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Feature Story Colorful Mexican-inspired clothing, ceramics, clutches, and other items from Mucho, first shown here in 2017. Mucho is one of 14 women-owned businesses to form and launch a new shopping passport program in Memphis. Eonomic Development

'Better together': These 14 women-owned businesses launch their own shopping passport in Memphis

High Ground TeamThursday, November 30, 2023
“I just remember having a hard day, and thinking [that] surely I am not alone in both the highs and lows I feel as a brick-and-mortar entrepreneur,” Whitney Winkler says. “It felt vulnerable to reach out at first, but after our first meeting, I knew we all were going to be so much better together.”
Feature Story Arnika Carter, founder of Loaded Juice. Entrepreneurship

Women Working It: Arnika Carter, founder of Loaded Juice, shares her start-up journey

Lois CharmFriday, November 24, 2023
Arnika Carter is a local entrepreneur with a passion for helping people stay healthy.
Development News The University of Memphis has launched two workforce development initiatives in recent weeks. Eonomic Development

New workforce development initiatives to provide Memphians career opportunities, economic mobility

High Ground TeamFriday, November 10, 2023
University of Memphis has launched two workforce development initiatives in recent weeks, with one providing opportunities in the advanced manufacturing, construction, logistics, transportation, and technology sectors; and the second in the field of behavioral health care for at-risk youth.
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Women Working It: Leah Williamson takes her Memphis design agency to new heights

Tafui OwusuThursday, October 26, 2023
“I am very self-motivated and independent,” says Leah Williamson. She couldn't be more right.
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PHOTOS: City streets become galleries as Paint Memphis works to make art accessible for all

Reginald JohnsonTuesday, October 24, 2023
High Ground contributor Reginald Johnson shares his powerful experience capturing the sights at this year's Paint Memphis street festival in The Edge District, where more than 100 artists from home and abroad gathered in Memphis to share their talents with the city.
Development News Boshi Botanicals has been a regular vendor at Memphis markets and festivals since June 2022. Founder and CEO Becky Beloin will open her first storefront this November. Entrepreneurship

All-natural, zero-waste soap maker takes the leap from arts and crafts markets to first storefront

High Ground TeamFriday, October 13, 2023
“We are proud to bring Memphis a store that meets the needs of consumers looking for natural, plastic-free products and for those who want to steer-clear of synthetic fragrances,” says founder and CEO Becky Beloin.
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Orpheum Theatre launches new educational initiative to examine historic venue’s segregation-era past

High Ground TeamFriday, September 29, 2023
“The Balcony Project can make significant contributions to historical recognition and understanding of the Jim Crow era,” says Dr. Charles McKinney, Associate Professor of History and Director of Africana Studies at Rhodes College.
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Overton Park Conservancy to focus on park’s mental health and wellness benefits with NatureZen Month

High Ground TeamFriday, September 29, 2023
“October is the perfect month to showcase all that Nature has to offer at Overton Park, since the weather is usually beautiful,” says Tina Sullivan, Overton Park Conservancy Executive Director.
Development News Submitted design for Paint Memphis 2023 by the artist known as Knok. Community Development

More than 100 murals planned for The Edge District this October for Paint Memphis 2023

High Ground TeamThursday, September 28, 2023
“Paint Memphis is thrilled to collaborate with so many stake-holders to revitalize The Edge District,” says Kirsten Sandlin, Paint Memphis co-director.
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New grant bolsters Memphis Habitat work in South Memphis; free home safety devices for 75 residents

High Ground TeamThursday, September 28, 2023

“Memphis Habitat has worked in Castalia Heights since 2019, building new homes with affordable mortgages and working alongside residents on other community projects. We are proud to continue that work in this area because community members are so invested in creating positive change,” says Ashley Jones, M.P.A., Memphis Habitat community development manager.

