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Feature Story MATA set to reopen downtown trolley line High GroundTransportation

A new plan is forming for parking problems in Downtown Memphis, Medical District

Jim ColemanThursday, November 26, 2020
Feature Story Soulsville in pictures 5 High GroundArts and Culture

Community Foundation, MLK50 to host discussion on need for more Black college grads

Cole BradleyThursday, November 12, 2020
Feature Story Dr. Mary Manspeaker (right) is a veterinarian with the Human Society of Memphis and Shelby County. The Humane Society is currently running a pilot program to provide reduced-cost veterinarian care for low-income Memphians. (Submitted) High GroundHealthy Communities

Memphis Humane Society offering discount vet care for low-income, unemployed pet owners

Jim ColemanThursday, November 5, 2020
Feature Story (Wikimedia Commons, Hillebrand Steve, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) High GroundKids and Education

The pandemic is changing how Memphis does preschool

Cole BradleyThursday, October 29, 2020
Feature Story In June, activist occupied Memphis City Hall's plaza and covered it in the names of Black Americans killed by law enforcement. MICAH held a rally on the plaza demanding policing reform and other changes toward a more just Memphis. (Cole Bradley) High Ground

MICAH wants Memphians to get in 'good trouble' at virtual public meeting this Sunday

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 21, 2020
Feature Story Dalisia “Dee” Brye closed on her new home in Whitehaven in June with the help of United Housing's HUD-certified housing counselors. Brye sought home ownership after realizing that mortgage payments would be less than rental payments. (Submitted) High GroundHealthy Communities

Agencies in Memphis encourage homeownership as alternative to high rents

Ashlei WilliamsThursday, October 15, 2020
Feature Story James Cook and his family stand outside the future home of Nubian Design Studios in Whitehaven. The building is currently under renovations with help from an EDGE Inner City Economic Development loan . (Ziggy Mack) High GroundEntrepreneurship

This Whitehaven entrepreneur is bringing a new hair studio to his community with help of EDGE loan

Erinn FiggWednesday, October 14, 2020
High GroundHealthy Communities

Six bands will take the stage for suicide prevention this Saturday, October 10

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 7, 2020
Feature Story A parent and child make music in a drum circle at the Knowledge Question Universal Parenting Place in South Memphis. (Submitted) High GroundKids and Education

High Ground and ACE Awareness Foundation launch year-long series on adverse childhood experiences

Erica HortonThursday, October 1, 2020
Feature Story Kenzie Cleaves stands inside a vacant unit in her North Memphis apartment complex that she said has been unsecured for over a year. Unsafe housing conditions can increase COVID-19-related deaths. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundHealthy Communities

In poor communities, toxic housing is a risk factor for COVID-19 deaths

Chris Jones & Cole BradleyWednesday, September 30, 2020
Feature Story Census High GroundCommunity Development

Here's why Memphis nonprofits care about the U.S. census and you should too.

Cole BradleyThursday, September 24, 2020
Feature Story Agape Child & Family Services High GroundKids and Education

The school year has started, but Memphis-area parents can still register their kids for preschool

Cole BradleyThursday, September 24, 2020
Feature Story Sami Harvey is the founder of Out of the Woods Wildlife Rescue and Rehab. The center is located on Harvey's property in Shelby Forest and gives native woodland critters like raccoons, skunks, opossums, and squirrels a second chance. (Submitted) High Ground

To the Rescue: New Mid-South wildlife rehab will treat squirrels, foxes, and more

Jim ColemanThursday, September 17, 2020
Feature Story Derotha Payne-Obie mounts a recently completed puzzle at her dining room table. Prior to the pandemic, she attended the Lewis Senior Center. It closed in March under local and state mandates. (Tamara Cunningham) High GroundHealthy Communities

For senior citizens, the virus isn't the only pandemic danger. Isolation can be deadly.

Tamara CunninghamWednesday, September 16, 2020
Feature Story (frankieleon, Wikicommons) High GroundHealthy Communities

Sobriety is going digital as substance abuse increases in the pandemic

Deborah Gaddy-RobertsonWednesday, September 16, 2020
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