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Feature Story The Boys & Girls Club operates seven locations in Memphis.

GiVE 365 helps chart a five-year plan for Memphis

Emily Adams KeplingerThursday, July 14, 2016
Since GiVE 365 was founded in 2010, the organization has provided $378,190 in grants to local nonprofits. For 2016, they targeted their collective giving power at local programs that will have a tangible impact on Memphis in the next five years.
Feature Story Sharon Byrd is owner of The Byrd Nest

The Byrd Nest finds catering success in Frayser

Lance WiedowerTuesday, July 12, 2016
Sharon Byrd opened The Byrd Nest catering company in Frayser in 2011. She hopes to turn the side business into a restaurant that can better serve Frayser, a community lacking in local restaurant options.
Feature Story Ed Rice 2

Ed Rice Community Center anchors Frayser

Joram MondieTuesday, July 12, 2016
Frayser’s Ed Rice Community Center serves the neighborhood from a site that once served as a pauper’s graveyard for Shelby County.
Feature Story Westside Elementary

Westside Elementary stands out in Frayser

Lance WiedowerWednesday, July 6, 2016
In a community where failing schools has been the headline, Westside Elementary attempts to rewrite the education story in Frayser.
Feature Story Tommy Pacello

Innovator of the Week: Tommy Pacello

Nicole RupersburgFriday, July 1, 2016
Tommy Pacello is President of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC), a community development organization supported by eight major anchor institutions operating in a two square mile area between Downtown and Midtown Memphis. 
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Local engineer launches business to support water-related industries

Thursday, June 30, 2016
Innovation & Job News CSE

New education advocacy organization launching in Tennessee

Thursday, June 30, 2016
Feature Story New Hope Christian Academy urban farm

VIDEO: Community collaboration in Frayser

Lauren Squires ReadyThursday, June 30, 2016
The Frayser neighborhood has come together to tackle blight, improve public safety, improve educational options and strengthen community identity.  
Feature Story Lafayette's Music Room

Finding a stage: How venues impact the local music scene

J.D. ReagerThursday, June 30, 2016
A variety of quality venues is key to any city's thriving music scene. With some new and freshly renovated venues now open in Memphis, industry insiders have seen an expanding local audience and an improved reputation for national touring acts. 
Feature Story Ecop

EcOp provides job training for ex-offenders

Lance WiedowerThursday, June 30, 2016
Economic Opportunities provides second chances for ex-offenders re-entering society through the form of job training.
Development News MATA bus with new emitter technology

Bus stop improvements increase satisfaction with public transit

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Innovation & Job News porch swing

Project Porch Swing connects shoppers to education fundingPorchSwing.aspx

Lance WiedowerFriday, June 24, 2016
Innovation & Job News Representatives from four startups shared their company pitch

Medical device startup companies share their pitches

Chad RiggsFriday, June 24, 2016
Feature Story YWCA

YWCA empowers women in more ways than one

Emily RookerFriday, June 24, 2016
Most know the YWCA for its critical support of abused and homeless women. But the YWCA of Greater Memphis also offers comprehensive job training and development services to help local women transition from poverty to a livable wage.
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