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New grant bolsters Memphis Habitat work in South Memphis; free home safety devices for 75 residents

High Ground TeamThursday, September 28, 2023
Feature Story The Klondike Smokey City Community Development Corporation co-hosted the third event in the 2023 BLDG Memphis MEMFix series this past Saturday, July 22, along several blocks of Jackson Avenue. Community Development

PHOTOS: Scenes from MEMFix 2023 in Klondike Smokey City

Reginald JohnsonFriday, July 28, 2023
Development News “This year’s award winners display their care for the environment by taking action,” says Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner David Salyers. Sustainability

These two Memphis projects just won Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards

High Ground TeamThursday, July 27, 2023
Development News Tommy Pacello in 2016. Community Development

Application window opens for inaugural Tommy Pacello Placemaking Fellowship

High Ground TeamFriday, July 7, 2023
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A jewel among thorns: Finding summertime fun, safety, and wisdom for the kids of North Memphis

Tafui OwusuMonday, June 26, 2023
Development News A wooden medicine wagon advertises "Dr. Champion's Museum of Old Tyme, Hard to Find Tonics" in 2017. Community Development

Pop-ups, public art, and more: Street festival planned in Alcy Ball for first MEMFix event of 2023

High Ground TeamWednesday, April 26, 2023
Development News A new grant will help create a community land trust and develop a Contractors University in the historic Orange Mound neighborhood. Eonomic Development

Community land trust and Contractors University planned in Orange Mound

High Ground TeamTuesday, April 11, 2023
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A ‘trashy’ situation results in frustration: Talking blight with the residents of Uptown

Tafui OwusuFriday, March 31, 2023
Development News On Thursday, Feb. 9, representatives from the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation joined staff from Memphis Housing Authority, along with Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, to celebrate the opening of the BlueCross Healthy Place at Foote Park. Community Development

Now open: Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new activity center at South City's Foote Park

High Ground TeamFriday, February 10, 2023
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This North Memphis resident reflects on decades of environmental injustices — and seeks solutions

Belinda KeruschWednesday, October 26, 2022
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PHOTOS: International Park(ing) Day transforms Memphis parking spaces into parks and public spaces

Reginald Johnson, Sr.Thursday, September 29, 2022
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A safer, more comfortable corridor: City proposes changes for Watkins-Cleveland-Bellevue corridor

MJ GalbraithFriday, September 23, 2022
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