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Feature Story A customer looks around the store as he speaks with the owner of the Summer Outlet thrift store. (Natalie Eddings) Arts and Culture

In photos: Memphis gets thrifty on Summer Avenue

Natalie Eddings & Cole BradleyWednesday, November 7, 2018
Feature Story One of two proposed playground designs for the new L.E. Brown Park in South City. (City of Memphis, Division of Parks and Neighborhoods) Community Development

City plans to resurrect L.E. Brown Park as part of South City development

Cole BradleyWednesday, November 7, 2018
Feature Story Photo show flyyer Arts and Culture

Join the On The Ground team for "Great Heights: National Street & Beyond in Photographs"

Madeline FaberWednesday, November 7, 2018
Feature Story Trunk or treat Kids and Education

Video: Camaros and candy at Treadwell Middle School's Trunk-A-Treat

Forever ReadyWednesday, October 31, 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 Jared Myers (derecha), director ejecutivo de Heights CDC, y un adolescente local en el vecindario. (Cole Bradley) Healthy Communities

Hechos y sentimientos: El impulso para mejorar la seguridad en The Heights

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 31, 2018
Featured Post Jared Myers (R), executive director of Heights CDC, and a local teen canvas the neighborhood. (Cole Bradley) Community Development

Facts and Feelings: The push to improve safety in The Heights

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 24, 2018
Feature Story Flying Falcon staff writer Leah Boone-Stewart (R) interviews Lanaya Hamilton (L) and Bionica Barnes for an article. (Flying Falcon) Kids and Education

Kingsbury High’s student media team shapes the school's narrative

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 24, 2018
Feature Story The Young Actors Guild performs "Rolling on the River" at Club Paradise in August 2017. (Andrea Morales) Kids and Education

Offstage, Young Actors Guild provides youth development for Memphis students

Jeremiah GrahamWednesday, October 24, 2018
Feature Story Dana Merriweather (L), Judy Conway (Center), Sidney Johnson discuss plans for the greenhouse located next to Johnson’s property on Gracewood St. (Natalie Eddings) Healthy Communities

In photos: The gardens of Mitchell Heights

Natalie Eddings & Cole BradleyWednesday, October 17, 2018
Feature Story Sharon Jones (class of 1979) and her sister Pasadena (class of 1980) pose for a photo at the annual Melrose High School alumni breakfast on Saturday morning, October 7, 2017. (Andrea Morales) Community Development

Shuttered for 40 years, old Melrose High School to open for weekend Orange Mound celebration

Madeline FaberWednesday, October 17, 2018
Feature Story A young soccer team practices at Gaisman Park. (Natalie Eddings) Community Development

Grassroots leaders foster greenspaces in Berclair and The Heights

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 17, 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 Office manager Judith Currin drops a client off at home after a busy day at daycare. A ride in the custom bus is a favorite activity for the dogs. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian) Entrepreneurship

Doggy daycare on Summer Avenue is (adorable) sign of new investment

Cole BradleyTuesday, October 16, 2018
Feature Story A first-grade student peeks around the corner at a pop-up performance held at Treadwell Elementary School as his classmates line up behind him. (Renier Otto) Kids and Education

In photos: The Heights celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Renier Otto and Cole BradleyMonday, October 15, 2018
Feature Story A first-grade student peeks around the corner at a pop-up performance held at Treadwell Elementary School as his classmates line up behind him. (Renier Otto) Kids and Education

De fotos: The Heights celebra la herencia hispana mes

Cole BradleyMonday, October 15, 2018
Feature Story Sidney Johnson, president of the Mitchell Heights Neighborhood Association, poses in front of the hoop house at the Mitchell Heights Landscape Garden and Nursery. (Cole Bradley) Community Development

Small but mighty: Resident-led development improves Mitchell Heights

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 10, 2018
Feature Story Sidney Johnson, presidente de la Asociación de Vecinos de Mitchell Heights, posa frente a la casa de aro en el Jardín y Vivero de Mitchell Heights. (Cole Bradley) Community Development

Pequeño pero poderoso: El movimiento en Mitchell Heights

Cole BradleyWednesday, October 10, 2018
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