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    ‘I’m so thankful for this’: Giveaways ease back-to-school stress for parents

    Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and Manassas High School were just two organizations hosting back-to-school events Saturday, July 29, giving away free backpacks filled with school supplies. 

    By Alicia Davidson July 31, 2023
  • Health Care

    Some barbershops put heart into clients’ wellbeing

    Customers may come in for a basic haircut and leave with a free blood pressure check. Methodist Hospital North’s partnership with area barbers brings care to men most at risk of hypertension. 

    By Aisling Mäki July 23, 2023
  • Food News

    Memphis distillery adds tasting room to attract tourists and locals

    A new tasting room hopes to put New Chicago on the map.

    By Matthew Fite July 17, 2023
  • North Memphis

    Hollywood splash pad marks fifth for Memphis Parks system

    The splash pad opened Wednesday, July 5, to dozens of children in North Memphis putting it through its paces.

    By Bill Dries July 05, 2023
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    Midtown boutique owners seek to stop developers’ assisted-living plan

    “There’s more light here and love and healing here that other spaces don’t have,” said the owner of Lucyja Hygge, a shop full of incense and teas, as developers plan to demolish it.

    By Jane Roberts July 02, 2023
  • North Memphis

    Micro-grocery opening in Raleigh

    Exodus Marketplace will be open Monday-Saturday, offering wholesale prices on produce, bread, eggs, honey and jams, meats and other food items from Mid-South vendors.

    By Rashod Cobb July 05, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS Interim Superintendent discusses budget and new Frayser high school

    “The best way to know your priorities is to figure out where you put your money,” MSCS Interim Superintendent Toni Williams said. “Our students are our priorities, and I’m extremely proud of this budget.”

    By Alicia Davidson June 23, 2023
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    $10 Deal: Traditional Honduran food on Jackson Avenue

    This is one of Joshua Carlucci’s favorite dishes in Memphis.

    By Joshua Carlucci June 22, 2023
  • North Memphis

    After renovation, sunlight streams into Gaston Community Center again

    The windows surrounding three sides of the city’s first and oldest community center were boarded up nearly 50 years ago. The $4 million renovation formally opened Wednesday, June 21, bringing natural light back to the gym, while adding other uses to the center.

    By Bill Dries June 22, 2023
  • North Memphis

    Juneteenth roots run deep in Douglass neighborhood

    “Douglass is exactly 40 acres and was given to a freed slave by his former slaveowner and that family still lives in Douglass,” said organizer Kathy Yancy-Temple. “My family were freed from this very land, and we have families that go back six, seven, even eight generations here.

    By Alicia Davidson June 19, 2023
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    Street Reach gives grassroots new meaning

    With several thousand volunteers scheduled to come all summer, Brinkley Heights Baptist runs walk-up Bible camps on empty lots for hundreds of kids every day.

    By Jane Roberts June 10, 2023
  • North Memphis

    ‘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
  • Public Safety

    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

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