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Feature Story pandemickid High GroundKids and Education

Is the pandemic an 'Adverse Childhood Experience'?

Tiffany Thomas-TurnerWednesday, April 21, 2021
Feature Story UT High GroundHealthy Communities

UTHSC to host virtual addiction symposium for health care professionals and the public, May 4

Sarah RushakoffWednesday, April 14, 2021
Feature Story The Highland Strip features a bold sign to brand the area. Traffic cones mark recent street improvements. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundArts and Culture

Destination Eats: University District is a smart choice for good food

Cole BradleyWednesday, April 14, 2021
Feature Story Architect Mario Walker won first prize in the competition to imagine new uses for the historic Highland Heights United Methodist Church. The contest is part of an effort to save the church from demolition. (Emily Holmes, Heights CDC) High GroundCommunity Development

Design contest casts vision for renovation and reuse of historic church at risk for demolition

Leigh TatumTuesday, March 30, 2021
Feature Story Memphis mother Jouy Thomas poses with her 7-year-old son, Jace. (Submitted) High GroundKids and Education

Learning loss is a serious pandemic problem and the kids are not OK

Tiffany Thomas-TurnerTuesday, March 2, 2021
Feature Story Chicken dish from Chef Tam's Underground Cafe. Chef Tam's is one of 21 businesses participating in the 2021 Memphis Black Restaurant Week running March 7-14. (Submitted) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Are you ready to dig in to Memphis Black Restaurant Week?

Sarah RushakoffTuesday, March 2, 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
Feature Story memphis_minnie.jpg High GroundArts and Culture

Black Memphis, Black History: The enduring sounds of Memphis Minnie

Chris JonesThursday, February 25, 2021
Feature Story (Wikimedia Commons) High GroundKids and Education

As students prepare to return to classrooms, North Memphis teachers and families reflect

Jolie ShawThursday, February 25, 2021
Feature Story Cornelia Crenshaw speaks at a rally in Forrest City, Arkansas in September of 1961. Roughly 300 people attended. (Photo by James R. Reid) High GroundArts and Culture

Black Memphis, Black History: Remembering Cornelia Crenshaw, "mother" of local Civil Rights Movement

Chris JonesFriday, February 19, 2021
Feature Story Rendering of the future home of Dawg Team Apparel USA, which opens soon at 420 North Cleveland Street in Crosstown. Dawg Team is a Black-owned business that specializes in pet apparel and treats for canine family members. (Submitted) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Black-owned pet accessories company to open in Crosstown

Deborah Gaddy-RobertsonWednesday, February 17, 2021
Feature Story cozycorner1.png High GroundEntrepreneurship

Video: Barbecue and bouncing back with Cozy Corner

Cole BradleyThursday, February 11, 2021
Feature Story Archie "A.W." Willis, Jr. stands at center. Seated are members of the Memphis State Eight. These students were the first to integrate what is now the University of Memphis. High GroundArts and Culture

Black Memphis, Black History: The legacy of A.W. Willis

Chris JonesThursday, February 11, 2021
Feature Story food this one High GroundArts and Culture

Destination Eats: Devour the world from The Heights

Cole BradleyThursday, February 4, 2021
Feature Story A parent and child make music in a drum circle at the Knowledge Question Universal Parenting Place in South Memphis. (Submitted) High GroundHealthy Communities

In a traumatizing year, this South Memphis trauma support program is in jeopardy

Erica HortonMonday, February 1, 2021
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