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Development News MLK Day of Service addresses Soulsville, USA blight

Memphis steps in as national leader in blight abatement with launch of code enforcement academy

Michael WaddellWednesday, March 8, 2017
The new program, which launches in May, will examine ways to streamline the process of cleaning up vacant and blighted properties, an effort that has accelerated in recent years with the founding of groups such as the Blight Authority of Memphis and decrees like the Blight Elimination Charter.
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Memphis economy examined through lens of U of M, EDGE partnership

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, March 8, 2017
"As economic developers, we need to understand the forces that impact our economy and how we are performing over time and as compared to peer communities," said Reid Dulberger, president and CEO of the Memphis-Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine. 
Feature Story Kids on the North Memphis Steelers football team practice at the Katie Sexton Community Center.

Youth mentorship smooths childhood challenges in North Memphis

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 8, 2017
There is a great need for youth mentorship in the Klondike Smokey City community in North Memphis, and it’s a task various neighborhood leaders are tackling head on.
Feature Story Jasmine Craig helps Alexis Dorse, 7, with her math homework at the John Dustin Buckman Boys & Girls Club’s learning center.

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

Thelma BalfourWednesday, March 8, 2017

“For some, I am the only man that they see all day,” said Ron Nelson, director of the John Dustin Buckman Boys & Girls Club. “I use the same way I grew up to raise these kids. The only way I knew was church, school and discipline.”

Feature Story Tootsie

Tootsie Bell's silversmith work is a rarity in Memphis

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 8, 2017

Tootsie Bell has created custom jewelry and repaired a variety of silver items since opening her business Tootsie Bell silversmith/jeweler in 1995.

Feature Story Sierra Hughes and Rachel Greer

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

Madeline FaberTuesday, March 7, 2017
In honor of International Women's Day on March 8, High Ground News looks back on stories of intrepid women who take their industries and communities to new heights. 
Development News The groundbreaking gets underway at the Binghampton Gateway.

Food desert no more: Grocery, retail and jobs on the way to Binghampton Gateway

Michael WaddellThursday, March 2, 2017
The $6.8 million project will create 55 jobs and will bring a new Save-A-Lot grocery store, Dollar Tree store, and other retail to a formerly blighted area classified as a food desert, with a lack of healthy food options for nearby residents.
Innovation & Job News A recent crowd at Growlers.

Jonathan Kiersky returns to his roots at Growlers

J.D. ReagerThursday, March 2, 2017
A familiar faces tries his hand at rebuilding a familiar space in the Memphis music scene.
Innovation & Job News Dr. Sarah Petschonek (foreground) works with volunteers at a Downtown volunteer pop-up event.

Volunteer Odyssey launches Memphis-wide volunteer management system

J. Dylan SandiferThursday, March 2, 2017
Local volunteer hub Volunteer Odyssey has launched a new volunteer management system. The organization hopes the platform, which matches seekers with opportunities at local nonprofits, will mobilize more individuals and corporations in Memphis to volunteer.
Feature Story Frankie Walter takes customer orders.

Smoky City Bar-B-Que fires up opportunity in North Memphis

Thelma BalfourThursday, March 2, 2017
It’s been said that the Smokey City got its name from the active smokestacks of blacksmiths in the area. While industry left the North Memphis neighborhood decades ago, smoke has returned with the opening of a new restaurant, which is a rare site in the area.
Feature Story Economic Justice

It's up to us: Considering economic justice in Memphis

Madeline FaberThursday, March 2, 2017
A diverse crowd stood up for inclusion of Memphis' minority-owned businesses at "Economic Justice in the City," a panel event hosted by High Ground News and EPIcenter Memphis at the historic Clayborn Temple. The full program can be viewed below.
Feature Story Hickman Building

Blighted Downtown tower to be repurposed as mixed use project, corporate HQ

Madeline FaberThursday, March 2, 2017
With a $16 million renovation, a blighted Downtown block will become the latest mixed-use historic renovation project in the vein of Crosstown Concourse. 
Feature Story Guitar bodies hang in the workshop waiting to be connected with necks.

Boutique guitars built and sold on Broad Avenue

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 1, 2017
Move over Gibson Guitar Factory. Memphis Guitar Spa has launched an in-house brand of specialty guitars. 
Feature Story Need to ID

As arts funding shrinks, Memphis churches step up outside of Sunday service

Kirstin CheersWednesday, March 1, 2017
In a music capital with limited resources, churches support their communities with vibrant arts and music programming. 
Feature Story KSC

Grassroots efforts in Klondike Smokey City stem from one woman

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 1, 2017
The Klondike Smokey City Community Development Corp., works to shape a brighter future for this North Memphis neighborhood. It starts with its longtime executive director.
Feature Story Maxine Smith Kids and Education

Memphis Black History: From rejection to running the school board

Morgan BeckfordMonday, February 27, 2017
It took about 45 years, but Maxine Smith went from not being accepted to a school based on her race to joining that school's highest governing body.
Feature Story Students at Humes Preparatory Academy wait for parents and community members to take their seats.

In photos: North Memphis students honor thread of royalty from African queens to kings of pop music

Andrea MoralesMonday, February 27, 2017
Energy was high in the auditorium at Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School on Friday afternoon. Students at the school, located along Manassas Street on Smokey City’s western edge, spent their February taking their lessons from Black History Month and turning it into a three-act performance.
Development News EdenSquare

New homes replace blighted apartment complex in Hickory Hill

Michael WaddellSunday, February 26, 2017
Nine families received the keys to their new homes this past weekend in the new $40 million Eden Square mixed-use community in the Hickory Hill area.
Development News Hattie B

Nashville-based Hattie B's Hot Chicken opening a Midtown location

Wednesday, February 22, 2017
A Nashville-based chain is expanding into Memphis. Family-owned Hattie B's Hot Chicken will open in the summer at 596 Cooper Street.
Development News The Alpha Omega facility can house up to 16 veterans.

Midtown recovery home for veterans opens after renovations

Michael WaddellWednesday, February 22, 2017
While veterans make up 9 percent of the overall population, they make up 25 percent of the homeless population, so recovery homes like Alpha Omega are critical.
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