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Feature Story Sidney Johnson, president of the Mitchell Heights Neighborhood Association, poses in front of the hoop house at the Mitchell Heights Landscape Garden and Nursery. (Cole Bradley) High GroundCommunity Development

Small but mighty: Resident-led development improves Mitchell Heights

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 10, 2018
Feature Story Children play at Pursuit of God Church while their parents attend class next door. The new program teaches about language and brain development for children zero to 30 months. (Agape) High GroundKids and Education

Gift of gab: Frayser children reach for kindergarten readiness before they learn to talk

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 10, 2018
Feature Story Lucas Trautman, top left, practices grappling technique with students, from top, Kelan Branch, 10, Keyveyoun Chandler, 14, and Eric Booker, 11, at his Stardust Jiu-Jitsu studio in Binghampton. The business is next door to the future site of his wife High GroundEntrepreneurship

Family opens side-by-side Binghampton businesses

Ashlei WilliamsTuesday, October 2, 2018
Feature Story (Eva Hill for HuffPost) High GroundHealthy Communities

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

Madeline FaberFriday, September 21, 2018
Feature Story Erma 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 High GroundHealthy Communities

City-wide diaper drive to support Memphis families in poverty

Ashlei WilliamsThursday, September 20, 2018
Feature Story Yasmeen Odeh learns the ropes during a radio workshop led by engineer Jerald White at WMDA 93.5. (Memphis Dawah) High GroundCommunity Development

Muslim radio station and cultural center foster community in Whitehaven

Aisling MakiWednesday, September 19, 2018
Feature Story (L to R) Ladarius Shields, Cedric Hicks, and Hayden Williams attend a football game at Treadwell Middle. Treadwell is the area's oldest public school, opened in 1915. (Ziggy Mac) High GroundCommunity Development

Ascendiendo a nuevas alturas: la historia y la escalada actual del suburbio de tranvías de Memphis

Cole BradleyWednesday, September 19, 2018
Feature Story Children listen to a story as part of Cornelia Crenshaw Memorial Library's Real Men Read program. The exterior of Crenshaw and Randolph libraries are in need of attention, but inside, they're bright and active centers of community. (Memphis Library F High GroundCommunity Development

Ugly ducklings: Libraries Inside/Out ups the curb appeal at Randolph and Crenshaw libraries

Cole BradleyWednesday, September 12, 2018
Feature Story Heights Ride 1 High GroundTransportation

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

Forever ReadyWednesday, September 12, 2018
Feature Story Reach Out and Read High GroundHealthy Communities

Video: Memphis pediatricians prescribe books to young patients

Forever ReadyWednesday, September 12, 2018
Feature Story Mayor Jim Strickland designated Oct. 14 as “Kindred Community Day” to kick off the rebranding of The Exchange Club Family Center. (Kindred Place) High GroundCommunity Development

Kindred Place: New name, renewed mission to reduce violence

Kim and Jim ColemanThursday, August 30, 2018
Feature Story Caritas is located at 2509 Harvard Avenue. The building was originally an masonic lodge. (Shelda Edwards) High GroundCommunity Development

Binghampton welcomes return of Caritas Village after 14-month renovation

Cole BradleyMonday, August 27, 2018
Feature Story Expectant moms received diapers, wipes, baby clothes, a co-sleeper and more. (Cole Bradley) High GroundHealthy Communities

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

Cole BradleyWednesday, August 22, 2018
Feature Story Hope House client and HIV advocate Latrina Moore and her three children pose for a portrait on the Hope House swing. Her two youngest children have attended Hope House's daycare and pre-K. (Greg Campbell) High GroundHealthy Communities

HIV and AIDS advocates say holistic support is critical and Memphis’ Hope House is getting it right

Cole BradleyThursday, August 16, 2018
Feature Story Hot Yoga Plus is integrated with the diversiFIT app so members can sign up for any class through the app and it automatically populates into studio's scheduling software. (Madison Yen) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Memphis entrepreneurs reach across the aisle and launch multi-gym membership service

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, August 15, 2018
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