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Feature Story Carlos Ochoa with Ranked Choice Tennessee works from his desk in one of Wonder / Cowork / Create's small offices. (Cole Bradley) Entrepreneurship

A year with Wonder / Cowork / Create

Deborah Robertson and Cole BradleyThursday, December 12, 2019
Wonder / Cowork / Create is a coworking and collaboration space geared towards creative entrepreneurs but open to anyone. It's done a lot of growing in its first year.
Feature Story World Overcomers Church has hosted previous events for single mothers in their own congregation. This year's Christmas expo event is the first event for single moms that is open to the broader community. (Terrance Davis) Healthy Communities

Church to host Single Moms Christmas Expo in Hickory Hill

A. J. Dugger IIIThursday, December 12, 2019
World Overcomers Church is hosting a Single Moms Christmas Expo event for moms and kids at the former Hickory Ridge Mall on December 14. 
Feature Story Millington Middle School Kids and Education

Chalkbeat asks readers to share stories of cold classrooms

Cole BradleyThursday, December 12, 2019
Chalkbeat Tennessee is creating a map of classrooms in Shelby County with inadequate heat this winter. They're asking readers to contribute the stories that will built the map.
Feature Story podcast Community Development

Podcast: Strategy, Spare Change, and Speaking for Yourself

Sunday, December 8, 2019
If there’s no one investing in you, invest in yourself. Britney Thornton, founder of JUICE Orange Mound, is on a mission to mobilize residents to revitalize the neighborhood on their own terms. 
Feature Story This choreographed slap between two characters will be a powerful moment in the upcoming Black History Month skit performed by the newly formed Hickory Hill Drama Club. (AJ Dugger) Arts and Culture

New Hickory Hill drama club prepares for 2020 Black History Month performance

A. J. Dugger IIIWednesday, December 4, 2019
The newly formed Hickory Hill Senior Drama Club is preparing for its first performance, an original skit for Black History Month in February 2020.
Feature Story UrbanArts Commission's Art + Environment Initiative funded a mural in Uptown by artist Khara Woods. Woods cataloged the litter entering the Mississippi River from the Gayoso Bayou in Uptown then depicted it in graphic form. (Cole Bradley) Arts and Culture

Litter, Landfills, and Illegal Dumping: New murals tell the story in Uptown and Frayser

Jim ColemanWednesday, December 4, 2019
New murals in Uptown and Frayser are highlighting serious environmental concerns including litter, landfill siting, and illegal dumping.
Feature Story Participants of the Memphis Youth Crime Watch at Kirby High School. (AJ Dugger) Kids and Education

Cops and kids come together at Kirby High

A. J. Dugger IIIWednesday, December 4, 2019
Memphis police officers and high school students get together in Hickory Hill each week to build relationships, learn about crime in the community, and work through ways to stay on the straight and narrow. 
Feature Story At the PRIZM Ensemble workshop, high school students have opportunities to talk with other students who are also considering music scholarships and how music will factor into their college careers and future professions. (PRIZM Ensemble) Arts and Culture

College isn't cheap. January workshop will help teens find music scholarships and nail auditions.

Baris GursakalWednesday, December 4, 2019
On January 4, PRIZM Ensemble will host its second annual College Audition Preparation Workshop for high school seniors. Registration is open to students interested in music scholarship, even if they don't plan to major in music.
Feature Story This is the second year teaching kindergarten for The Circle participant Candace Hill. Previously, she taught music for the Gestalt Network. (Ashley Davis) Kids and Education

The Circle sees high-performing teachers as industry experts. It's working to keep them in class.

Ashley DavisWednesday, December 4, 2019
The Circle is rewarding high-performing teachers and recognizing their expertise as industry leaders. It hopes with respect, recognition, and more tangible support, these stars will stay in the classroom.
Feature Story Memphis Challenge's Dance-A-Thon competitors got down for a cause. Each collected pledges for donations for each minute spent dancing. (Memphis Challenge) Kids and Education

Memphis Challenge gets down for a cause with first ever dance-a-thon fundraiser

Chris JonesWednesday, December 4, 2019
For 30 years, Memphis Challenge has helped high-performing students of color by connect them to the nation’s most elite colleges and universities. It's serious business, but there's always time for dancing.   
Feature Story Handler San Chambers and therapy dog Batman are favorite regular visitors at Dorothy's Place. The day house is operated by Alzheimer's and Dementia Services of Memphis, Inc. (Cat Evans) Healthy Communities

Dementia is isolating. In Memphis, Dorothy's Place keeps people connected and helps slow decline.

