Aisling Maki

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Aisling Maki is a writer and editor with awards from The Associated Press, Society of Professional Journalists and Public Relations Society of America. Her work has appeared in publications in more than 20 countries and she has written locally for more than a dozen publications, including The Commercial Appeal, Memphis Flyer and Memphis Parent Magazine. She previously worked as a digital producer and weekend reporter for Action News 5, Memphis correspondent for the Agence France-Presse (AFP) and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News.

Feature Story Joel Katz, senior manager, Youth Sports Partnership with the Memphis Grizzlies Foundation, leads a group of Play Where You Stay students in soccer drills at the Gaston Community Center. (Submitted) Community Development

Play Where You Stay activates neighborhood parks, breaks down barriers for inner-city soccer players

Aisling MakiThursday, March 7, 2019
Feature Story More than 50 middle and high school students engaged with local music industry experts and learned about everything from production to publicity to how vinyl records are made at a January 18 event held at Stax Music Academy. (Submitted) Kids and Education

Music professionals prep STAX Academy students for industry careers

Aisling MakiThursday, January 24, 2019
Feature Story Yasmeen Odeh learns the ropes during a radio workshop led by engineer Jerald White at WMDA 93.5. (Memphis Dawah) Community Development

Muslim radio station and cultural center foster community in Whitehaven

Aisling MakiWednesday, September 19, 2018
Feature Story Yvonne and David Acey (Brandon Dahlberg) Entrepreneurship

Three Memphis couples reflect on running their own businesses together

Aisling MakiWednesday, June 27, 2018
Feature Story Global Cafe Founder Sabine Langer and General Manager Juan Viramontes with local food entrepreneurs from Sudan, Nepal and Syria. Left to right, Ibti, Sabine Langer, Juan Viramontes, Fayha, and Indra. (Yasmine Omari) Diversity

Global café brings international cuisine & immigrant empowerment to Crosstown Concourse

Aisling MakiThursday, May 17, 2018
Feature Story Rachel Sikes plans her next move up one of the walls at Memphis Rox. (Brandon Dahlberg) Healthy Communities

The Making of Memphis Rox: South Memphis' massive rock climbing gym

Aisling MakiWednesday, April 25, 2018
Feature Story Leroy Taylor (Center) of Power Center Academy plays with Memphis Inner-City Rugby. Healthy Communities

South Memphis rugby and soccer teams promote community growth, youth opportunities and land reuse

Aisling MakiWednesday, April 18, 2018
Feature Story 17 Berkshire owner Nuha Abuduhair poses in Overton Square near her new shop. (Aisling Maki) Entrepreneurship

Nuha Abuduhair brings specialty bakery to Overton Square

Aisling MakiWednesday, March 28, 2018
Feature Story Graduate students at the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Memphis use asset mapping to mark areas of great significance in neighborhoods, as expressed by neighborhood residents during community engagement processes. Community Development

University of Memphis graduate students help shape city’s future through community engagement

Aisling MakiWednesday, March 21, 2018
Feature Story A group of passengers prepares to board a MATA bus at the American Way Transit Center on January 9, 2018. (Brandon Dahlberg) Transportation

Memphis 3.0 looks to citizens' input on shaping city's transit system

Aisling MakiWednesday, January 17, 2018
Feature Story Dr. Stacy Spencer, senior pastor at New Direction Christian Church, is one of the founders of MICAH. Community Development

Memphis faith leaders unite to address poverty, education and criminal justice

Aisling MakiWednesday, December 6, 2017
Feature Story Colby Midgett, owner of Premier Flowers at 10 North Second Street. (Renier Otto) Entrepreneurship

Memphis Money: Community-based startups struggle to find capital beyond debt-based platforms

Aisling MakiWednesday, November 1, 2017
Development News The Mid-South Coliseum seen from the Fairground's south side. Under the City-backed Fairgrounds redevelopment project, the vacant Coliseum could become an amateur sports venue, providing space for championship games and opening and closing tournament Community Development

Orange Mound stakeholders voice concerns about inclusion in fairgrounds planning process

Aisling MakiWednesday, October 25, 2017
Feature Story Accelerator programs hosted by organizations such as EPICenter Memphis, Memphis Bioworks and Start Co., help entrepreneurs launch businesses and connect them with pathways to capital. To date, EPICenter has raised more than $16 million in capital. Entrepreneurship

Memphis Money: Investment pipeline for startups has room for improvement

Aisling MakiWednesday, October 11, 2017
Feature Story Owner and chef Octavia Young behind the counter at Midtown Crossing Grill. Entrepreneurship

Midtown Crossing Grill is a community hub for Crosstown neighbors

Aisling MakiWednesday, October 4, 2017
Feature Story The latest chapter in the effort to tap into the Fairgrounds' potential started in 2015, when the Coliseum Coalition was founded. Its goal was to restore the idle structure to its former glory. Eonomic Development

Underutilized Fairgrounds land is reimagined with City-backed planning

Aisling MakiWednesday, September 27, 2017
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