Southwest's foundation honored Fred Davis, Charles and Patra Temple, student scholarship recipients, sponsors and donors. 

Calvin Lacy said he is working to get a 501(c)3 for his organization, The Lacy Foundation, which would be housed at 1657 Lamar. Its mission is to elevate the community both intellectually and economically.

The Broad Avenue Arts District and Carpenter Art Garden are holding holiday shopping events during the first weekend of December. 

Frayser Community Schools officials are hopeful the changes will help the high school return to the progress it made during the 2015-16 school year. 

The murals are a reflection of different perspectives of how people perceive Binghampton and what they want it to become. 

Film director Tom Shadyac opened the indoor rock-climbing gym in March 2018. It is now offering a vegan brunch every third Sunday adjacent to its "Juice Almighty" juice bar. 

Organizations and businesses in several Memphis neighborhoods are employing different tactics to encourage holiday consumers to shop there.

The busy LRK has added 14 employees this year as part of its effort to meet the work demands created by a robust economy for new development. 

Marching bands, community leaders and dance groups paraded down Elvis Presley Boulevard. While Christmas cheer was abundant, neighborhood pride remained a prevalent theme among participants.

Memphis organizations held youth-focused Global Entrepreneurship Week events. 

The $600,000 facility, the first in Binghampton, is set to open next summer. 

Rhonda Logan's journey to the District 1 seat included a 100-vote marathon City Council meeting when she repeatedly fell one vote short of getting the appointment in late 2018. 

Residents of Soulsville in South Memphis will come together Saturday to welcome the holiday season with an event that includes music, hot cocoa and the lighting of a Christmas tree.

An emergency shelter is planned in Westwood; in Midtown and the Medical District, a property owner is requesting its apartment buildings be "legitimized."

Pre-apprentice vo-tech program could expand to other local high schools if successful. 

Claudette Boyd, president of the Orange Mound Parade Committee, said the effort will ensure Orange Mound “is not left out of the (holiday) celebration.”

Three substantial developments have been proposed for the north edge of Shelby Farms Park, and it appears the 267-unit Velo at Shelby Farms may be the first to be built.

The Works Inc. owns several vacant lots around its South Memphis office in ZIP code 38106.

When a woman was struck by a motorist near their school in June, a group of Memphis sixth graders dedicated their semester to learning about pedestrian safety. On Saturday morning, they spoke out about what they learned.

Marketplace Development hopes to close on a deal for the property by the first quarter of 2020. 

First 8 Memphis was formed earlier this year to financially support and advocate for more early childhood programming in Shelby County. 

Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess said that the task force would go on a tour of the area.

If the plan is approved, Shelby County could start providing solid waste services to Northaven residents by spring 2020. 

The full Shelby County Commission is set to vote on the Raleigh TIF district Nov. 18 and Memphis City Council must also approve it before it goes into effect. 

Porter-Leath opened its first Early Childhood Academy in 2017 in South Memphis.