 45 spaces – the "canyon" – are charged $3 an hour after the first 15 minutes, which remain free.

An anonymous artist has fabricated and erected — without permission — 12 road signs in 12 states. They look like official traffic signs, but display a short poem. Tennessee's sign was placed along North Parkway, but city crews this week removed it. 

BONUS: A Q&A with the creator of the roadside senryu

After eight years on Broad Avenue, Collage Dance Collective is relocating to a 22,000-square-foot location on Tillman. This is part of the nonprofit’s vision to grow into the largest Black-owned ballet company in the South.

The state’s Department of Education is expected to announce details Thursday about a plan to share COVID-19 school data, said Commissioner Penny Schwinn.

Developers of Parkside at Shelby Farms are seeking approval to tweak the site plan for their $375 million planned development overlooking the north edge of Shelby Farms Park.

Levitt Shell officials say the pandemic has left them in dire financial straights and vandalism is devastating. Graceland was also tagged with graffiti.

“Mask for Memphis” raised about $25,000 during the past four months and distributed 2,600 masks at multiple mask giveaway events in Raleigh, Frayser and other North Memphis neighborhoods. Masks provided through the fundraiser are washable and reusable.

The lifelong Memphian and tireless advocate for Rozelle-Annesdale neighborhood avoided the spotlight.

James and Peggy Jefferson were both diagnosed with and recovered from coronavirus in June. Now they can focus on keeping their business, Sherrod’s Furniture and Variety Store, afloat.

The addition of new conditions prohibiting the property from being used for certain businesses may have put the project over the top. 

Kids need sports and youth sports organizers are finding ways to let them play during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Over the past four months, the Carpenter Art Garden, located on Carpenter Street, has distributed over 1,000 masks in Binghampton – free of charge – for both adults and children.

Pioneering Black pharmacist Dr. Charles Champion was showered with adoration by motorists in South Memphis with a drive-thru celebration outside his neighborhood drug store.