Housing

Development News A new grant will help create a community land trust and develop a Contractors University in the historic Orange Mound neighborhood.
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PHOTOS: The Orange Mound Awareness Shoe and the people behind it


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Memphis' BEST wants renters to know their rights


Feature Story To the right, finished apartments built in the first two phases of the Foote Park at South City development are already being occupied while construction continues on phase three in the foreground. The project has six phases. (Ziggy Mack)

What is South City?


Feature Story Denise Oher sits on a neighbor's porch and looks out over the new Foote Park at South City development. Oher is a former Foote Homes resident who has chosen to return after being displaced for the demolition of Foote Homes. (Ziggy Mack)

Could Memphis' South City be the new gold standard for U.S. public housing?


Feature Story In Boxtown, two men sit on a horse-drawn carriage after collecting wood to warm their houses; 1960. After decades of industrial pollution, Byhalia Pipeline LLC wants to move crude oil under Boxtown. (University of Memphis Libraries, Ken Ross)
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Habitat for Humanity helps seniors stay safe at home


Feature Story Homes in Lea's Woods (Ziggy Mack)