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Feature Story A once-drab building, 751 National Street now has tables and chairs, interactive maps of the neighborhood, and flags denoting the many nationalities in The Heights. (Cole Bradley) High GroundCommunity Development

Neighborhood by design: Community design studio is space to imagine a new Heights

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 31, 2018
Feature Story 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
Feature Story Mario Ramos participates in an English Language Learners class at HopeWorks. (Submitted) High GroundCommunity Development

HopeWorks charts growth with $25K grant from First Tennessee

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, October 17, 2018
Feature Story Supported by a $3.9 million Aging Initiative Grant, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis completed 374 aging-in-place home repairs for Shelby County seniors. (Submitted) High GroundHealthy Communities

Plough Foundation's $12 million Aging Initiative finds success in supporting Memphis seniors

Dawn NeusesTuesday, October 16, 2018
Feature Story Suzanne Carlson, transportation and sustainability program manager for the nonprofit Innovate Memphis. High GroundTransportation

Innovate Memphis pushes to revamp Memphis bus system from the ground up

Andy MeekWednesday, October 3, 2018
Feature Story Daria Meeks, 27, works at Lucy J's Bakery. (Natalie Eddings) High GroundEonomic Development

Living wage means more for a working mother at a Memphis bakery

Paul DudenheferTuesday, October 2, 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 Crystal Bullard’s children started preschool and elementary school at Whitney Achievement Elementary School last year. (Caroline Bauman/Chalkbeat Tennessee) High GroundKids and Education

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

Caroline Bauman, Chalkbeat TennesseeTuesday, September 25, 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 Heights Ride 1 High GroundTransportation

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

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 The north entrance to Central Gardens on Belvedere Boulevard. High GroundCommunity Development

Central Gardens overhauls sidewalk repair through crowdfunding

Julie McCulloughThursday, August 2, 2018
Feature Story AngelStreet High GroundArts and Culture

Video: AngelStreet choir brings music and mentorship to North Memphis

Lauren Squires-ReadyThursday, July 26, 2018
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