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Feature Story A boarded up home on Bellevue Boulevard in Klondike carries a message to deter break-ins.

Boarded up houses are not a death knell for Klondike Smokey City, neighbors say

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 22, 2017
Feature Story Jerome Pope (L) and Robert Coates (R) cut hair at The Barber School on Jackson Avenue in Klondike.

The Barber School brings needed job skills to North Memphis

Thelma BalfourWednesday, March 15, 2017
Special Report Soulsville

Mapping the decline and revival of Soulsville USA

Lance WiedowerWednesday, March 8, 2017
Feature Story Jasmine Craig helps Alexis Dorse, 7, with her math homework at the John Dustin Buckman Boys & Girls Club’s learning center.

40-year-old Boys & Girls Club swells with the Klondike Smokey City neighborhood

Thelma BalfourWednesday, March 8, 2017
Feature Story Frankie Walter takes customer orders.

Smoky City Bar-B-Que fires up opportunity in North Memphis

Thelma BalfourThursday, March 2, 2017
Feature Story Students at Humes Preparatory Academy wait for parents and community members to take their seats.

In photos: North Memphis students honor thread of royalty from African queens to kings of pop music

Andrea MoralesMonday, February 27, 2017
Feature Story Rita sits with her friend’s baby Honeybun while at a cookout near the old Firestone plant.

Is SPARCC the start of North Memphis opportunity?

Lance WiedowerWednesday, February 22, 2017
Feature Story Mosque

Video: Midtown Mosque brightens North Memphis

Lauren Squires-ReadyWednesday, February 22, 2017
Feature Story A view of Decatur Street in Smokey City.

SPARCC grant targets North Memphis for equitable developmentSPARCCgrantannouncement.aspx

Madeline FaberWednesday, February 15, 2017
Feature Story Handy Shop

Community flourishes at 62-year-old Klondike barber shop

Thelma BalfourTuesday, February 14, 2017
Feature Story Willie Mae Brooks

North Memphis octogenarian looks back on decades of neighborhood changes

Thelma BalfourWednesday, February 8, 2017
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