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On finding 'ideas that work': How 300 Memphians came together to develop the More for Memphis plan

MJ GalbraithFriday, February 9, 2024
Feature Story X High GroundCommunity Development

PHOTOS: The Orange Mound Awareness Shoe and the people behind it

Reginald JohnsonThursday, August 18, 2022
Feature Story X High GroundCommunity Development

How this nonprofit is hoping to eradicate homelessness one shoe at a time

Reginald JohnsonThursday, August 18, 2022
Feature Story X High GroundArts and Culture

Well-known local developer adds children’s books to his already impressive repertoire

Jeff HulettThursday, July 21, 2022
Feature Story X High Ground

Environmental Justice: Tackling blight in Orange Mound

Alexandria MooreThursday, June 30, 2022
Feature Story The EMployment and Economic Opportunity team at World Relief Memphis works to resettle refugees in Memphis. L to R: Oscar Herrera, Susannah Bland, Andy Kirk, Skarleth Tyler, Clarence Williams. (submitted) High GroundHealthy Communities

Afghan refugees get Memphis-style hospitality from World Relief Memphis

Chris JonesFriday, May 6, 2022
Feature Story Mural by Jamond Bullocks in Frayser, part of Urban Art Commission's "Stand Up for Our Streets" project in 2019. (submitted) High GroundArts and Culture

Visual artists: Apply by Feb 18 to work with High Ground!

Friday, January 21, 2022
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Nominations, registration open for 2021 Neighborhood Preservation Summit and awards

Cole BradleyThursday, September 2, 2021
Feature Story (High Ground News archives) High GroundSustainability

Memphis' BEST wants renters to know their rights

Sarah RushakoffThursday, August 19, 2021
Feature Story Guests of the Hub Hotel pose with Shelby Stonecipher (far right), Hub Hotel program manager. (Courtesy of Hospitality Hub) High Ground

Hospitality Hub breaks ground on Memphis' first "barrier-free" emergency shelter for women

Sarah RushakoffThursday, July 1, 2021
Feature Story To the right, finished apartments built in the first two phases of the Foote Park at South City development are already being occupied while construction continues on phase three in the foreground. The project has six phases. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundCommunity Development

What is South City?

Cole BradleyThursday, June 24, 2021
Feature Story Denise Oher sits on a neighbor's porch and looks out over the new Foote Park at South City development. Oher is a former Foote Homes resident who has chosen to return after being displaced for the demolition of Foote Homes. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundCommunity Development

Could Memphis' South City be the new gold standard for U.S. public housing?

Chris Jones & Cole BradleyWednesday, June 23, 2021
Feature Story (Courtesy of Memphis Light Gas and Water) High GroundSustainability

It is time for Memphis to get serious about reducing energy cost burden for low-income residents

Thursday, June 17, 2021
Feature Story Community Court Clerk Darious Scott (L) hands a case file to Community Court Referee Lisa Harris, who will preside over the case. Community Court is a subsidiary of Shelby County Environmental Court. (Rob Brown) High GroundCommunity Development

Shelby County Environmental Court continues virtual learning series on March 30

Cole BradleyThursday, March 25, 2021
Feature Story In Boxtown, two men sit on a horse-drawn carriage after collecting wood to warm their houses; 1960. After decades of industrial pollution, Byhalia Pipeline LLC wants to move crude oil under Boxtown. (University of Memphis Libraries, Ken Ross) High GroundHealthy Communities

Environmental racism runs deeper than Memphis’ water source

Ashli BlowTuesday, March 2, 2021
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