The $2 million multipurpose room at the Whitehaven Community Center will feature a banquet hall, catering kitchen, parking lot and public entrance. 

The banner read, “Thou shall aid & abet abortion,” was placed on the tower by art collective organization, Indecline. 

“We want to be a real partner in the community,” said Steve Swain, senior vice president and community lending manager for Pinnacle. “That includes creating a safe space, another resource where people can meet and bring in members of the underserved community.” 

The stop in one of the first communities in the nation built by and for African Americans is part of a series of listening tours the Greater Memphis Chamber is holding. 

Elmwood has begun the process of digitizing the 170-year-old cemetery’s records. Burial locations, obituary information and photos will be among the information the public will be able to access on their computers or smartphones.

After the Byhalia Pipeline project was canceled on July 2, 2021, the residents who opposed it met at Alonzo Weaver Park for a celebration. A year later, they returned to the same spot to mark the occasion once again. 

On its grand opening date in 1966, Southland Mall created a three-hour traffic jam on U.S. 51 (now called Elvis Presley Boulevard). Now, on a recent afternoon, no more than two dozen cars speckled its parking lot.

Teens across the city are invited to the Whitehaven Library Saturday, June 25, from noon to 4 p.m. for a Teen Summit hosted by Soldier, LLC.

Oak Street Health in Whitehaven provides care and social supports for adults on Medicare.

With eyes on the future while nodding to the past, the Black arts organization Tone gets glamorous before Sunday’s ‘Family Reunion’ in Orange Mound.

Developer Dwayne A. Jones is primarily known for building tiny homes.

Ex-offenders, families, friends and the district attorney celebrate the one-year anniversary of Life Together’s Final Escape program at Temple Church of God in Christ.

The event returns with 11 businesses for its fourth annual celebration.

A Tennessee State Parks employee used the materials to create a walking and biking trail at T.O. Fuller State Park. 

“When I saw my child lying on the ground that night, I promised myself I would do whatever I needed to make sure other parents never had to go through what I went through.”

Westwood artist Tony Hawkins, a product of the southwest Memphis neighborhood, will paint a mural in Westwood to convey the significance of his community. 

A third-generation local business that has grown and changed with the times perhaps faces an uncertain future, despite a number of large investments in the neighborhood around it. 

A $150,000 pledge has moved the funding of a STEM center at Whitehaven High School closer to its $6.2 million goal.

After a two-year renovation totaling $19 million, all 558 units of the complex are renovated and ready for occupancy.

In other City Council actions Tuesday, Juneteenth was added as a paid holiday for city employees and the Soulsville TIF District was up for a vote. 

Congressman Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) dedicated $3 million to funding the redevelopment of the Historic Melrose High building in Orange Mound as part of his appropriation request for fiscal year 2023. 

For 45 years, Art Gilliam has provided a voice for the Black community through radio station WLOK. The station’s offices are undergoing renovations at Talbot Avenue and South Second Street.

In a ceremony Friday, the Community Redevelopment Agency presented residents with plaques that they placed at the foot of their chosen tree.

A pair of local schools have benefitted from a total of $500,000 in grants distributed by the Tennessee Valley Authority focused on reducing energy waste.

Using neighborhood softball and kickball games, Westwood brothers Ahmad and Terence Wright hope to bring the community together through Sunday afternoon sports.