A blighted parcel at 2785 Mendenhall Road in East Memphis will be transformed into a new state-of-the-art auto-technician school helping to fill local jobs thanks to a partnership between the Greater Memphis Auto Dealers Association (GMADA) and William R. Moore College of Technology. The property, which was previously home to a Dobbs Honda auto dealership in the 1980s and ‘90s, has sat dormant for several years.

National nonprofit AmeriCorps has launched a program that places volunteers in Memphis public schools that are at-risk for low scores in math and reading comprehension.

A new guerilla marketing campaign popping up around town from the Memphis Public Libraries (MPL) is helping to build awareness of the diverse and growing range of free programs offered at local public libraries.