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Feature Story Marquetta Wilson poses with her children and her high school diploma. Wilson earned her diploma from the Goodwill Excel Center in June 2020 at 30 years old. Excel's adult learning program is free to participants. (Ziggy Mack)

It took her 13 years to graduate high school. Now she's building the life she's always wanted.

Special Essay by Marquetta WilsonThursday, January 7, 2021
Feature Story (Wikimedia Commons) Kids and Education

More than 16,000 Tennessee educators have had COVID, estimates teacher group

Friday, January 1, 2021
Feature Story Teaching artists with the New Ensemble Ballet and School perform a socially-distanced dance routine. (Submitted) Arts and Culture

These dancers are talented, passionate, and staying in Memphis to teach.

Sarah RushakoffThursday, December 24, 2020
Feature Story ACE Awareness Foundations' Universal Parenting Places provide bonding activities, education, counseling, and more for caregivers and their children. (Submitted) Kids and Education

Breaking News: ACE Awareness Foundation announces closure in spring 2021

Erica HortonWednesday, December 23, 2020
Feature Story Caribe Sabor opened in 2016 at 662 Madison Avenue in The Edge. It serves traditional Venezuelan and Caribbean foods like arepas, tequeños, pastelitos, as well as unique dishes unique to Sabor Caribe. (High Ground News) Entrepreneurship

Video: Take a pandemic-safe trip to Venezuela with Sabor Caribe

Cole BradleyWednesday, December 23, 2020
Feature Story Lauren Kennedy in front of the Upstanders mural adjacent to the National Civil Rights Museum. The mural is a product of collaboration between the Urban Arts Commission and Facing History and Ourselves. (J. Dylan Sandifer) Arts and Culture

We're so much more than rock and roll and barbecue.

Cole BradleyTuesday, December 15, 2020
Feature Story Victoria Kintner-Duffy sits on her porch in Central Gardens with her daughter. Her daughter is 6 1/2 years old and was diagnosed with autism at 4. Kintner-Duffy said it's been a years-long process to get a diagnosed and proper support. (Ziggy Mack) Kids and Education

Memphis mom and SCS share challenges and successes of special education in the pandemic

Erica HortonThursday, December 10, 2020
Feature Story Products from Elle's Elixirs will be featured in the BOXLOT holiday market today and tomorrow. (Submitted, Elle's Elixirs)

Shop local, shop safe with these virtual holiday markets

Cole BradleyFriday, December 4, 2020
Feature Story Starkisha James, 32, is a teacher at Newberry Elementary. (Shelia Williams) Healthy Communities

Back to School: A Memphis teacher shares her worries and bright spots

Tafui OwusuThursday, December 3, 2020
Feature Story Homes in Lea's Woods (Ziggy Mack) Technology and Innovation

Free virtual home inspections help Memphians fight winter utility costs

Chris JonesThursday, December 3, 2020
Feature Story Geraldine Williams, 63, sits on her porch in North Memphis. Williams is a bus driver Durham School Services who says she'll be back in the driver's seat as soon as she can. (Shelia Williams) Healthy Communities

Back to School: A Memphis bus driver shares her struggles and fears

Tafui OwusuWednesday, December 2, 2020
Feature Story June 20, 2020. One participant comforts another during a moment of silence at the “Our Now, Our Future” march for Black children at Overton Park. About 200 hundred people showed up in solidarity. (Andrea Morales for MLK50) Arts and Culture

Black women carried us through 2020; it’s time to say thanks

Friday, November 27, 2020
Feature Story MATA set to reopen downtown trolley line Transportation

A new plan is forming for parking problems in Downtown Memphis, Medical District

Jim ColemanThursday, November 26, 2020
Feature Story Crab legs with Drop Sauce is a best-seller at Straight Drop Seafood in North Memphis. (Straight Drop Seafood) Entrepreneurship

New Straight Drop Seafood is the right thing to crave

Tamara CunninghamThursday, November 26, 2020
Feature Story (Wikimedia Commons) Kids and Education

Tennessee’s largest teacher group calls for more protections as COVID spreads among educators

Friday, November 20, 2020
Feature Story Meghan Paige (left) and Keneisha Malone opened Terra Cotta October 3, 2020. The store is both a plant shop and space for customers to shop locally made goods, including jewelry, apparel, and candles. (Submitted) Entrepreneurship

Women Working It: The plants and passion of Terra Cotta

Brandi HunterThursday, November 19, 2020
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