Summer Avenue in September. Summer Avenue in September. Ziggy Mack
Feature StoryCrystal Bullard’s children started preschool and elementary school at Whitney Achievement Elementary School last year. (Caroline Bauman/Chalkbeat Tennessee) Kids and Education

When students miss school, they fall behind. Here’s how one group is curbing absenteeism.

Caroline Bauman, Chalkbeat Tennessee Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Feature Story(Eva Hill for HuffPost) Healthy Communities

What it's like to work at a suicide prevention hotline in Memphis

Madeline Faber Friday, September 21, 2018
Feature StoryErma Simpson, founder of the Hagar Center, talks about her program's Saturday Lunchand Learn classes for teen mothers where she distributes needed supplies that have been donated. Simpson is partnering with the Urban Child Institute to organize a cit Healthy Communities

City-wide diaper drive to support Memphis families in poverty

Ashlei Williams Thursday, September 20, 2018
Feature Story(Left to right) Ladarius Shields, Richy Phan, Ceric Hicks, Hayden Williams, London Johnson (held), Robin Tate, Alice Shields, and Lonel Shields (front) pose for a portrait at Treadwell Middle School. (Ziggy Mack) Arts and Culture

In photos: Welcome to The Heights (en Español)

Cole Bradley and Ziggy Mack Thursday, September 20, 2018
Feature StoryBrett Hunter and Katie Hargrave host a community meeting to reimagine the center of National Street as the Heights Line biking and pedestrian path connecting Summer to Jackson Avenues (Heights Line Design Studio) Community Development

Help us shape our coverage of The Heights at a community newsroom

Madeline Faber Thursday, September 20, 2018
Feature StoryYasmeen Odeh learns the ropes during a radio workshop led by engineer Jerald White at WMDA 93.5. (Memphis Dawah) Community Development

Muslim radio station and cultural center foster community in Whitehaven

Aisling Maki Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Feature StoryA group of passengers prepares to board a MATA bus at the American Way Transit Center on January 9, 2018. (Brandon Dahlberg) Technology and Innovation

Memphis-based startup improves breakdown detection in MATA buses

Kim and Jim Coleman Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Feature StoryHeights Ride 1 Transportation

Video: The Heights rides to improve public space (en Español)

Forever Ready Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Feature StoryA view from 2017 of a boarded-up house on Bellevue Boulevard in the Klondike neighborhood. (Andrea Morales) Eonomic Development

Armed with data, partners find a new strategy to tackle blighted properties

Andy Meek Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Feature StoryReach Out and Read Healthy Communities

Video: Memphis pediatricians prescribe books to young patients

Forever Ready Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Feature StoryMemphis' first McDonald's, featured here circa 1963, opened in 1958 and was located at 4287 Summer Avenue. (Memphis Landmarks) Community Development

Asylums, trolleys & forgotten soldiers: Five facts about The Heights you didn't know

Cole Bradley Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Feature StoryAmir Gooden is treated by Dr. Jason Yaun at LeBonheur Children's Hospital as part of the Family Resilience Initiative clinic. (Brandon Dahlberg) Healthy Communities

New Memphis clinic considers the health effects of adverse childhood experiences

J. Dylan Sandifer Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Feature StoryCaritas is located at 2509 Harvard Avenue. The building was originally an masonic lodge. (Shelda Edwards) Community Development

Binghampton welcomes return of Caritas Village after 14-month renovation

Cole Bradley Monday, August 27, 2018
Feature StoryThe site of the upcoming automotive museum at 645 Marshall. (Brandon Dill) Community Development

Development booms in the Edge District

Michael Waddell Monday, August 27, 2018
Feature StoryExpectant moms received diapers, wipes, baby clothes, a co-sleeper and more. (Cole Bradley) Healthy Communities

Orange Mound community baby shower seeks to empower lifetime of community health

Cole Bradley Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Feature StoryMauricio Calvo, executive director of Latino Memphis (L) and Yancy Villa-Calvo, a Memphis artist and community engagement specialist. (Submitted) Diversity

Newly naturalized, the leading family of Latino Memphis votes in their first U.S. election

Dawn Neuses Wednesday, August 22, 2018
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