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Feature Story Monterrion Webber makes a cup of coffee for a patron of Cxffeeblack at the Anti-Gentrification Coffee Club #1, located at 751 National Street in The Heights. (Ziggy Mack) Entrepreneurship

Cxffeeblack serves its brew with a side of history and anti-gentrification

Meghan AslinThursday, July 29, 2021
Feature Story This Porter-Leath Early Childhood Academy is a state-of-the-art preschool and teacher training institute located at 628 Alice Avenue. (Ziggy Mack) Kids and Education

Porter-Leath is enrolling preschool students for 2021-22 and temporarily waving application fees

Cole BradleyThursday, July 22, 2021
Feature Story Drew Joyner and partners Octavius Nickson and Chris Hendrix of Nickson General Contractors purchased the 11-bay retail center at the southeast corner of Summer and National Street in May. They're now updating the exterior. (Cole Bradley) Eonomic Development

What's happening on Summer Avenue?

Leigh TatumThursday, July 22, 2021
Feature Story A view of Northside High School in Klondike, which closed their doors in 2016. (Andrea Morales) Community Development

Public invited to help reimagine Northside High School, virtual meeting on July 14

Cole BradleyWednesday, July 14, 2021
Feature Story A mural adorns a retaining wall behind Treadwell elementary and middle schools in The Heights. (Ziggy Mack) Arts and Culture

UrbanArt Commission sponsors first public art project focused on written storytelling

Cole BradleyThursday, July 8, 2021
Feature Story Guests of the Hub Hotel pose with Shelby Stonecipher (far right), Hub Hotel program manager. (Courtesy of Hospitality Hub)

Hospitality Hub breaks ground on Memphis' first "barrier-free" emergency shelter for women

Sarah RushakoffThursday, July 1, 2021
Feature Story Donald Jenkins, an Advance Memphis client and former staffer poses on a forklift. The nonprofit offers a forklift safety certification that helps its clients get higher-paying jobs. (Advance Memphis) Eonomic Development

Labor shortage means higher wages for some South Memphis workers

Cole BradleyThursday, June 24, 2021
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) Community Development

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

Chris Jones & Cole BradleyWednesday, June 23, 2021
Feature Story A Mustard Seed volunteer hands a Thanksgiving care package to a South Memphis resident. (Mustard Seed) Community Development

Faith in Action: Mustard Seed believes a small start can bring big change in South Memphis

Mary K. LevieWednesday, June 16, 2021
Feature Story Members of the LITE Memphis Finalist Program (left) work on their business plan with the help of a volunteer (right). (LITE Memphis) Kids and Education

As the wealth gap grows, LITE Memphis helps Black and Latinx teens launch their own businesses

Cole BradleySaturday, June 5, 2021
Feature Story Jani Radhakrishnan gives a talk at a previous TEDxMemphis event on the topic "From 'What do you do for work?' to 'What’s your story?'" (Submittted) Arts and Culture

Speakers wanted for 2021 TEDxMemphis

Sarah RushakoffThursday, June 3, 2021
Feature Story A graduate of the Memphis Teaching Resident program teaches literacy skills to elementary students. (Memphis Teaching Residency) Kids and Education

New literacy institute plans July conference, offers reading specialist program for area teachers

Sarah RushakoffMonday, May 31, 2021
Feature Story A family picks up activity sheets and grab-and-go craft kits at the North Branch Library. The kids are part of Memphis Public Libraries' strategy for helping kids with learning and literacy from home during the pandemic. (Memphis Library Foundation) Kids and Education

Memphis libraries' expanded programs promise a summer of fun

Sarah RushakoffThursday, May 20, 2021
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Nonprofit leaders can learn grant writing, media tips, and more in series of virtual summer events

Sarah RushakoffThursday, May 20, 2021
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