Livable Communities

Students at Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie play with their school mascot Jiggy. (Andrea Morales)

Kids and Education

Klondike Smokey City improves education outcomes with wrap-around neighborhood support

Aisling MakiWednesday, November 1, 2017

Healthy Communities

Video: Landmark Farmers Market keeps Orange Mound healthy

Lauren Squires-ReadyWednesday, November 1, 2017

Eonomic Development

Join High Ground News for a community conversation about housing in Orange Mound

Madeline FaberWednesday, November 1, 2017

New Memphus urban revitalization luncheon

Eonomic Development

Memphis needs more historic renovations in underserved neighborhoods, panelists say

Michael WaddellMonday, October 30, 2017

The new segment of the Wolf River Greenway has a 1.2-mile paved trail, wide concrete and asphalt paths and a boardwalk.

Sustainability

Opening of Confluence Park marks newest segment of Wolf River Greenway

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, October 25, 2017

The Art Center, located at 1636 Union Ave., is owned by Tom Wilson and Susan Steele.

Arts and Culture

The Art Center leverages community investments to enrich visual arts in Memphis

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, October 25, 2017

Students at Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School, located Downtown. (Rachel Warren)

Kids and Education

Getting connected: Grizz Prep blends education with in-school mentorship

Rachel WarrenWednesday, October 25, 2017

Community Development

The Heights Line pop-up project reinvigorates National Street

Michael WaddellTuesday, October 24, 2017

Community Development

Frayser apartment community undergoing major transformation

Michael WaddellMonday, October 23, 2017

Stephanie Love stands in front at Whitney Elementary in Frayser, which residents say is negatively affected by a nearby landfill.

Community Development

Community activists affect change in Frayser and North Memphis

Kirstin CheersWednesday, October 18, 2017

Habitat for Humanity partners with Gtown church

Community Development

Habitat for Humanity and Germantown church build 45th home

Michael WaddellTuesday, October 17, 2017

Local artist Matthew Thomas has created an editioned work for the ArtsMemphis 2017 CSA.

Arts and Culture

ArtsMemphis and The Collective partner to raise profile for local artists of color

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, October 11, 2017

The hops grown at Agricenter International will be tested for their quality.

Sustainability

Mid-South farming experiment pursues a truly a local beer

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, October 11, 2017

An artist rendering shows the renovated building's office space with apartments in back.

Eonomic Development

Archimania moving headquarters to new mixed-use development in Cooper-Young area

Michael WaddellTuesday, October 10, 2017

Community Development

Memphis Theological Seminary building new chapel in Midtown

Michael WaddellMonday, October 9, 2017

A resident looks on the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in Coamo, Puerto Rico.

Healthy Communities

How to get involved with Memphis' relief efforts for Puerto Rico

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, October 4, 2017

Over 400 students at LaRose Elementary school attended a short presentation before receiving backpacks filled with school supplies and materials for their parents.

Kids and Education

Booker T. Washington's new resource center provides an information hub for South City

Thelma BalfourWednesday, October 4, 2017

The Captain Harris house, built in 1898, is one of dozens of properties available for short-term rental in Cooper-Young, the city's most commonly listed neighborhood on the site.

Eonomic Development

Memphis sees 80% growth in Airbnb visitor stays over past year

Stephanie GonzalezMonday, October 2, 2017

Dr. G. Scott Morris (left), Dr. Clarence Davis and Dr. Jim Bailey served as health care expert panelists at the inaugural Healthy City Town Hall meeting. The event was held on Sep. 16 at Novel bookstore.

Healthy Communities

Healthy City town halls lead citizens in seeking "health care that heals"

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, September 27, 2017