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Feature Story Aumilli’on Kimble, a 16-year-old junior at Bartlett High School, won the floor pitch for her "Heat Keep" food warming pouches. She's already had one employer express interest in hiring her when she graduates. (Submitted) Kids and Education

Special education support & lunchbox warmers: High school students pitch product ideas to meet needs

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, December 26, 2018
Feature Story Pastor Shun Abram in front of Binghampton Community Church, located in east Binghampton. (Ziggy Mack) Community Development

Bing-Boom II: A tale of two Binghamptons

Mark JordanWednesday, December 19, 2018
Feature Story Los estudiantes hablan y comen una merienda del mediodía. (Cole Bradley) Kids and Education

El Club de Niños y Niñas de Heights gana reconocimiento nacional y entrena a músicos de Memphis

Cole BradleyWednesday, December 12, 2018
Feature Story Dr. Phil Baker, founder of Good Shepherd Pharmacy, poses for a photo at the nonprofit pharmacy. (submitted) Healthy Communities

Good Shepherd Pharmacy uses new technology to facilitate medication sharing across the U.S.

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, December 12, 2018
Feature Story The vacant barber shop at 769 National Street was topped with a sign made from repurposed Christmas lights and the boards that once shuttered the windows. (Markus Mueller) Community Development

Vacant barbershop reopens as space for art and community

Cole BradleyWednesday, December 5, 2018
Feature Story Sariah Hudson, 12, Antonio McPherson, 12, and Jose McClellen, 14, hang out with friends and participate in programs after school at the Heights campus of STREETS Ministries. (Dawn Neuses) Kids and Education

STREETS Ministries combines play and empowerment in The Heights

Dawn NeusesWednesday, November 21, 2018
Feature Story Early arrivals mingle at United Way of the Mid-South's 2018 Feast of Dreams. (Demarcus Bowser) Community Development

Breaking bread: Applied anthropology meets local journalism

Cole BradleyThursday, November 15, 2018
Feature Story Students socialize while enjoying a midday snack. (Cole Bradley) Kids and Education

Heights Boys and Girls Club earns national acclaim, trains Memphis musicians

Cole BradleyWednesday, November 7, 2018
Feature Story A once-drab building, 751 National Street now has tables and chairs, interactive maps of the neighborhood, and flags denoting the many nationalities in The Heights. (Cole Bradley) Community Development

Neighborhood by design: Community design studio is space to imagine a new Heights

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 31, 2018
Feature Story Students at an evening class at the World Relief Connect Language Center work on building sentences in a conversation. (Submitted) Diversity

World Relief Connect Language Center launches to meet the needs of Memphis immigrants and refugees

Brandi HunterThursday, October 25, 2018
Feature Story Mario Ramos participates in an English Language Learners class at HopeWorks. (Submitted) Community Development

HopeWorks charts growth with $25K grant from First Tennessee

Kim and Jim ColemanWednesday, October 17, 2018
Feature Story Supported by a $3.9 million Aging Initiative Grant, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis completed 374 aging-in-place home repairs for Shelby County seniors. (Submitted) Healthy Communities

Plough Foundation's $12 million Aging Initiative finds success in supporting Memphis seniors

Dawn NeusesTuesday, October 16, 2018
Feature Story Daria Meeks, 27, works at Lucy J's Bakery. (Natalie Eddings) Eonomic Development

Living wage means more for a working mother at a Memphis bakery

Paul DudenheferTuesday, October 2, 2018
Feature Story Lucas Trautman, top left, practices grappling technique with students, from top, Kelan Branch, 10, Keyveyoun Chandler, 14, and Eric Booker, 11, at his Stardust Jiu-Jitsu studio in Binghampton. The business is next door to the future site of his wife Entrepreneurship

Family opens side-by-side Binghampton businesses

Ashlei WilliamsTuesday, October 2, 2018
Feature Story Crystal Bullard’s children started preschool and elementary school at Whitney Achievement Elementary School last year. (Caroline Bauman/Chalkbeat Tennessee) Kids and Education

When students miss school, they fall behind. Here’s how one group is curbing absenteeism.

Caroline Bauman, Chalkbeat TennesseeTuesday, September 25, 2018
Feature Story (Eva Hill for HuffPost) Healthy Communities

What it's like to work at a suicide prevention hotline in Memphis

Madeline FaberFriday, September 21, 2018
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