Ghost signs show Memphis commerce of days long gone
Ghost signs hang on to the sides of brick buildings in Memphis. An acute eye can show the changes in manufacturing and retail that read like a map across the façade of Memphis.
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Germantown’s secret history as a utopian colony for freed slaves
On the banks of the Wolf River in what would eventually become Germantown, the Nashoba Community was a test to end slavery through education, cooperation, and free love—a utopian solution to a hellish problem. It was a resounding failure.
UTHSC hosts Determined to be a Doctor Someday Symposium
One hundred lucky high schoolers from underprivileged backgrounds got the chance to learn more about careers in health care at the Determined to be a Doctor Someday Symposium on Saturday, August 26, at the Student Alumni Center in the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC).
I AM A MAN Plaza to honor civil rights milestone
Plans for the new I AM A MAN Plaza, which will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation workers strike and their struggle led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are coming together, with completion expected just in time for the MLK 50 Conference next April.
Soulsville artists in residence combine creativity with community outreach
As the home of legendary Stax Records, Soulsville is known as Memphis' music-first neighborhood. As part of a unique artists-in-residency program, a muralist and filmmaker have moved into the neighborhood to encourage creativity among their neighbors.
Signet Sealed delivers colorful city prints with a personal touch
Sarah Baumann illustrates the special pieces of a city in 8x10 or 11x14 prints, including those places that locals call their favorite part of their city.
BLDG Memphis spearheads city’s MEMFix efforts
The benefits of the local MEMFix program, which helps to reinvigorate underutilized areas around the city by redesigning and temporarily activating specific city blocks, have been multifaceted over the past five years.
City unveils early plans for riverfront redevelopment
Ideas for possible future redevelopment of the Memphis riverfront were on display recently as the City of Memphis and Chicago-based architecture and urban design firm Studio Gang presented concepts that would transform six miles along the Mississippi River.
The Truffle Pig unearths treasures with new store in Germantown
Entrepreneurs Tara Gorman and Tricia Atkins opened The Truffle Pig in Germantown because they wanted to do their own thing after operating online and trekking regularly to Oxford, Miss., to antique stores to sell their wares.
Former Downtown fire station to ignite musical creativity
Downtown's historic former Memphis Fire Station No. 3, which dates back to the early 1900s when firefighters used horse-drawn carriages, will see new life as renovation work is underway for its new tenant, the Memphis Music Initiative.
Germantown’s secret history as a utopian colony for freed slaves
On the banks of the Wolf River in what would eventually become Germantown, the Nashoba Community was a test to end slavery through education, cooperation, and free love—a utopian solution to a hellish problem. It was a resounding failure.
UTHSC hosts Determined to be a Doctor Someday Symposium
One hundred lucky high schoolers from underprivileged backgrounds got the chance to learn more about careers in health care at the Determined to be a Doctor Someday Symposium on Saturday, August 26, at the Student Alumni Center in the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC).
I AM A MAN Plaza to honor civil rights milestone
Plans for the new I AM A MAN Plaza, which will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Memphis sanitation workers strike and their struggle led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., are coming together, with completion expected just in time for the MLK 50 Conference next April.
Soulsville artists in residence combine creativity with community outreach
As the home of legendary Stax Records, Soulsville is known as Memphis' music-first neighborhood. As part of a unique artists-in-residency program, a muralist and filmmaker have moved into the neighborhood to encourage creativity among their neighbors.
Signet Sealed delivers colorful city prints with a personal touch
Sarah Baumann illustrates the special pieces of a city in 8x10 or 11x14 prints, including those places that locals call their favorite part of their city.
BLDG Memphis spearheads city’s MEMFix efforts
The benefits of the local MEMFix program, which helps to reinvigorate underutilized areas around the city by redesigning and temporarily activating specific city blocks, have been multifaceted over the past five years.
City unveils early plans for riverfront redevelopment
Ideas for possible future redevelopment of the Memphis riverfront were on display recently as the City of Memphis and Chicago-based architecture and urban design firm Studio Gang presented concepts that would transform six miles along the Mississippi River.
The Truffle Pig unearths treasures with new store in Germantown
Entrepreneurs Tara Gorman and Tricia Atkins opened The Truffle Pig in Germantown because they wanted to do their own thing after operating online and trekking regularly to Oxford, Miss., to antique stores to sell their wares.
Former Downtown fire station to ignite musical creativity
Downtown's historic former Memphis Fire Station No. 3, which dates back to the early 1900s when firefighters used horse-drawn carriages, will see new life as renovation work is underway for its new tenant, the Memphis Music Initiative.
