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Feature Story L to R: Kinyah Bean, Valerie Braddock and Demetrius Braddock Jr. Bean is the owner of B Chill Lemonade, located inside the former Hickory Ridge Mall. (A.J. Dugger III) High GroundEntrepreneurship

10-year-old CEO takes lemonade to the next level

A. J. Dugger IIIWednesday, October 16, 2019
Feature Story podcast High GroundEonomic Development

Podcast: Agape and Power Center CDC talk community, collaboration and careers in Hickory Hill

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Feature Story The Reverend Dr. Stacey Spencer. Spencer is senior pastor of New Direction Christian Church, board president of Hickory Hill's Power Center CDC, and chair of the board of Memphis Interfaith Coalition for Action and Hope. (Melvin Smith) High GroundCommunity Development

Dr. Stacy Spencer talks church, social justice and how Hickory Hill will thrive by 2025

A. J. Dugger IIIWednesday, October 9, 2019
Feature Story Members of the Playback Memphis Youth Ensemble gave their first performance at the second annual Frayser Matters event. (Playback Memphis) High GroundKids and Education

Playback Memphis debuts Frayser youth theater ensemble

Baris GursakalWednesday, October 9, 2019
Feature Story Auntie Round Table panelists ranged in age, careers and experience. The women discussed everything from mental health and child birth to the challenges facing female veterans and entrepreneurs. (Erica Horton) High GroundArts and Culture

Girl talk is health, education, careers and more at Auntie Round Table

Erica HortonWednesday, October 9, 2019
Feature Story Emily Chambers provided music for the Taste of the District event held on Monday, October 7. (Kim and Jim Coleman) High GroundEonomic Development

Medical District's biggest institutions eat local with Taste of the District

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, October 9, 2019
Feature Story A mural in the Glenview Historic District encourages Memphians to vote. (Andrea Morales) High Ground

Meet the Voters, Part II: Election Day

Andrea Morales, Andria Brown, Cole BradleyFriday, October 4, 2019
Feature Story Youth pose for a picture at the Hero Empowerment Center. The center was formally an old arcade that Heal the Hood Foundation transformed into a teen center. (Heal the Hood Foundation of Memphis) High GroundKids and Education

Heal the Hood Foundation helps kids and creativity grow in Hickory Hill

A. J. Dugger IIIThursday, October 3, 2019
Feature Story L to R: Carbibbean Flayvahz Owners Louis and Carla Faulkner and Chef Robert Coleman are the team behind Caribbean Flayvahz in Hickory Hill. (AJ Dugger III) High GroundEntrepreneurship

A Taste of the Caribbean in Hickory Hill

A. J. Dugger IIIThursday, October 3, 2019
Feature Story Alandria Ivory, a campaign worker for Memphis for All, takes a break during an early voting event at Glenview Community Center. (Andrea Morales) High Ground

Meet the Voters

Andrea Morales, Andria Brown, Cole BradleyWednesday, October 2, 2019
Feature Story Frayser Local Arts Festival organizer Lurlynn Franklin stands next to two of five 'Welcome to Frayser' paintings. She designed the signs as paint-by-numbers and more than 700 Frayser residents had a hand in filling them in. (Arkwings Foundation) High GroundArts and Culture

Frayser Local Arts Festival is where to be this weekend

Baris GursakalWednesday, October 2, 2019
Feature Story podcast High GroundEntrepreneurship

Podcast: Summer Avenue brands itself as the Nation's Highway

Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Feature Story Salon professionals participated in the first Memphis Cut it Out program on September 23 where they learned to identify signs of domestic violence among clients. The classes are free of charge. (Memphis CUT IT OUT) High GroundHealthy Communities

Memphis beauty industry professionals learn to cut out domestic violence

Brandi HunterWednesday, October 2, 2019
Feature Story Instructor Roxie Jones leads an energetic group of line dancers at the Hickory Hill Community Center's senior line dancing class. (AJ Dugger III) High GroundHealthy Communities

Seniors feel the groove at Hickory Hill Community Center

A. J. Dugger IIIWednesday, September 25, 2019
Feature Story Chef Lee Phillips preps a pound cake for the oven. (Cat Evans) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Taking the cake with A Peace O' Cake

A. J. Dugger IIIWednesday, September 25, 2019
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