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Feature Story Memphis Area Transit Authority Bus High GroundTransportation

Getting 'round the mound: Residents advocate for transportation options in Orange Mound

Erica HortonWednesday, November 15, 2017
Feature Story OM High GroundCommunity Development

VIDEO: Orange Mound elders tell their community's story

Lauren Squires-ReadyWednesday, November 15, 2017
Feature Story Osage Flyer High GroundArts and Culture

Join High Ground News for The Age of Osage: Orange Mound in Photographs

Erica HortonTuesday, November 14, 2017
Feature Story Panelists for Housing in Orange Mound: A Community Conversation (Left to Right): Howard Eddings, Neighborhood Housing Opportunities, Amy Shaftlein, Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Britney Thornton, JUICE Orange Mound, Dwayne Jones, general cont High GroundCommunity Development

Past, present, future: Orange Mound residents discuss a need for community development

Erica HortonFriday, November 10, 2017
Feature Story Approximately 32 percent of homes in Orange Mound are vacant according to data from the US Census. High GroundCommunity Development

Maintaining place: The challenges of homeownership in Orange Mound

Erica HortonWednesday, November 8, 2017
Feature Story Maury Evensky, owner of Evensky’s Big and Tall, has witnessed the store's evolution from a sundry offering men and women's clothing, hardware and food to focusing solely on quality men's clothes. (Renier Otto) High GroundEntrepreneurship

70-year-old clothing store in Orange Mound stands the test of a shifted neighborhood economy

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, November 8, 2017
Feature Story Orange Mound Raiders founder and coach Antonio Huntsman gives a pep talk to young football players in his sports and mentoring non-profit during a Saturday morning game. High GroundKids and Education

Orange Mound native gives back to his community with youth sports programs

Erica HortonWednesday, November 1, 2017
Feature Story Landmark High GroundHealthy Communities

Video: Landmark Farmers Market keeps Orange Mound healthy

Lauren Squires-ReadyWednesday, November 1, 2017
Feature Story A view of historic Orange Mound. High GroundEonomic Development

Join High Ground News for a community conversation about housing in Orange Mound

Madeline FaberWednesday, November 1, 2017
Feature Story Mary Mitchell has lived in Orange Mound, the oldest African American neighborhood in the City of Memphis, her entire life and has collected a wealth a knowledge through the ebbs and flows of time and change. High GroundArts and Culture

Lifelong Orange Mound resident recognized by City of Memphis as community historian

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, October 25, 2017
Feature Story Fred Davis, longtime Orange Mound resident and activist, stands for a portrait at his insurance office on Airways Boulevard. Davis is a person of firsts: he opened one of the first black insurance agencies in the South, he served as the first black M High GroundEntrepreneurship

Activist and business leader Fred Davis talks about 50 years of serving Orange Mound

Erica HortonWednesday, October 18, 2017
Feature Story Cheerleaders take a moment between the action at the Melrose High School homecoming pep rally. (Andrea Morales) High GroundKids and Education

In photos: Melrose High School homecoming celebrates 79 years of pride

Andrea MoralesWednesday, October 11, 2017
Feature Story Nokomis McElroy stands for a portrait in Orange Mound. (Andrea Morales) High GroundArts and Culture

New Ballet Ensemble & School to open a facility in Melrose High School

Erica HortonWednesday, October 11, 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 Club patrons dance and vogue as part of a Kiki Ball at Club Memphis. High GroundCommunity Development

Orange Mound club serves the black LGBTQ community

Erica HortonWednesday, October 4, 2017
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