Arts & Culture

Nokomis McElroy stands for a portrait in Orange Mound. (Andrea Morales) Andrea Morales

From Stax Records to social media, two generations of Black arts leaders support the scene Read Article

While birthed in different eras, The Collective and The Memphis Black Arts Alliance face the similar strifes from combating generational poverty in disinvested communities and having to navigate and engage artists in a city where arts infrastructure is in its infancy.

Photo: Youth programming at the Memphis Black Arts Alliance. (MBAA)

Brandon Marshall painting a recent temporary mural at the Crosstown strip. Averell Mondie

Musical Heights: A neighborhood's forgotten role in the history of one of pop's most famous studios Read Article

In a nondescript store front on National Street, some of the 20th century's biggest music stars once worked. Discover the one-time Heights recording studio that played a major role in garage rock, soul, and heavy metal and laid the groundwork for one of Memphis' most enduring musical ...

Photo: Ardent recordings opened in 1966 at the intersection of National and Bayliss, catty corner from the Sweden Kream that still stands today.

The intersection of art and urban planning makes Memphis 3.0 a multimedia strategy Read Article

Three Memphis-based artists are engaged in the comprehensive Memphis 3.0 planning process. Through art, they engage with residents and bring down to the earth lofty urban planning concepts such as livability, connectivity and sustainability.

Photo: Alex Greene, Yancy Villa Calvo, and Neili Jones at the Urban Art Commission offices. (Houston Cofield)

Soulsville artists in residence combine creativity with community outreach Read Article

As the home of legendary Stax Records, Soulsville is known as Memphis' music-first neighborhood. As part of a unique artists-in-residency program, a muralist and filmmaker have moved into the neighborhood to encourage creativity among their neighbors.

Photo: Kalimah Abioto features a clip from her film “Vulnerable: Street Interviews” Rachel Warren

Opera Memphis awards first McCleave Fellowship to local director Read Article

Dennis Whitehead Darling is the inaugural fellow of the McCleave Project, an initiative of the opera company to bring a focus on diversity and inclusion to the genre.

Photo: Dennis Whitehead Darling is the inaugural fellow of the McCleave Project, an initiative of the opera company to bring a focus on diversity and inclusion to the genre.

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Memphis' first McDonald's, featured here circa 1963, opened in 1958 and was located at 4287 Summer Avenue. (Memphis Landmarks)

Asylums, trolleys & forgotten soldiers: Five facts about The Heights you didn't know

Cole BradleyTuesday, September 11, 2018

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Caritas is located at 2509 Harvard Avenue. The building was originally an masonic lodge. (Shelda Edwards)

Binghampton welcomes return of Caritas Village after 14-month renovation

Cole BradleyMonday, August 27, 2018

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The site of the upcoming automotive museum at 645 Marshall. (Brandon Dill)

Development booms in the Edge District

Michael WaddellMonday, August 27, 2018

Development News

Volunteers installed planters that form a dividing wall to passing traffic on National Street.

More funding needed to sustain grassroots community development projects

Michael WaddellThursday, August 16, 2018

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Employee Scott Graves shelves books at Novel bookstore in East Memphis. (Brandon Dill/High Ground News)

Reflections on one year since the opening of Novel, Memphis’ largest independent bookstore

Andy MeekWednesday, August 15, 2018

Development News

Lake District project finally nears construction

Michael WaddellTuesday, August 14, 2018

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Women working it: Cat Evans creates events to nurture Memphis' diverse arts scene

Kiki WhartenbyFriday, August 3, 2018

Development News

Stationery company moves to former bakery in the Edge District

Michael WaddellThursday, August 2, 2018

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A design from Memphis Made Brewing Co. (Submitted)

The art of beer: A peek behind the curtain of Memphis' local brewery designs

Jeff HulettThursday, August 2, 2018

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The north entrance to Central Gardens on Belvedere Boulevard.

Central Gardens overhauls sidewalk repair through crowdfunding

Julie McCulloughThursday, August 2, 2018

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Video: AngelStreet choir brings music and mentorship to North Memphis

Lauren Squires-ReadyThursday, July 26, 2018

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Angel Street Choir Director Angela Hyde begins rehearsal with students in the program

AngelStreet choir expands musical education opportunities for youth across Memphis

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, July 25, 2018

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Libby Campo, founder of Your Inner Yogi.

Women working it: Your Inner Yogi studio brings health and wellness Downtown

Kiki WhartenbyWednesday, July 18, 2018

You're invited to a night of storytelling about Uptown and the Pinch District

Madeline FaberWednesday, July 18, 2018

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eventy five middle and high school students from around Memphis took part in PRIZM Ensemble's largest summer camp festival to date at Shady Grove Presbyterian Church.

Memphis' PRIZM chamber music students represented at international festival

Emily FaberWednesday, July 18, 2018

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The Daily Memphian, a nonprofit online publication, to launch in the fall

Madeline FaberMonday, July 16, 2018

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Katie Gore, founder and creative director of Fox + Cat Vintage shop in Midtown. (Kiki Whartenby)

Women working it: Katie Gore finds new audiences for fashion from the past

Kiki WhartenbyWednesday, July 11, 2018

Innovation & Job News

The Memphis mixed-use project includes new construction and adaptive reuse.

Artspace lifts up artists to build capacity and community

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, June 27, 2018

Development News

The building at 645 Marhsall Avenue will be renovated inside and out over the next four months.

Edge Motor Museum rolling into 645 Marshall Avenue later this year

Michael WaddellWednesday, June 20, 2018

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People from all walks of life mingle beneath the "branches" of Treedom Memphis.

Treedom transforms vacant lot and grows community in Uptown-Pinch

Cole BradleyThursday, June 7, 2018

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Memphis is a rich with authentic arts and culture assets. From the thriving music industry with deep roots in every important American genre to arts districts blossoming from Broad Avenue to Soulsville, Memphis' creative talents are not left in the history books. The city is home to a nationally acclaimed professional ballet company, opera and symphony orchestra and new galleries and collectives that are bringing the city's latest generation of artists into greater recognition.

Arts & Culture

From Stax Records to social media, two generations of Black arts leaders support the scene Read Article

Musical Heights: A neighborhood's forgotten role in the history of one of pop's most famous studios Read Article

The intersection of art and urban planning makes Memphis 3.0 a multimedia strategy Read Article

Soulsville artists in residence combine creativity with community outreach Read Article

Opera Memphis awards first McCleave Fellowship to local director Read Article

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