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Feature Story OrangeMound

Memphis Black history: Orange Mound as a haven for Black Memphians

Morgan BeckfordWednesday, February 15, 2017
Memphis’ own neighborhood of Orange Mound has a significant spot in African-American history as it was the first residential neighborhood in the south open to African-Americans.  
Feature Story Economic Justice

Join High Ground News for "Economic Justice in the City"

Madeline FaberWednesday, February 15, 2017
Join High Ground News on Feb. 28 at Clayborn Temple for “Economic Justice in the City,” a conversation with five Memphis business leaders on the strength of entrepreneurship as a strategy to grow the middle class and what barriers remain in the effort to spread Memphis’ wealth. 
Feature Story Jupiter

Jupiter Comics brings superheroes to the suburbs

Lance WiedowerTuesday, February 14, 2017
Brothers Josh and Zack Bicknell opened Jupiter Comics in Collierville in 2014 to fill a need for fans to find comics closer to their suburban homes.
Feature Story Books

Inclusivity is key to Memphis' chapter as a literary city

Shelby BlackTuesday, February 14, 2017
Memphis' literati from publishing to poetry are working to connect the city's niches and foster a literary culture that is unique to Memphians.
Feature Story Handy Shop

Community flourishes at 62-year-old Klondike barber shop

Thelma BalfourTuesday, February 14, 2017
The Klondyke Handy Spot-Barber and Beauty Salon thrives in a community  whose landscape has changed dramatically with blight and neglect. But owner Eric Steward is unfazed and understands what the business in the neighborhood represents.
Feature Story Id B Wells

Memphis Black history: Ida B. Wells nevertheless persisted

Morgan BeckfordFriday, February 10, 2017
Journalist and early civil rights leaders Ida B. Wells wrote an article in the Memphis-based newspaper Free Speech and Headlight urging Blacks to leave Memphis altogether following a rash of lynchings. Six thousand people left the city. 
Development News The Park Place facility offers container stuffing, in which placeholder cargo in loaded into a shipp

South Memphis recycling facility expands

Michael WaddellWednesday, February 8, 2017
Entrepreneur Fred Spikner has helped to combat blight and improve the nearby area in hiring several employees over the years from South Memphis.
Innovation & Job News An exhibit at 600 Monroe Ave. is the first in an exhibition series among rotating galleries in the Edge district.

Local artisan market to open in the Edge District

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, February 8, 2017
The Edge Alley, located adjacent to High Cotton Brewing Co. on Madison Avenue will include a coffee roaster and coffee bar as well as four retail spaces for local artisans. 
Innovation & Job News Vendors at the Memphis Maker Fair held June 2017 outside of City Hall.

New plan uncovers data that supports Memphis' maker economy

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, February 8, 2017
The first-of-its-kind quantitative and qualitative survey tracks the aspirations and demographics of more than 300 makers in Memphis and Shelby County.
Feature Story Mary Hill, 82, stands for a portrait at her home in Smokey City. She grew up in Klondike and has lived in Smokey City as an adult.

As Crosstown Concourse towers, North Memphis walks between gentrification and disinvestment

Lance WiedowerWednesday, February 8, 2017
As tenants prepare to move into Crosstown Concourse and the city unveils plans for the Bicentennial Gateway project, residents of the North Memphis neighborhoods of Klondike and Smokey City wonder what the impact will be on their longstanding communities.
Feature Story Bikes

Two wheels in the carpool lane: Making public schools bike-friendly

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, February 8, 2017
Experts are training children in the laws of the road to combat Memphis' car-centric culture and promote bicycle riding.
Feature Story key

Natural products keep Aunt Key's Apothecary fresh

Lance WiedowerWednesday, February 8, 2017
Carla Worth started Aunt Key’s Apothecary in 2013 as an all-natural cleaning company. She’s since expanded to include a variety of all-natural products she makes by hand.
Feature Story Willie Mae Brooks

North Memphis octogenarian looks back on decades of neighborhood changes

Thelma BalfourWednesday, February 8, 2017
Willie Mae Brooks has lived eight decades in the North Memphis neighborhood of Klondike.
Development News A banner outside of 3309 Riney reads, "Don't rent for $700. Own in Frayser for $450."

$60M down payment fund invests in Memphis' "hardest hit" neighborhoods

Michael WaddellTuesday, February 7, 2017
“The idea here that neighborhood investment requires more than investment; it requires the presence of an invested owner," said Ralph Perrey, executive director of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency about the state organization's $60 million fund to help Memphians purchase homes in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Development News Cafe

New casual dining option opens at the Brooks Museum

Michael WaddellTuesday, February 7, 2017
Visitors to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art during its centennial celebration this year can now enjoy a light snack with a latte or a glass of wine from the new Café Brooks, a casual and family-friendly eatery from the team of Paradox Catering & Consulting.
Feature Story Ioby

Memphis a model for on-the-ground funding, ioby says

Michael WaddellTuesday, February 7, 2017
The impact from ioby, an online crowdfunding platform, has been significant in Memphis with 203 projects funded since early 2014. 
Feature Story We Belong Here

In photos: Nearly 3,000 declare "We Belong Here" at pro-immigrant demonstration

J. Dylan SandiferFriday, February 3, 2017
Organizers' estimates climb to nearly 3,000 Mid-Southerners who spoke out at a recent protest against President Donald Trump's anti-immigration orders.
Development News PorterLeath

State-of-the-art early childhood academy set to open in South Memphis

Michael WaddellWednesday, February 1, 2017
A focal point of the new Porter-Leath school will be the teacher excellence program developed in partnership with Shelby County Schools to provide continual training for preschool educators.
Development News Mempops

MEMPopS announces expansion to Crosstown Concourse

Michael WaddellWednesday, February 1, 2017
 Local gourmet frozen popsicle purveyor MEMPopS is expanding to its second location in April with a spot secured in the new Crosstown Concourse development.
Development News canale

Five upcoming projects that will change Memphis neighborhoods

Michael WaddellWednesday, February 1, 2017
This year will see the opening of several high-profile, big-impact projects across the city. We take a quick look at a few developments that will change the way we live, eat and play in Memphis.
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