Feature Story This empty storefront at 20 Mina Ave. in downtown Memphis will soon be home to the first brick-and-mortar location of MidSouth Coffee and Tea Co. Entrepreneurship

How a grant for budding retailers is helping populate empty storefronts in downtown Memphis

Aaron BrameTuesday, September 26, 2023
Early next year, a new coffeeshop will be opening in the South Main District downtown, thanks to the partnership between a local entrepreneur and the Downtown Memphis Commission.
Feature Story On Saturday, June 10, Playback Memphis hosted its annual Juneteenth Memphis Matters performance and celebration. Arts and Culture

ARTSmemphis awards $1.2M in grants to these 45 local arts organizations

High Ground TeamFriday, September 15, 2023
“We are proud to provide not only funds but also resources to amplify their program attendance and awareness as well as community engagement,” says Elizabeth Rouse, President & CEO of ARTSmemphis.
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Midtown urban flower farmers to celebrate grand opening of storefront in Cooper-Young

High Ground TeamThursday, September 14, 2023
A micro-urban flower farm first seeded in the backyards of Midtown in 2021 is sprouting up in Cooper-Young with the opening of their first brick-and-mortar storefront.
Development News This Porter-Leath Early Childhood Academy is a state-of-the-art preschool and teacher training institute located at 628 Alice Avenue. Kids and Education

This historic Memphis institution was just awarded $3.7M in grants to support Head Start programs

High Ground TeamThursday, August 31, 2023
This continued funding is an investment in our community, its children and its future," Congressman Steve Cohen says in a statement.
Development News “Conservation For A Continent is more than a statement,” says DU President Chuck Smith. “It’s a promise to improve wetlands across North America on a scale large enough to improve quality of life for waterfowl, people and other wildlife." Sustainability

Memphis non-profit launches $3B fundraising goal for North American wetland conservation efforts

High Ground TeamThursday, August 31, 2023
“Conservation For A Continent is more than a statement,” says Ducks Unlimited President Chuck Smith. “It’s a promise to improve wetlands across North America on a scale large enough to improve quality of life for waterfowl, people and other wildlife.”
Feature Story The following is a peek at what some of our hard-working neighbors have in store for the Memphis community in the following weeks and months ahead. Community Development

9 ways to support and engage with Memphis nonprofits this Black Philanthropy Month – and beyond

High Ground TeamFriday, August 25, 2023
The following is a peek at what some of our hard-working neighbors have in store for the Memphis community in the following weeks and months ahead.
Development News “Our volunteers’ and donors’ dedication and support help ensure we can deliver mortgages with no interest, which helps create long-term affordability for Habitat’s first-time homebuyers," says Dwayne Spencer, Memphis Habitat president and CEO. Eonomic Development

Habitat Memphis to build 12 new homes in Castalia Heights this fall

High Ground TeamFriday, August 11, 2023
“Our volunteers’ and donors’ dedication and support help ensure we can deliver mortgages with no interest, which helps create long-term affordability for Habitat’s first-time homebuyers," says Dwayne Spencer, Memphis Habitat president and CEO.
Development News August is Black Philanthropy Month. This is how Memphis is celebrating, advocating, and participating – and how you can, too. Community Development

August is Black Philanthropy Month throughout the world. Here's what's happening in Memphis

High Ground TeamThursday, August 10, 2023
It's Black Philanthropy Month. This is how Memphis is celebrating, advocating, and participating – and how you can, too.
Development News The health centers will be roughly 2,500 sq. ft. each, with full-time staffs that include primary care physicians and health coaches. Healthy Communities

Primary health care centers planned for Memphis area YMCAs beginning in 2024

High Ground TeamWednesday, August 9, 2023
"Providing access to quality healthcare, especially in areas with fewer options, enables us to broaden our services to continue to help families and individuals thrive on their journey to wellness," says Jerry Martin, president and CEO of YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South.
Development News The Mobile Shell is a mobile, functional replica of the Overton Park Shell, scaled down to half the size of the historic bandshell first established in 1936. Arts and Culture

A program of 'transformational, creative placemaking': Overton Park Shell rolls out its mobile stage

High Ground TeamFriday, August 4, 2023
“With the release of the Mobile Shell, I hope to create more opportunities to support local Memphis artists and nonprofit organizations while making performing arts more accessible to all of Memphis,” says Shell on Wheels Outreach Manager, Yolanda Kelly.
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