BAM Thrift Store is a staple for Madison Heights shoppers. It's also one of the many ways Memphis Adult Teen Challenge helps men kick addiction and rebuild their lives.

In S2E3 of the On The Ground Podcast, High Ground News editor Madeline Faber interviews Tamara Hendrix and Dana Brooks, who provide services to Memphis' homeless population. They weigh in on the lack of resources available to women and their hopes for a new emergency shelter that will serve women Downtown.  

“You can find a burger or a hot wing on just about every corner, however [healthy] options are not provided to them. We’re going to offer things that people really want to eat and have a taste for in this neighborhood, but have to go outside of the community to get.”

May's Commute Challenge offers rewards for commuters who trade solo car trips for walking, biking and shared transportation. In the Medical District, the challenge is one piece of a larger shared mobility strategy. 

On April 27, over 50 volunteers signed up to help clean and organize the Mid-South Coliseum in preparation for its first indoor events in 12 years. This intimate, photographic essay steps inside the Coliseum cleanup and explores the building's journey from closure to potential reactivation.

Neighbors of Gaisman Park came together for a weekend cleanup and celebration of the diversity and vibrancy of community's residents. 

Each spring, the East Buntyn ArtWalk celebrates local artists, musicians and food trucks with an open-air bazaar of galleries set up in the front yards and porches of the historic east Memphis neighborhood. 

High Ground News is celebrating its fifth year and making some big changes. We’d like to take a moment to catch you up and answer some questions about who we are and how we tell stories that move Memphis forward.