Two new crosswalks on Cooper Street at the corners of Felix and Oliver avenues wrap up the first phase of an effort by area businesses to make the Cooper-Young neighborhood safer for pedestrians.

Melrose High School’s homecoming on Friday, Oct.19, drew a sea of maroon and gold to Melrose Stadium in Orange Mound.

When Trinette Johnson-Williams was 7 years old, she built a go-kart inspired by “The Little Rascals.”

Lucas Trautman and Kristin Fox-Trautman are redefining family business. 

Instead of waiting to schedule a doctor’s appointment until a health concern comes along, a new clinic in Midtown is taking a more proactive approach to health care.

Since its founding by church and community leaders on Sept. 15, 1968, the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association has spawned a number of organizations and has grown into one of the most important nonprofits in the Mid-South. In fiscal 2018, which ran from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, MIFA served more than half a million meals to more than 3,600 seniors; helped more 3,500 families with utility, rent and mortgage assistance; distributed more than 11,000 food vouchers; connected more than 250 families with permanent, stable housing; and screened more than 7,000 calls through a 24-hour homeless hotline.