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Feature Story Jimi Myers stands at the counter of Launch Process Coffee at 584 Tillman Street, founded in May 2018. (Cole Bradley)

Launch Process creates space for Memphis makers and local coffee

Cole BradleyWednesday, April 24, 2019
Feature Story A shopper at Viet Hoa Food Market on Cleveland Street in the Madison Heights neighborhood. (Averell Mondie)

Memphis Medical District Collaborative hires artists as researchers to guide development

Cole BradleyThursday, April 18, 2019
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Cole BradleyFriday, April 12, 2019
Feature Story Roshun Austin, president and CEO of The Works, Inc. holds a redlining map created in the 1930s. (Ziggy Mack)

Seeing Red II: South Memphis CDC brings investment back to Memphis' formerly redlined communities

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, April 10, 2019
Feature Story Belltower Artisans is located at 549 S Highland St. in the University District. (Cole Bradley)

Coffee culture: Four great coffee spots in the University District

Cole BradleyThursday, April 4, 2019
Feature Story Lieutenant Mark Johnson with the Memphis Fire Department's Fire Station 18 walks beside the station's pumper truck. (Ziggy Mack)

In photos: A day in the life at Fire Station 18 on Southern Avenue

Cole Bradley and Ziggy MackWednesday, March 27, 2019
Feature Story Anyone is allowed to pick and plant at the University of Memphis community garden. (TIGUrS Urban Garden)

Going public: What you can do at University of Memphis as a community member

Scarlet PonderWednesday, March 27, 2019
Feature Story Ron Scott and Chris Clark prepare to install a door at the front of the workshop, as Tyler Parker and and Jared Myers load up a rickety work table that is no longer safe to use. All four are participants in the ad-hoc advisory board. (Scarlet Ponder)

Heights CDC to convert vacant cabinet shop into community woodshop

Scarlet PonderWednesday, March 27, 2019
Feature Story A construction worker walks across the Southern Avenue tracks near the University of Memphis campus at the heart of the University District. (Ziggy Mack)

Drinks and Development: A casual discussion on growth in the University District

Cole BradleyWednesday, March 20, 2019
Feature Story Aster Demekech, 27, is the director of Juice Almighty, a juice bar and café inside of the Memphis Rox climbing facility in South Memphis. (Kim Coleman)

Pay-what-you-can juice bar fuels South Memphis

Kim and Jim ColemanThursday, March 14, 2019
Feature Story Mia Madison is launching the Chelsea Avenue Farmer's Market on April 20, 2019. She hopes the vacant lot where she is standing, at the intersection of Chelsea Avenue and Springdale Street, will be revived with at least 20 vendors. (Dawn Neuses)

Chelsea Avenue Farmer's Market will showcase fresh foods and community pride

Dawn NeusesWednesday, March 13, 2019
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The On The Ground series embeds a team of journalists in Memphis neighborhoods.

We include residents in planning articles, photo essays, videos, and events that reflect their lived experience.

We strive for genuine relationships and nuanced coverage. 
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