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Feature Story Deb Foehring, a member of the Memphis Botanic Garden Tree Team, closely inspects a tree to ensure it is labeled and mapped correctly. They hope it will soon receive certification as a level one arboretum. (HGN/Sarah Rushakoff) High Ground

Start a certified tree garden with these easy steps

Jeff HulettWednesday, August 18, 2021
Feature Story Monterrion Webber makes a cup of coffee for a patron of Cxffeeblack at the Anti-Gentrification Coffee Club #1, located at 751 National Street in The Heights. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Cxffeeblack serves its brew with a side of history and anti-gentrification

Meghan AslinThursday, July 29, 2021
Feature Story The vacant barber shop at 769 National Street was topped with a sign made from repurposed Christmas lights and the boards that once shuttered the windows. (Markus Mueller) High GroundCommunity Development

What have these Heights organizations been up to since 2018?

Chris Jones & Cole BradleyWednesday, July 28, 2021
Feature Story Christina Crutchfield with Heights CDC cuts the ribbon on the new Gaisman Park Arboretum. Chris Collier stands far left and Sheryl Sullivan stands far left. (Cole Bradley) High GroundCommunity Development

Ribbon cutting on Gaisman Park Arboretum marks another milestone in a community-led revival

Cole BradleyFriday, July 23, 2021
Feature Story Drew Joyner and partners Octavius Nickson and Chris Hendrix of Nickson General Contractors purchased the 11-bay retail center at the southeast corner of Summer and National Street in May. They're now updating the exterior. (Cole Bradley) High GroundEonomic Development

What's happening on Summer Avenue?

Leigh TatumThursday, July 22, 2021
Feature Story A view of Northside High School in Klondike, which closed their doors in 2016. (Andrea Morales) High GroundCommunity Development

Public invited to help reimagine Northside High School, virtual meeting on July 14

Cole BradleyWednesday, July 14, 2021
Feature Story Silhouettes line the National Street median. Each one represents a pedestrian who was killed by a vehicle strike in Shelby County in 2020. The installation will be displayed through the month of July. (Submitted) High GroundHealthy Communities

Memphis pedestrian deaths sit at record high; art installation urges drivers to slow down

Leigh TatumWednesday, July 7, 2021
Feature Story To the right, finished apartments built in the first two phases of the Foote Park at South City development are already being occupied while construction continues on phase three in the foreground. The project has six phases. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundCommunity Development

What is South City?

Cole BradleyThursday, June 24, 2021
Feature Story Denise Oher sits on a neighbor's porch and looks out over the new Foote Park at South City development. Oher is a former Foote Homes resident who has chosen to return after being displaced for the demolition of Foote Homes. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundCommunity Development

Could Memphis' South City be the new gold standard for U.S. public housing?

Chris Jones & Cole BradleyWednesday, June 23, 2021
Feature Story (Courtesy of Memphis Light Gas and Water) High GroundSustainability

It is time for Memphis to get serious about reducing energy cost burden for low-income residents

Thursday, June 17, 2021
Feature Story A Mustard Seed volunteer hands a Thanksgiving care package to a South Memphis resident. (Mustard Seed) High GroundCommunity Development

Faith in Action: Mustard Seed believes a small start can bring big change in South Memphis

Mary K. LevieWednesday, June 16, 2021
Feature Story On the greensward at Overton Park, members of the Central High School band take a few extra minutes to practice their parts as the rest of the band wraps up practice behind them. May 2021. (Cole Bradley) High GroundHealthy Communities

The parks are packed as Memphians look to work and play safely

Chris Jones & Cole BradleyThursday, May 13, 2021
Feature Story Rachel Jones (left) and Debra Lockard at the Orange Mound Orchard and urban garden, May 2021. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundHealthy Communities

Orange Mound has an orchard?

Alexandria MooreThursday, May 13, 2021
Feature Story Andres Arevalo (center) and other children explore the new Treadwell Park Nature Playground in the Nutbush area of The Heights. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundKids and Education

Treadwell schools cut ribbon on new one-of-a-kind nature park after years of community effort

Leigh TatumThursday, April 29, 2021
Feature Story Lj Abraham is the founder of 901 Community Fridges. Abraham launched the organization in January to help bridge the food gap for Memphians in need. (Sarah Rushakoff) High GroundHealthy Communities

901 Community Fridges is feeding a need and looking to grow

Sarah RushakoffMonday, April 5, 2021
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