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Mayor A.C. Wharton Governor Bill Haslam County Commissioner James Harvey
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Feature StoryTiana Pyles became the new executive director of the Orange Mound Development Corporation in July and has goals to increase awareness about Orange Mound through two large scale festivals within the next two years.

Community developers show that Orange Mound is worth investment

Erica Horton Thursday, November 30, 2017
Feature StoryA view of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church on Carnes Avenue and Boston Street. (Andrea Morales)

Keeping the faith: A tour in photos of Orange Mound's century-old churches

Andrea Morales Thursday, November 30, 2017
Innovation & Job NewsDavid Brown, executive vice president and chief preservation officer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, addresses the crowd at Clayborn Temple.

Clayborn Temple named a 'national treasure'

Kim and Jim Coleman Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Feature StoryStudents at Memphis Scholars Caldwell-Guthrie play with their school mascot Jiggy. (Andrea Morales)

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

Aisling Maki Wednesday, November 01, 2017
Feature StoryStudents at Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School, located Downtown. (Rachel Warren)

Getting connected: Grizz Prep blends education with in-school mentorship

Rachel Warren Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Innovation & Job NewsA resident looks on the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in Coamo, Puerto Rico.

How to get involved with Memphis' relief efforts for Puerto Rico

Kim and Jim Coleman Wednesday, October 04, 2017
Innovation & Job NewsResidents of Memphis Teacher Residency spend a school year in the classroom with a mentor-teacher getting hand-on training.

Memphis Teacher Residency prepares students for success

Kim and Jim Coleman Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Feature Story"I'm hopeful," said Dorothy Meeks about beginning work at Lucy J.'s Bakery.

Dorothy Day House meets homelessness and the need for a living wage in Memphis

Madeline Faber Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Feature StoryListen To America Small

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

Rebekah Marie Yearout, MLK50 Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Feature StoryA game of basketball along Radford Road in Orange Mound.

New leaders bring progress to historic Orange Mound

Erica Horton Wednesday, September 06, 2017
Feature StoryFrancis Wright, c. 1825, the year she founded the Nashoba Community.

Germantown's secret history as a utopian colony for freed slaves

Cole Bradley Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Feature StoryChildren in the third grade group sit in the chapel during a reading lesson at the Emmanuel Center.

In photos: Emmanuel Center is an anchor in a low-income neighborhood in transition

Andrea Morales Wednesday, August 23, 2017
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