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Andy Meek

Andy Meek is a native Memphian whose work during a nearly two-decade career in journalism has appeared in outlets like The Guardian, The Washington Post and Fast Company. Contact Andy.

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Cynthia Daniels
Talking business: Local event planner shares her story and those of women like her in a new podcast

Cynthia Daniels moved to Memphis ten years ago and changed the Memphis' small business landscape with events like Memphis Black Restaurant Week. She's partnering with entrepreneur support organization Epicenter to produce a podcast that highlights the journeys of other women- and minority-owned entrepreneurs. 

Suzanne Carlson, transportation and sustainability program manager for the nonprofit Innovate Memphis.
Innovate Memphis pushes to revamp Memphis bus system from the ground up

Officials with Innovate Memphis are working behind the scenes to lay the groundwork for implementation of a reimagined Memphis Area Transit Authority network which would rejuvenate public transport in Memphis.

A view from 2017 of a boarded-up house on Bellevue Boulevard in the Klondike neighborhood. (Andrea Morales)
Armed with data, partners find a new strategy to tackle blighted properties

A comprehensive data collecting initiative seeks to look beyond simple code violations in determining the best strategy for abating blighted properties in Memphis. 

Katie Cooper, a founding member of The Hive Collective, works in the group's new Downtown space, which provides a coworking outlet for digital creatives. (Noah Glenn)
Growing the hive: Downtown coworking space provides a home for digital creatives

The Hive Collective started as an online chat and grew to an actual local network of digital creatives. In August, The Hive opened a pop-up coworking space in a prominent Downtown location. 

Employee Scott Graves shelves books at Novel bookstore in East Memphis. (Brandon Dill/High Ground News)
Reflections on one year since the opening of Novel, Memphis’ largest independent bookstore

This time last year, Novel bucked one of the oldest retail trends — that of indie bookstores collapsing under the weight of a busted business model — and opened its doors again. 

Anasa Troutman has been tapped as the first executive director of Clayborn Temple, a job she started July 2 and which involves helping craft a new future for the iconic civil rights-era church building. (Darius Williams)
Clayborn Temple’s first executive director shares her vision for the civil rights landmark

Anasa Troutman will lead historic Clayborn Temple into a new era and help it find a new place in the community.

A Bluff City Virtual Reality employee uses reality augmentation equipment at the Cordova location. (Ziggy Mack)
Virtual reality arcade opens in Cordova as Memphis embraces new tech

Bluff City Virtual Reality is a VR arcade that puts a high-tech spin on the popular notion of an arcade. It’s also a harbinger of things to come.

In July, the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis will host a weekend gathering designed to promote women in tech. (Submitted)
Breaking the code: FedEx Institute of Technology to host first all-women hackathon

As part of an effort to help increase diversity and representation of women in computer science, a "hackathon" for women is planned for later this week.

Dr. Christopher Herbert (with microphone), managing director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard. To the left is David Bowers, vice president and mid-Atlantic market leader at Enterprise Community Partners Inc. The pair joined other ex
Experts: On 50th anniversary of Fair Housing Act, much work remains to be done in Memphis

A panel of experts convened by Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis gathered at the National Civil Rights Museum this week to talk about where the fight for affordable housing goes from here.

A rendering of the Pinch District's potential redevelopment. (LRK)
A pinch of transformation: Institutions work together to reimagine the historic Pinch District

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is at the vanguard of a wave of development activity on the way finally to the Pinch after years of neglect in the district.

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