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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
Feature Story Lauren Wiliams-Batiste, owner of the Memphis-based Elle's Elixirs. (Lauren Wiliams-Batiste) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Women Working It: Lauren Williams-Batiste talks tea, CBD, and learning to market yourself

Brandi HunterThursday, October 8, 2020
Feature Story Fresh produce at The Grocer, an extension of the South Memphis Farmers Market. The vast majority of South Memphis is a food desert with no full-sized grocers selling healthful food. (Andrew Breig) High Ground

Memphis Food Systems Summit will seek solutions to city's food woes

Jim ColemanWednesday, October 7, 2020
Feature Story Laura Carpenter attends an Indie Memphis film screening at the Malco Summer Drive-In in October 2020. The theater has operated at its current location since 1966. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundArts and Culture

Memphis' Summer drive-in is a cultural icon. It's also a safe place to escape the pandemic blues.

Andrea ValenzuelaWednesday, October 7, 2020
High GroundHealthy Communities

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

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 7, 2020
Feature Story Consuelo Rosales, owner of Consuelo's Cleaning Services. (GoDaddy) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Memphis entrepreneur and domestic violence survivor is featured in national commercial

Jeff HulettThursday, October 1, 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 Downtown High GroundCommunity Development

Community land trusts could help heal segregated cities

Thursday, September 24, 2020
Feature Story maskscovid High GroundHealthy Communities

The world is drowning in used face masks. Should we turn them into fuel?

Thursday, 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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