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  • Spirit of Memphis

    Memphis sons of immigrants, refugees win state soccer cup

    Team of teens from Memphis neighborhoods counter “pay-to-play” youth sports machine with Play Where You Stay.

    By David Waters December 03, 2021
  • Food News

    DMC awards grant for South Memphis coffee shop

    The ground floor will also sell and display local Memphis artwork.

    By Rob Moore November 30, 2021
  • South Memphis

    New Christmas ornament decorations hang in Whitehaven

    Ornaments shaped like snowmen, stars, poinsettias and snowflakes hang on light poles along Elvis Presley between East Brooks Road and East Shelby Drive. 

    By Julia Baker November 26, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Young Dolph’s holiday giveaway continues despite rapper’s death

    “None of us are doing well, but Dolph would have wanted us out here, so we out here giving back to the people just like he would have wanted.”

    By Yolanda Jones November 19, 2021
  • South Memphis

    Urge to preserve early Black inventors’ stories fuels author’s work

    Debra Rich, a cosmetologist and active community member in South Memphis and Horn Lake, spent years researching these inventors and published her findings in “Black Inventors Who Changed History” this year. 

    By Julia Baker November 19, 2021
  • South Memphis

    Whitehaven shows pride for Black-owned businesses during appreciation week

    Festivities include Black Restaurant Week, State of the City radio special hosted by Pearl Eva Walker and Kevin Brooks, and the Christmas Tree Lighting at Graceland. 

    By Julia Baker November 17, 2021
  • North Memphis

    MATA considering route cuts to four communities this fall

    Proposals to eliminate the routes have raised concerns for two bus service advocate groups. They believe the changes may further erode distrust between bus riders and MATA leaders.

    By Omer Yusuf September 23, 2021
  • Premium North Memphis

    What Binghampton’s Save A Lot experiment taught us about food deserts

    Neighborhood residents in North and South Memphis have endured the loss of grocers in recent years, leaving them with a yet another challenge to endure. 

    By Omer Yusuf September 22, 2021
  • South Memphis

    T.O. Fuller State Park gains 144-acre land donation

    A land dedication ceremony Friday, Sept. 17, celebrated the addition to the 1,138-acre park, which features diverse terrain with Mississippi River flood plains and bluff ridges.

    By Julia Baker September 18, 2021
  • South Memphis

    Walgreens mobile clinic offers free vaccines at LeMoyne-Owen College

    The clinic began touring HBCUs on Sept. 1, having visited Morris Brown College, Alabama State University, Tuskegee University and LeMoyne-Owen College. 

    By Julia Baker September 10, 2021
  • South Memphis

    Popular West African restaurant looks to new Whitehaven location

    Tounkara opened his eponymous restaurant in 2019, in a small strip on Raines Road, very near the Memphis International Airport, serving such staples as goat curry, chicken peanut stew and jollof rice. 

    By Chris Herrington August 30, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Neighbors’ opposition may at least slow plans for Oakhaven warehouse

    The same Atlanta-based developer involved in other big industrial developments around Memphis International Airport is facing stiff opposition from residents to its plans to erect a fulfillment center at the Mississippi state line and Tchulahoma Road.

    By Tom Bailey August 12, 2021
  • South Memphis

    MATA launches new transit service

    Riders can reserve a pick-up or drop-off ride within the designated service area by phone.

    By Omer Yusuf July 31, 2021
  • South Memphis

    Eric Robertson stepping down as head of Community LIFT

    Eric Robertson plans to step down as CEO and President of Community LIFT and River City Capital Investment Corp., he said in a letter announcing his future plans earlier this week.

    By Omer Yusuf July 29, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Neighbors’ concerns delay disbanding of Memphis Depot board

    All the property within the vast, old Memphis Army Distribution Depot has been sold to private owners, so the public board overseeing the site was to have been dissolved Wednesday. But neighbors’ concerns delayed the action. 

    By Tom Bailey July 28, 2021
  • North Memphis

    ‘Resource the Block’ wellness program debuts at area parks

    This weekend’s events at Glenview Park and Douglass Park featured workouts, fresh produce giveaways, and health and wellness consultations. Three more gatherings are planned in August.

    By Michael Waddell July 26, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Chief Davis takes a stroll to see neighborhood problems firsthand

    Memphis police chief goes for a walk with a city council member who says residents of her district can’t sleep at night for fear of being shot in their beds.

    By Rob Moore July 27, 2021
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Grab your phone and pose: It’s a selfie studio

    Pose 901 offers a place for visitors to snap photos in a variety of Memphis-themed settings.

    By Rob Moore July 23, 2021
  • Dan Conaway

    Opinion: ‘Community TIF’ plan has been inclusive

    The formation of the Soulsville USA Neighborhoods Development District was not an overnight creation but was and is, a culmination of years of hard work, planning and community engagement at the grassroots level.

    By Jeffrey T. Higgs July 09, 2021
  • South Memphis

    Artist weighs in on pipeline controversy with billboard

    A billboard depicting a young girl holding melting ice cream now stands on Interstate 55, across from the Valero refinery in South Memphis. 

    By Rob Moore July 09, 2021
  • Music

    South Memphis native to share music industry expertise at the U of M

    Jeff Cohran brings experience of world tours and years in the music industry with pop star Janelle Monáe to the faculty at the University of Memphis.

    By Rob Moore June 30, 2021
  • South Memphis

    About Town: ‘There’s magic happening’ at LeMoyne-Owen

    Vernell Bennett-Fairs said the city’s only HBCU will open to full capacity next fall. That’s 700 college students who can either now attend in-person or resume online learning.

    By Omer Yusuf June 25, 2021
  • Education

    LeMoyne-Owen reopens for first time since pandemic began

    LeMoyne-Owen welcomed back students — prospective or current — for the first since the campus closed last March at the COVID-19 pandemic’s beginning; a moment that brought joy and excitement to staff and faculty at Memphis’ only HBCU.

    By Omer Yusuf June 18, 2021
  • South Memphis

    About Town: Film studio can help city reel in movie projects

    If it all comes together the undeveloped intersection of Elvis Presley Boulevard and Holmes Road in Whitehaven could be home to the second-largest Black-owned film studio in the U.S. within a few years.

    By Omer Yusuf June 24, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    EDGE awards Whitehaven economic development group 100K grant

    EDGE awarded a $100,000 grant focusing on Whitehaven as part of a large effort to work with local economic development partners throughout the county.

    By Omer Yusuf June 16, 2021

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