Stories

Feature Story James Brown

Speed of LITE: Changing the visibility of minority entrepreneurs

“Urban areas and ghettoes make more followers than leaders,” said James Brown, a high school entrepreneur. "I want to change that."

Feature Story Brandan "Bmike" Odums

Brandan "Bmike" Odums

Brandan "Bmike" Odums is a filmmaker and artist whose current solo exhibition space, Studio BE, educates New Orleans youth on powerful figures and important moments in Black history and the civil rights movement. 

Innovation & Job News Music Cities

Memphis attracts international music conference

An international conference has named Memphis and Berlin as its 2017 locations. The Music Cities convention will look at how music can influence build environment and city development.

Development News Ballet Memphis

A peek inside Ballet Memphis' $21 million headquarters

Construction on the Ballet Memphis headquarters in Midtown at the corner of Madison and Cooper is on track with a grand opening expected in the second half of next year. The new facility will be more than twice the size of the current Ballet Memphis location in Cordova.

Development News Knowledge Quest 2

Knowledge Quest to renovate South Memphis campus

“I do think something truly remarkable is happening in this pocket community,” said Knowledge Quest founder and executive director Marlon Foster. "We want to develop a model that we can share with the broader city and I think we can share with the nation.”

Feature Story Meridian Econometrics

Meridian Econometrics maps how we move

Memphis' up-and-coming tech firm provides site selection software to small businesses.

Feature Story Overton Square

Higher rents and home prices reach Midtown

Renewed interest in the city's core, new developments and limited housing supply are leading to increased property values.

Development News UTthumb

UT College of Medicine Center for Addiction Science receives top honor

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine’s Center for Addiction Science is the only center of its kind. The facility is dedicated to addressing Tennessee's addiction problem and contribute to national research. 

Innovation & Job News Medical District

Medical District Collaborative looks to bolster neighborhood through small business competition

The Memphis Medical Center is a veritable economic engine. The area's institutions are looking to combine their $1.2 billion in goods and services spending to uplift small businesses. 

Feature Story Judy Reese Morse

Judy Reese Morse

In the wake of two catastrophic environmental disasters, the City of New Orleans has an eye on racial equity and Deputy Mayor Judy Reese Morse is leading the charge. 

Innovation & Job News An exhibit at 600 Monroe Ave. is the first in an exhibition series among rotating galleries in the Edge district.

Pop-up gallery concept comes to the Edge district

EDGE Arts isn’t a space, it’s a concept. 

Feature Story Judge Dwyer

Drug Court leads journey to recovery

Judge Tim Dwyer and the Shelby County Drug Court provide an alternative to jail for drug offenders: A path to long-term recovery.

Feature Story Jason Smith

Jason Smith bring a new voice to Memphis sports

Jason Smith has progressed from sitting on the baseline at basketball games with his sports journalist father to taking over one of the most popular broadcast slots in local sports radio. 

Development News Jardin

Gourmet meals to go coming to East Memphis in December

Le Jardin Gourmet To Go is preparing to open its doors in the Chickasaw area of East Memphis just in time for the holidays, offering gourmet meal pickup, meals to go, online how-to videos, specialty catering, and online ordering under the guidance of local Chef Karen Roth, who formerly worked at Alchemy with Chef Erling Jenson.

Habitat for Humanity dedicates homes President Carter helped build

Uptown's 21 new homeowners have the keys to something special: a neighborhood built with their own hands--and a little help from President Carter.