Youth

Feature Story The Golden Wildcats held both boys' and girls' 2021/2022 county titles for the first time in 37 years. (submitted) Kids and Education

Melrose High School basketball teams make history

Tamara CunninghamThursday, March 24, 2022
Feature Story Community Service Officer Steven Solomon speaks to teens at the South Branch Library about career opportunities with the Canadian National Railway during the Nov. 19, 2021 Grown-ish teen workshop. (submitted) Kids and Education

Grown-ish workshop series at South Library prepares teens for adulthood

Jim ColemanThursday, March 17, 2022
Feature Story Improvements to Morris Park were underway in January 2022. (Shelia Williams) Community Development

Morris Park renovations underway, opening expected summer 2022

Shelia WilliamsFriday, February 18, 2022
Feature Story Dr. Larita Taylor is the author of "Nurture for the Nurturer," a guide for new breastfeeding moms. (submitted) Healthy Communities

A nurturing endeavor: Larita Taylor's book provides encouragement for breastfeeding moms

Deborah Gaddy-RobertsonThursday, December 9, 2021
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 Mayor Lee Harris and members of the Shelby County Youth Council at BRIDGES, a member of the new nonprofit committee. (submitted) Community Development

Nonprofit Committee hopes to help Shelby County residents access needed services

Jeff HulettThursday, November 4, 2021
Feature Story Artist James Harton poses next to his sculpture of an ostrich. (Leigh Tatum) Arts and Culture

Unique sculptures encourage library patrons to learn and create

Leigh TatumThursday, October 7, 2021
Feature Story New Explore Bike Share eBike station downtown at Central Station Hotel (submitted) Healthy Communities

New fleet of eBikes energizes Explore Bike Share ridership

Tamara CunninghamThursday, September 30, 2021
Feature Story (Lisa Ferdinando, Wikimedia Commons) Healthy Communities

Need a COVID-19 test? Want to get your vaccine? Where to go in Shelby County.

Jeff Hulett and Sarah RushakoffThursday, September 23, 2021
Feature Story The Porter-Leath and University of Memphis Early Childhood Academy at Orange Mound is expected to open in January 2022. (Rendering submitted by Porter-Leath) Kids and Education

"World-class" early childhood education center will open soon in Orange Mound

Alexandria MooreWednesday, September 15, 2021
Feature Story Members of the new Comeback Stronger Youth Council, a partnership program of Memphis Public Libraries and BRIDGES USA, meet at the South Branch library. (Submitted) Kids and Education

Pilot program centers Memphis teens in library decision-making

Jeff HulettWednesday, August 25, 2021
Feature Story Meghan Aslin, High Ground News summer 2021 intern. (Submitted) Kids and Education

Meet High Ground's summer intern, Meghan Aslin

Thursday, August 5, 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 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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