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    ‘Super Bowl’ renovation of Frayser stadium to begin this month

    The stadium will be the first turf football field for the Memphis-Shelby Police Athletic League, with $500,000 in funding in place toward goal of $8 million.

    By Bill Dries June 01, 2023
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    Seed funding: Nonprofits give free garden beds to about 100 homeowners

    The Works and Big Green recently gave away 100 raised garden beds for free, complete with seeds, starters, a watering can, fertilizer and more than 60 pounds of soil. 

    By Keely Brewer May 28, 2023
  • Education

    Trezevant students push for new high school, better resources

    “We hear a lot of people say our Frayser community is important,” said Trezevant student Trinity Watson. “Now show it to us.”

    By Alicia Davidson May 26, 2023
  • North Memphis

    MPD reverses decision on youth curfew center

    ”We don’t have the capacity to pick up children and take them where they need to go,” Davis said, after announcing that the Greenlaw Community Center won’t be used to hold curfew breakers.

    Related story:

    MPD to share Greenlaw Community Center with city parks department.

    By Julia Baker May 24, 2023
  • Criminal Justice

    MPD to share Greenlaw Community Center with city parks department

    The Parks and Recreation Department’s website shows that open youth and adult gyms currently operate out of the center. MPD will also run its ongoing community programming from the center. 

    By Julia Baker May 23, 2023
  • North Memphis

    Uptown greenline an ‘ending and beginning’ for county trail system

    The North Memphis Greenline formally opened to the public Tuesday. It will eventually connect to the Wolf River Greenway and extend to Shelby Farms Park for upwards of 40 miles of continuous trails. 

    By Keely Brewer May 10, 2023
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    Miles away, years apart: When geography impacts destiny, everything plays a part

    The almost 20-year difference between estimated life expectancies across Shelby County is a product of differences in food, education, crime rates and access to all sorts of resources. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 02, 2023
  • Education

    Shelby County funding new high school in Frayser

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris will include a $10 million ask to restart work on a new Memphis-Shelby County Schools high school in Frayser when he presents his fiscal year 2024 budget proposal to county commissioners on Wednesday, April 26.

    By Aarron Fleming, Bill Dries June 22, 2023
  • High School Sports

    In the heart of Frayser, Memphis Business Academy is developing a soccer program to envy

    The Executives are targeting a fourth trip to the Class A state tournament after falling in quarterfinals last year.

    By John Varlas April 13, 2023
  • North Memphis

    Gunfire erupts between police officer and man, no gunshot injuries reported

    In the 3500 block of Denver Street, the driver fired shots at the officer who was pursuing him on foot. The officer fired back. No injuries were reported.

    By Julia Baker March 23, 2023
  • Shelby County

    Three projects to prevent another 2011 flood move forward

    Shelby County received $60 million for climate resilience projects in 2016 and work is ongoing in Raleigh, Frayser and Millington. A project along South Cypress Creek is just beginning. 

    By Keely Brewer March 07, 2023
  • Visual Arts

    Artists paint mural of Tyre Nichols in North Memphis

    The mural appears on the wall of the Steve A. Castle House of Rhythm and Blues near Hein Park and was commissioned by the club’s owner, Steve A. Adams.

    By Jasmine McCraven February 14, 2023
  • Premium Business

    Lumalier rides power of UV to disinfect, cut carbon

    The Memphis-based company, which harnesses ultraviolet light to kill germs, has seen business skyrocket even as the COVID pandemic wanes.

    By Jane Roberts February 14, 2023
  • North Memphis

    Junior Achievement opens Binghampton HQ

    Designed for fifth- and sixth-grade students, JA’s BizTown program combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to the simulated town where elementary schoolers operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks and vote for mayor of their “town.” 

    By Alicia Davidson January 21, 2023
  • High School Sports

    Attention to detail pays dividends for KIPP

    Doing the little things — while excelling on the defensive end — has the Phoenix on a nine-game winning streak.

    By John Varlas January 19, 2023
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Grizzlies, FedEx volunteers spruce up Springdale Elementary to honor MLK

    FedEx volunteers and Grizzlies volunteered to help spruce up Springdale-Memphis Magnet Elementary on Thursday as part of a day of service in celebration of the coming Martin Luther King Jr. King Day holiday.

    By Aarron Fleming January 14, 2023
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    Alpha Omega’s $8 million project is a nod to Cordell Walker

    The Jackson Avenue facility is the latest effort of a man who never served in the military but has dedicated 35 years to serving veterans with housing, food, clothing and offering sometimes simply a place to be understood.

    By Jane Roberts January 09, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    City Council passes Klondike tax vote, but residents’ concerns remain

    The unanimous Memphis City Council vote approving the tax increment financing district in Klondike follows months of delay. Debates about residents’ displacement and representation will stick around into the new year.

    By Bill Dries December 20, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Klondike revitalization meets skepticism before final votes by city, county

    A public hearing highlighted skepticism about past efforts to bring blighted areas back to life, and fears the North Memphis neighborhood’s current residents could be displaced.

    By Bill Dries December 19, 2022
  • Shelby County

    County Commission talks to attorneys about transfer of Germantown schools

    MSCS leaders say they may be going to court. Meanwhile, the commission has delayed what was to be a final vote on a TIF district for redevelopment of Klondike.

    By Bill Dries December 05, 2022
  • North Memphis

    FedEx delivers more than 700 coats for Wells Station Elementary

    Tuesday’s drive at Wells Station drew more than 70 FedEx team members across company’s various operating segments. 

    By Rob Moore November 16, 2022
  • North Memphis

    Klondike redevelopment financing vote advances despite push for delay

    Commissioner Henri Brooks, whose district includes Klondike, sought again to delay the second of three votes on a TIF district for the redevelopment of the residential area. Other Democratic commissioners on the body moved forward.

    By Bill Dries November 15, 2022
  • Premium North Memphis

    How a new single-family subdivision in Frayser came to be

    The 34-home subdivision is near the site of a new Frayser public library and the Rodney Baber Park trailhead for the Wolf River Greenway. 

    By Bill Dries November 10, 2022
  • North Memphis

    In absence of owners, neighborhood group sues 25 blighted properties directly

    Unlike typical lawsuits, the plaintiff are not seeking monetary damages nor possession of the property. Instead, they are asking a court to deem the blighted sites a public nuisance. 

    By Julia Baker November 10, 2022
  • North Memphis

    Frayser library branch goes from city’s smallest to ‘a design for future libraries’

    City leaders broke ground Thursday, Nov. 3, on a new 20,000-square-foot Frayser Branch Library on James Road that replaces the existing 60-year-old facility.

    By Bill Dries November 03, 2022

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