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Feature Story Work Local High Ground

City of Memphis employs panhandlers to beautify the city

Madeline FaberWednesday, April 19, 2017
Feature Story Tony Knox, founder of Fitnexx, wants to make education fun and accessible by promoting active video games. High Ground

Healthy video games tackle Memphis' childhood obesity crisis

Madeline FaberWednesday, April 12, 2017
Feature Story Caritas Village executive director Leslie Barker and founder Onie Johns High Ground

Caritas Village's new director brings theatrical flair to the longstanding community hub

Rachel WarrenWednesday, April 5, 2017
Feature Story Jason Ayers high fives one of the kids that came out to help clean up empty lots along Randle Street in Klondike. Folks from the community organization Crowning Our Youth, Inc. an anti-violence and youth oriented group, worked to clean up vacant lots High Ground

Reflections on Klondike Smokey City

Lance WiedowerWednesday, April 5, 2017
Feature Story Azaylia Elias, 1, peeks out over a chair at the Operation Smart Child program at the Neighborhood Christian Center in Smokey City. High Ground

Neighborhood Christian Center provides sustenance for Memphis' disadvantaged neighborhoods

Thelma BalfourWednesday, March 29, 2017
Feature Story Angela Adair hugs her husband Robert during Sunday service at Hope City Church in Caldwell-Guthrie's cafeteria in Smokey City. High Ground

Join High Ground News for a Klondike Smokey City block party

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 22, 2017
Feature Story KSC High Ground

Video: North Memphis community gardens turn blight into bounty

Lauren Squires-ReadyWednesday, March 22, 2017
Feature Story A boarded up home on Bellevue Boulevard in Klondike carries a message to deter break-ins. High Ground

Boarded up houses are not a death knell for Klondike Smokey City, neighbors say

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 22, 2017
Feature Story Pastor Colley Cooper preaches during Sunday service at Hope City Church in Caldwell-Guthrie's cafeteria in Smokey City. High Ground

As Klondike Smokey City shrinks, churches remain constant

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 15, 2017
Feature Story A piece from Joey Miller's "The 5 Fifth" exhibition at Memphis Slim House. High Ground

Art galleries in unexpected spaces portray fresh perspectives of Memphis

Lesley YoungWednesday, March 15, 2017
Feature Story Aretha Franklin's birth home at 406 Lucy Avenue. High Ground

TV network could save Aretha Franklin's crumbling Memphis home

Louis GoggansTuesday, March 14, 2017
Special Report Soulsville High Ground

Mapping the decline and revival of Soulsville USA

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 8, 2017
Feature Story Kids on the North Memphis Steelers football team practice at the Katie Sexton Community Center. High Ground

Youth mentorship smooths childhood challenges in North Memphis

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 8, 2017
Feature Story Jasmine Craig helps Alexis Dorse, 7, with her math homework at the John Dustin Buckman Boys & Girls Club’s learning center. High Ground

40-year-old Boys & Girls Club swells with the Klondike Smokey City neighborhood

Thelma BalfourWednesday, March 8, 2017
Feature Story Sierra Hughes and Rachel Greer High Ground

Seven women in Memphis who are changing their communities for the better

Madeline FaberTuesday, March 7, 2017
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