The Klondike-Smokey City CDC purchased 150 vacant lots from the Shelby County Commission in September. They are now taking the first step in creating a plan for the lots. 

All 30 schools under the state's Achievement School District would return to their local school districts by 2022, but the process and details of such a transition remain unclear. 

The proposed Raleigh development is the first one since the new tax increment financing district was implemented last year. Developers hope to close on the 8.5-acre site early this year. 

The Frayser Gateway is expected to include a new grocery store for the neighborhood. The development mirrors the Binghampton Gateway, which opened in 2018. 

A suspected Amazon facility in Frayser/Raleigh will include 787,000 square feet for "robot storage" platforms.

The plan, which may be considered by city government later this month, would address blight in an area near Northgate Shopping Center. 

The Binghampton Community Land Trust has taken possession of a house that has essentially turned into a "treehouse" and plans to demolish and rebuild it for a future homeowner. 

The renovations are expected to be complete by 2021 as the Salvation Army hopes to serve even more families in Memphis. 

Organizations in the MLK Success Zone of Frayser are hopeful the new investment will accelerate a long-needed transformation in the area. 

The goal of the program is to increase the number of minority and women developers locally. 

Libertas School of Memphis received a Level 5 TVAAS designation from the state this year on its report card. The charter school is in its fifth year in Frayser. 

Arieale Munson is a product of North Memphis. “A lot of people think if you come from the hood that you won’t make it out, but I’m a witness that you can."

The neighborhood cleanup is part of Shelby County's proposal to bring sanitation services to the area. 

The TIF could potentially generate $1 million in annual additional property tax revenue pending further investments in Raleigh.

A Houston-based business consultant is proposing a solution to blighted and vacant properties in northwest Frayser after touring the neighborhood several months ago. 

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. 

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. 

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

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. 

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.