A. J. Dugger IIIWednesday, November 27, 2019
People with dementia can slow their decline by staying social and keeping their brains active. Dorothy's Place offers 20-plus activities from cooking to music therapy.
Feature Story GoDaddy's Made in America docu-series premiered in Memphis on November 22. Its first episodes feature Memphis-area entrepreneurs. Stacy Cline stands at the far left. (Cole Bradley, High Ground News) Entrepreneurship

GoDaddy supports small business in Memphis, premiers docu-series

Cole BradleyWednesday, November 27, 2019
Fifty Mid-South entrepreneurs are growing their businesses in the Empowered by GoDaddy program. Some are going global with GoDaddy's new Made in America docu-series streaming worldwide.
Feature Story The light of a claw machine casts an eerie light down the hallway of the former Hickory Ridge Mall. The mall is now owned by World Overcomers Church, who are working to repurpose it as a town center. (Ziggy Mack) Eonomic Development

The History of Hickory Hill, Part II: Annexation and Aftermath

Cole BradleyWednesday, November 27, 2019
Part I took us through the late 1990s. Now we hit the major shifts in Hickory Hill's demographics and economy spurred by its epic battle — and eventual loss — against annexation.
Feature Story podcast Diversity

Podcast: Refugees are good for Memphis but number of new arrivals is shrinking dramatically

Tuesday, November 26, 2019
What's life like for refugees resettling in Memphis? How do immigrants help our local economy? Why has the number of new refugees declined so dramatically? World Relief Memphis explains.
Feature Story Roshun Austin (L), president/CEO of The Works, Inc., and South Memphis resident Dolores Bateman are featured in the Memphis-based Divides Cities documentary. The short film was produced by The Guardian and gaps food access in Memphis. (The Guardian) Healthy Communities

Video series explores worldwide divides, spotlights Memphis for unequal food access

Thursday, November 21, 2019
The Guardian's Divided Cities explores what divides humanity. The newest release explores inequities in food access through the experiences of South Memphis residents and community leaders.
Feature Story Southern Hands Home Style Cooking offers classic soul food entrees and sides, including smothered pork chops, fried chicken, meat loaf, baked spaghetti, black-eyed peas, and cornbread. (Cole Bradley) Entrepreneurship

Your lunch is safe in Southern Hands, Hickory Hill's home cooking powerhouse

A. J. Dugger IIIWednesday, November 20, 2019
Southern Hands Home Style Cooking is a known for its soul food staples. In 2020, the family-owned business will add a fourth location and celebrate 10 years in Hickory Hill.
Feature Story Community Court Referees John Cameron mediates cases involving common code violations. Community Courts are hosted in Hickory Hill and other communities, which helps residents avoid going Downtown for Environmental Court. (Lisa Harris) Healthy Communities

Neighborhood Justice: How Memphis' Community Courts are reducing barriers to court appearances

A.J Dugger III and Cole BradleyWednesday, November 20, 2019
For many Memphians, a Downtown court appearance is more than inconvenient. It's inaccessible. Community Court lets Memphians resolve minor code violations in their own neighborhoods.
Feature Story L to R: Community Correspondents Ian Randolph, Ivy Arnold, and Monique Rials listen attentively to a conversation on journalist ethics lead by trainer, Micaela Watts. (Cat Evans) Diversity

Who tells the story? High Ground program trains Memphians to report their neighborhoods' news

Cole BradleyWednesday, November 20, 2019
High Ground's new Community Contributors program takes passionate Memphians and gives them the skills to find and report stories that acknowledge their neighborhoods' struggles but focus on their resilience.  
Feature Story podcast Community Development

Podcast: Lifting up resident voice as Memphis neighborhoods transform

Monday, November 18, 2019
Justin Merrick and Lenell Burton from Center for Transforming Communities discuss CTC's expansion into new neighborhoods, artists in as neighborhood connectors, and the power of storytelling as communities change.
Feature Story Vendors sell goods at a local farmers market. (High Ground News) Arts and Culture

Don't just shop, shop just at Peace and Justice Art Festival this Saturday

A. J. Dugger IIIFriday, November 15, 2019
This Saturday, The Peace and Justice Art Festival is a chance to do some holiday shopping for a cause. The market supports local makers and artist and the Mid-South Peace & Justice Center.
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