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Feature Story PRIZM Ensemble executive director Gavin Wigginson (submitted) Kids and Education

PRIZM Ensemble’s new leader helps kids explore social issues through music

Chris JonesThursday, November 11, 2021
Feature Story Epicenter Memphis' offices downtown at 150 Peabody Place (submitted) Entrepreneurship

New database connects Memphis startups with angel investors

Chris JonesWednesday, September 29, 2021
Feature Story MEMShop helped launch new brick and mortar small businesses in South Memphis in 2014, including the Klassy Chics boutique and @ Home Computer Repair. (MEMShop) Entrepreneurship

MEMShop expanding to Frayser and Whitehaven in 2020

Jeff HulettWednesday, December 25, 2019
Feature Story The High Ground team enjoys a 'thank you' lunch at El Mercadito de Memphis with key stakeholders in our "On the Ground: Hickory Hill" coverage, including residents and representatives from nonprofits and the Memphis Police Department. (High Ground) Arts and Culture

Our 'see you later' to Hickory Hill

Cole BradleyFriday, December 20, 2019
Feature Story The Career Advantage Youth Program helps people ages 16 to 24 identify their employment goals and potential and connects them with the tools they need to see success. (Submitted) Eonomic Development

Program pays at-risk teens and young adults to find and follow career goals

A. J. Dugger IIIThursday, December 19, 2019
Feature Story Last year's VISUALS & VIBES was held at The CMPLX in Orange Mound and featured traditional gallery art alongside art forms not typically found in a gallery show. This year's event promises the same. (Christaian Williams) Arts and Culture

Painters and fire dancers? Art show at The CMPLX promises anything but typical

Alexandria MooreWednesday, December 18, 2019
Feature Story podcast Healthy Communities

Podcast: The Revival of Gaisman

Sunday, December 15, 2019
Feature Story World Overcomers Church has hosted previous events for single mothers in their own congregation. This year's Christmas expo event is the first event for single moms that is open to the broader community. (Terrance Davis) Healthy Communities

Church to host Single Moms Christmas Expo in Hickory Hill

A. J. Dugger IIIThursday, December 12, 2019
Feature Story podcast Community Development

Podcast: Strategy, Spare Change, and Speaking for Yourself

Sunday, December 8, 2019
Feature Story UrbanArts Commission's Art + Environment Initiative funded a mural in Uptown by artist Khara Woods. Woods cataloged the litter entering the Mississippi River from the Gayoso Bayou in Uptown then depicted it in graphic form. (Cole Bradley) Arts and Culture

Litter, Landfills, and Illegal Dumping: New murals tell the story in Uptown and Frayser

Jim ColemanWednesday, December 4, 2019
Feature Story Participants of the Memphis Youth Crime Watch at Kirby High School. (AJ Dugger) Kids and Education

Cops and kids come together at Kirby High

A. J. Dugger IIIWednesday, December 4, 2019
Feature Story At the PRIZM Ensemble workshop, high school students have opportunities to talk with other students who are also considering music scholarships and how music will factor into their college careers and future professions. (PRIZM Ensemble) Arts and Culture

College isn't cheap. January workshop will help teens find music scholarships and nail auditions.

Baris GursakalWednesday, December 4, 2019
Feature Story Memphis Challenge's Dance-A-Thon competitors got down for a cause. Each collected pledges for donations for each minute spent dancing. (Memphis Challenge) Kids and Education

Memphis Challenge gets down for a cause with first ever dance-a-thon fundraiser

Chris JonesWednesday, December 4, 2019
Feature Story GoDaddy's Made in America docu-series premiered in Memphis on November 22. Its first episodes feature Memphis-area entrepreneurs. Stacy Cline stands at the far left. (Cole Bradley, High Ground News) Entrepreneurship

GoDaddy supports small business in Memphis, premiers docu-series

Cole BradleyWednesday, November 27, 2019
Feature Story podcast Diversity

Podcast: Refugees are good for Memphis but number of new arrivals is shrinking dramatically

Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Feature Story Community Court Referees John Cameron mediates cases involving common code violations. Community Courts are hosted in Hickory Hill and other communities, which helps residents avoid going Downtown for Environmental Court. (Lisa Harris) Healthy Communities

Neighborhood Justice: How Memphis' Community Courts are reducing barriers to court appearances

A.J Dugger III and Cole BradleyWednesday, November 20, 2019
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