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Feature Story Students at Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie play with their school mascot Jiggy. (Andrea Morales) High GroundKids and Education

Klondike Smokey City improves education outcomes with wrap-around neighborhood support

Aisling MakiWednesday, November 1, 2017
Feature Story Accelerator programs hosted by organizations such as EPICenter Memphis, Memphis Bioworks and Start Co., help entrepreneurs launch businesses and connect them with pathways to capital. To date, EPICenter has raised more than $16 million in capital. High GroundEntrepreneurship

Memphis Money: Investment pipeline for startups has room for improvement

Aisling MakiWednesday, October 11, 2017
Feature Story Darrell Cobbins, president and principal broker at Universal Commercial Real Estate, LLC, near his office in Downtown Memphis. High GroundEonomic Development

Memphis pushes to level the playing field for black entrepreneurs

Julia Craven & Madeline FaberMonday, September 18, 2017
Feature Story Listen To America Small High GroundEonomic Development

HuffPost, High Ground News & MLK50 to discuss economic inequality in Memphis

Rebekah Marie Yearout, MLK50Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Feature Story Dr. Steven Euler, right, sets up an appointment with a caller's primary care doctor for further care. High GroundHealthy Communities

New 9-1-1 initiatives seek to alleviate demands of nonemergency calls

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, August 30, 2017
Feature Story Local leaders from the Muslim community assist at the Thistle & Bee farm. High Ground

Sound & Color: MLGW hoax, 1968 sanitation workers speak out

Molly MulroyWednesday, July 26, 2017
Feature Story Jason Ayers high fives one of the kids that came out to help clean up empty lots along Randle Street in Klondike. Folks from the community organization Crowning Our Youth, Inc. an anti-violence and youth oriented group, worked to clean up vacant lots High Ground

Reflections on Klondike Smokey City

Lance WiedowerWednesday, April 5, 2017
Feature Story Azaylia Elias, 1, peeks out over a chair at the Operation Smart Child program at the Neighborhood Christian Center in Smokey City. High Ground

Neighborhood Christian Center provides sustenance for Memphis' disadvantaged neighborhoods

Thelma BalfourWednesday, March 29, 2017
Feature Story Painter Larry Walker in the Kate Sexton Community Center where he creates art. High Ground

Painter Larry Walker carries his North Memphis roots to the Memphis Hall of Mayors

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 29, 2017
Feature Story Angela Adair hugs her husband Robert during Sunday service at Hope City Church in Caldwell-Guthrie's cafeteria in Smokey City. High Ground

Join High Ground News for a Klondike Smokey City block party

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 22, 2017
Feature Story KSC High Ground

Video: North Memphis community gardens turn blight into bounty

Lauren Squires-ReadyWednesday, March 22, 2017
Feature Story A boarded up home on Bellevue Boulevard in Klondike carries a message to deter break-ins. High Ground

Boarded up houses are not a death knell for Klondike Smokey City, neighbors say

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 22, 2017
Feature Story Pastor Colley Cooper preaches during Sunday service at Hope City Church in Caldwell-Guthrie's cafeteria in Smokey City. High Ground

As Klondike Smokey City shrinks, churches remain constant

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 15, 2017
Feature Story Jerome Pope (L) and Robert Coates (R) cut hair at The Barber School on Jackson Avenue in Klondike. High Ground

The Barber School brings needed job skills to North Memphis

Thelma BalfourWednesday, March 15, 2017
Feature Story Kids on the North Memphis Steelers football team practice at the Katie Sexton Community Center. High Ground

Youth mentorship smooths childhood challenges in North Memphis

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 8, 2017
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