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.
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.
The trust fund for city and county property taxes earmarked for the redevelopment area cleared the first of three votes before the Shelby County Commission.
The Monday, Oct. 31, commission meeting sees a final vote on a change to how a county ethics officers is chosen. So far, there has been little public discussion by the body of the measure.
In the wake of the loss of Mia Madison, Memphis Tilth has merged with For The Kingdom, and the organizations continue to expand the legacy Madison left behind.
As part of the rapper’s initiative, each student is tasked with reading at least 100,000 words or 100 books by the end of the school year.
The Saturday market in North Memphis will offer fresh fruit, vegetables, farm-fresh meat and space for local vendors. The site is roughly 3.5 miles from the nearest full-service grocery store.
The Memphis native was named “Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist.”
Memphis-Shelby County Schools recognizes the ‘Memphis 13’ who desegregated public schools in Memphis in 1961.
Moneybagg Yo escorts the Titans, GloRilla makes big cameo in new Grizzlies campaign and basketball fans discuss Memphis Tigers IARP ruling online.
Gloria “GloRilla” Woods visited her former high school, MLK Prep, to surprise students with a musical performance and a donation.
During an emergency meeting Monday evening in response to the area’s recent violent crime, leaders announced a new Raleigh Community Action Plan.
Plans include affordable housing, office and retail tenants, and a Northside High Hall of Fame.
In partnership with the Community Redevelopment Agency, Hattiloo will renovate a church building with a storied Civil War-era history.
Interim Director of Construction for Memphis Habitat Alan Massing noted with more than 20 houses projected to be completed by the end of 2022, things will get bigger for Habitat Memphis in 2023.
Memphis Parks’ Family Fun Fridays are headed to Frayser’s newly-renovated Ed Rice Community Center for a second time Friday evening, July 22.
Frayser’s summer concert series will return Friday with a performance by local band Black Cream.
The decision was one of several by the Memphis City Council in a Tuesday, July 12, agenda that was heavy with planning and development items.
T’Arrah Marjé has published two books through her own publishing company.
The North Memphis mural will surround the park’s public pool and is named after a term for enthusiastically jumping into a swimming pool.
The UrbanArt Commission will host its unveiling and pool mural dedication for Gooch Park Saturday, July 9 at 10 a.m.
The Legacy Impact Community Resource Center in Frayser is hosting its third Youth in Business workshop Saturday, July 9.
Memphis Public Libraries Director Keenon McCloy did not give a figure for the price of the contract, but may cost about $12 million.
Country music singer Steven Cade, who formerly experienced homelessness himself, presented the instrument for residents of the shelter to enjoy.
Leigh Mansberg has unleashed her own entrepreneurial bent to reshape the way JA works, digging down to formularize the can-do energy that was the air she breathed growing up.