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Feature Story Zan 'Z' Dogan watches his son play in a football game at Treadwell Middle School. Treadwell is the area’s oldest school and opened in 1915. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundCommunity Development

Big Star, basketball stars, and five star eats: More fascinating facts from The Heights

Cole BradleyTuesday, October 2, 2018
Feature Story Daria Meeks, 27, works at Lucy J's Bakery. (Natalie Eddings) High GroundEonomic Development

Living wage means more for a working mother at a Memphis bakery

Paul DudenheferTuesday, October 2, 2018
Feature Story Lucas Trautman, top left, practices grappling technique with students, from top, Kelan Branch, 10, Keyveyoun Chandler, 14, and Eric Booker, 11, at his Stardust Jiu-Jitsu studio in Binghampton. The business is next door to the future site of his wife High GroundEntrepreneurship

Family opens side-by-side Binghampton businesses

Ashlei WilliamsTuesday, October 2, 2018
Feature Story Wendell and Adrena Jackson show the progress of renovations to their restaurant Eggxactly Breakfast and Deli in Whitehaven. (Brandon Dill) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Whitehaven breakfast spot and deli builds on family legacy

Jeremiah GrahamThursday, September 27, 2018
Feature Story Leslie Lynn Smith, Epicenter president and CEO. High GroundEntrepreneurship

Epicenter raises $40 million, sprints toward the next phase of Memphis' entrepreneurial movement

Madeline FaberWednesday, September 26, 2018
Feature Story The Stepherson's store at 3942 Macon Road opened in 1960. (Tamara Williamson) High GroundEntrepreneurship

Family-owned groceries are hallmark of The Heights

Tamara WilliamsonWednesday, September 26, 2018
Feature Story Yvonne Thomas' kindergarteners dance to a song about fruit in one of Treadwell Elementary School's dual language classes on September 21, 2018. Treadwell's dual language program immerses kids in both Spanish and English for full fluency by fifth gra High GroundKids and Education

The state’s only dual-language program grows with Memphis’ Latino population

Cole BradleyWednesday, September 26, 2018
Feature Story Los niños de kínder de Yvonne Thomas bailan una canción sobre vacas en una de las clases de doble idioma de la Escuela Primaria Treadwell el 21 de septiembre de 2018. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian) High GroundKids and Education

El único programa bilingüe del estado que se adapta a una población latina que está creciendo

Cole BradleyWednesday, September 26, 2018
Feature Story Trinette Johnson-Williams in her Midtown workshop. (Darius B. Williams) High GroundEntrepreneurship

"Hustle mentality" led Johnson-Williams to open her contracting and woodworking firm

Kirstin CheersWednesday, September 26, 2018
Feature Story A power-drained Bird scooter on Central Avenue near Christian Brothers University. (Cole Bradley) High GroundTransportation

Dead Birds: Shared mobility ordinance attempts to curb errant electric scooters

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, September 26, 2018
Feature Story Crystal Bullard’s children started preschool and elementary school at Whitney Achievement Elementary School last year. (Caroline Bauman/Chalkbeat Tennessee) High GroundKids and Education

When students miss school, they fall behind. Here’s how one group is curbing absenteeism.

Caroline Bauman, Chalkbeat TennesseeTuesday, September 25, 2018
Feature Story (Eva Hill for HuffPost) High GroundHealthy Communities

What it's like to work at a suicide prevention hotline in Memphis

Madeline FaberFriday, September 21, 2018
Feature Story Erma Simpson, founder of the Hagar Center, talks about her program's Saturday Lunchand Learn classes for teen mothers where she distributes needed supplies that have been donated. Simpson is partnering with the Urban Child Institute to organize a cit High GroundHealthy Communities

City-wide diaper drive to support Memphis families in poverty

Ashlei WilliamsThursday, September 20, 2018
Feature Story (Left to right) Ladarius Shields, Richy Phan, Ceric Hicks, Hayden Williams, London Johnson (held), Robin Tate, Alice Shields, and Lonel Shields (front) pose for a portrait at Treadwell Middle School. (Ziggy Mack) High GroundArts and Culture

In photos: Welcome to The Heights (en Español)

Cole Bradley and Ziggy MackThursday, September 20, 2018
Feature Story Brett Hunter and Katie Hargrave host a community meeting to reimagine the center of National Street as the Heights Line biking and pedestrian path connecting Summer to Jackson Avenues (Heights Line Design Studio) High GroundCommunity Development

Help us shape our coverage of The Heights at a community newsroom

Madeline FaberThursday, September 20, 2018
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