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<strong>Residents from the Klondike and Smokey City neighborhood walk the market together in 2021.</strong> (Lucy Garrett/Special to the Daily Memphian)Neighborhoods

Community groups to host May Day at Northside High building

Klondike Smokey City Community Development Corporation, The Works, Inc. and Neighborhood Preservation, Inc. will host a May Day Saturday at Northside High School. 

By Daja E. Henry May 18, 2022
Neighborhoods

Groove On-Demand Downtown ride share service gains popularity

Ridership is booming at Groove On-Demand, which serves about 1,500 passengers a month with shuttle rides throughout Downtown and the Medical District. 

By Rob Moore May 16, 2022
North Memphis

Douglass Juneteenth art auction postponed

Douglass’ Juneteenth art auction has been postponed due to COVID-19. However, the festival is still set for Father’s Day weekend.

By Daja E. Henry May 13, 2022
North Memphis

North Memphis farm to host community fundraiser

Black Seeds Urban Farms’ event will feature music performances from local artists and food from vendors like Sun of a Vegan and Street Kitchen. 

By Daja E. Henry May 13, 2022

  • Neighborhoods

    LUCB approves 2 warehouse projects, totaling over one million square footage

    Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks plans to build two warehouses in southeast Memphis, and Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties is set to build two warehouses in northeast Memphis. 

    By Neil Strebig May 12, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Douglass Juneteenth festival showcases local artists

    An art contest is one of the highlights of The Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in the Douglass neighborhood. This year’s theme is United States Colored Troops, honoring Black men who served in the military during the Civil War.

    By Daja E. Henry May 09, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Youth in Business Workshop gives students a look inside entrepreneurship

    In each workshop, youth received the necessary information to start, manage and operate their own business through interactive lectures and hands-on experience. 

    By Alicia Davidson May 08, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Douglass group distributes food with mobile pantry

    Volunteers, all people who have grown up in the North Memphis neighborhood, packed each car with 14 days’ worth of groceries for a family of four. 

    By Daja E. Henry May 07, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Third Better Community Summit planned in North Memphis

    The upcoming June 4 summit will provide a space for members of affected communities to meet with and seek resources from from clergy leaders, nonprofit organizations, law enforcement and government agencies. 

    By Julia Baker May 04, 2022
  • North Memphis

    Artist draws on urban farm for Mother’s Day watercolor workshop

    The farm was started by Memphis firefighter Bobby Rich, whose knowledge makes him akin to a walking plant encyclopedia. 

    By Daja E. Henry May 05, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Muggin’ Coffeehouse to open new location this fall

    Muggin’ Coffeehouse to open second location near “game-changer” homes in Uptown. 

    By Christin Yates April 25, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Adventure park could be the latest investment in Frayser

    The Links at Davy Crockett may see a new future after Mayor Jim Strickland proposed the creation of an outdoor adventure park in its place in his budget presentation before the city council. 

    By Daja E. Henry April 24, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Memphis Allies honors moms who’ve lost children to gun violence

    The organization is hosting a free MAMA’s (Memphis Allies Mother’s Appreciation) Day lunch Saturday at Legacy Impact Community Resource Center, 2285 Frayser Blvd., from noon to 2 p.m. 

    By Julia Baker April 23, 2022
  • North Memphis

    Manassas alumni brunch returns for 27th year after two-year hiatus

    The event will be held Sat, April 2 at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn located at 3700 Central Avenue. 

    By Jasmine McCraven March 30, 2022
  • North Memphis

    Soul & Spirits to move forward with beer garden

    The craft brewery will install a temporary patio this spring with plans for a permanent installation for future use. 

    By Neil Strebig March 24, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Frayser center to make an ‘impact’

    The center in Frayser will bring multiple benefits to the community for everyone from youths to veterans to seniors.

    By Julia Baker March 04, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Watch: Remake of Northside High seeks broader impact for Klondike

    Planners hope the transformation of the old Northside High School building into a mixed-use development will rekindle a sense of community in the Klondike section of North Memphis. 

    By Bill Dries February 26, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Blight Authority of Memphis director steps down

    Steve Lockwood, who led the Frayser Community Development Corp. until his retirement in 2020, will serve as interim director.

    By Julia Baker February 22, 2022
  • North Memphis

    Public housing relocations rankle Uptown developer

    “I built those houses,” said Henry Turley. “There’s nothing wrong with those houses that should cause the residents to have to move out.”

    By David Waters February 18, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    EDGE board approves PILOT for Northside High School redevelopment

    The former vocational high school at 1212 Vollintine Ave. will become a multi-use space for vocational skills training, workforce development, multifamily housing, health care services, performing arts and more. 

    By Julia Baker February 16, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Memphis Parks to make a splash in North Memphis, Orange Mound

    Children will be able to play with 26 interactive spray toys, some shaped like leaves and sprouts and others shaped like garden bugs and snails, while learning about motor skills, water safety, socialization and cause and effect. 

    By Julia Baker February 16, 2022
  • Subscribers only Neighborhoods

    Vollintine Evergreen may see new resource center, grocery store

    The announcement was made by Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas during a recent annual Vollintine Evergreen Community Association meeting Saturday, Jan. 29.

    By Julia Baker February 01, 2022
  • North Memphis

    About Town: Former training center to house homeless veterans

    Alpha Omega Veterans Services was given the former training center through a federal grant by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

    By Julia Baker January 14, 2022
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Church hosts gas giveaway for Raleigh-Frayser

    Brown Missionary Baptist Church, which is based in DeSoto County, is hosting a Gas Up for Blessings event in Frayser, Saturday, Dec. 18.

    By Julia Baker December 17, 2021
  • Neighborhoods

    About Town: ASD releases 4 Frayser schools but it has little to do with gains

    Four Frayser schools will soon return to Shelby County Schools after a 10-year turnover with the Achievement School District, run by the Tennessee Department of Education. 

    By Julia Baker December 17, 2021
  • Update Neighborhoods

    Variances for redevelopment of Northside High approved

    The Board of Adjustment has given the nod to a proposal for the redevelopment of the building at 1212 Vollintine Ave. into a mixed-use development.

    By Julia Baker February 24, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Artist rolls into Summer Avenue, ready for street’s new chapter

    A new gallery and studio space, owned by architect and artist Brantley Ellzey, has opened on Summer Avenue in the Highland Heights neighborhood. 

    By Julia Baker December 13, 2021
  • Neighborhoods

    Binghampton’s Business Hub boosts job skills, recycling

    ‘We can launch 30 graduates a year, possibly 40 a year, into industries and living-wage careers,” said Noah Gray, executive director of Binghampton Development Corp. 

    By Julia Baker December 09, 2021
  • Neighborhoods

    North Memphis residents to receive job training opportunities

    Memphis Medical District Collaborative partners with Whole Child Strategies to bring information about training and hiring opportunities to residents. 

    By Julia Baker December 08, 2021

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