East Memphis :Features

Abstract artist James Little is a native Memphian whose work will be featured at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in spring 2022. (Sophia Little, 2020)

High GroundArts and Culture

Artist James Little comes home to Memphis for Dixon exhibition

Chris JonesFriday, April 8, 2022

Transit Equity Day events are scheduled for Feb 1-4, 2022 in Memphis.

High GroundTransportation

Public invited to Transit Equity Day events, online and in-person Feb 1-4

Sarah RushakoffFriday, January 28, 2022

Mural from Second Congregational Church by Reginald Morris displayed outside the church for the first time. (submitted)

High GroundArts and Culture

Dixon celebrates legacy of Black artists throughout the 20th century

Chris JonesThursday, December 16, 2021

PRIZM Ensemble executive director Gavin Wigginson (submitted)

High GroundKids and Education

PRIZM Ensemble’s new leader helps kids explore social issues through music

Chris JonesThursday, November 11, 2021

Tennessee Steam Fest was founded in 2017 by the Discovery Center in Murfreesboro. (submitted)

High GroundKids and Education

Memphis' first STEAMfest aims to inspire students' educational and professional futures

Sarah RushakoffThursday, October 14, 2021

(Lisa Ferdinando, Wikimedia Commons)

High GroundHealthy Communities

Need a COVID-19 test? Want to get your vaccine? Where to go in Shelby County.

Jeff Hulett and Sarah RushakoffThursday, September 23, 2021

On the greensward at Overton Park, members of the Central High School band take a few extra minutes to practice their parts as the rest of the band wraps up practice behind them. May 2021. (Cole Bradley)

High GroundHealthy Communities

The parks are packed as Memphians look to work and play safely

Chris Jones & Cole BradleyThursday, May 13, 2021

A parent and child make music in a drum circle at the Knowledge Question Universal Parenting Place in South Memphis. (Submitted)

High GroundKids and Education

High Ground and ACE Awareness Foundation launch year-long series on adverse childhood experiences

Erica HortonThursday, October 1, 2020

A young girl plays hide and seek in front of shuttered apartment buildings on Tate Street. (Andrea Morales)

High Ground

Seeing Red I: Mapping 90 years of redlining in Memphis

Cole BradleySunday, March 31, 2019

John Young, a JIFF graduate and now full time employee for Sweet LaLa's, earned the nickname "Dr. Sprinkles". (Submitted)

High GroundEntrepreneurship

Bakery that employs at-risk youth expands to East Memphis storefront

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, December 5, 2018

In addition to coworking, Epicenter members have opportunities to participate in professional development and networking events.

High GroundEntrepreneurship

Eight places to cowork in Memphis

Brandi HunterTuesday, October 30, 2018

Students at an evening class at the World Relief Connect Language Center work on building sentences in a conversation. (Submitted)

High GroundDiversity

World Relief Connect Language Center launches to meet the needs of Memphis immigrants and refugees

Brandi HunterThursday, October 25, 2018

Employee Scott Graves shelves books at Novel bookstore in East Memphis. (Brandon Dill/High Ground News)

High GroundEntrepreneurship

Reflections on one year since the opening of Novel, Memphis’ largest independent bookstore

Andy MeekWednesday, August 15, 2018

Dennis Whitehead Darling is the inaugural fellow of the McCleave Project, an initiative of the opera company to bring a focus on diversity and inclusion to the genre.

High GroundArts and Culture

Opera Memphis awards first McCleave Fellowship to local director

Andy MeekThursday, June 7, 2018

Young men play basketball in Booker T. Washington park.

High GroundCommunity Development

Greening Up: Uptown is investing in green spaces and reaping the reward

Cole BradleyThursday, June 7, 2018

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