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Lauren Turner

Lauren Turner is a native Memphian and journalism graduate student at the University of Memphis. She is passionate about her city and the people who inhabit it. 

Lauren Turner's Latest Articles

Patrice Bates Thompson manages Four Way, owned by her father, Willie Earl Bates
Four Way serves the soul of Soulsville USA

A Soulsville USA tradition, the Four Way Restaurant has served some of the city’s best soul food for decades.

Memphis musician pays homage to Stax
Diane Terrell
Beyond basketball: The Grizzlies Foundation’s vision for the next generation

Diane Terrell, Executive Director of the Memphis Grizzlies Foundation, believes in urban transformation. And she knows the best way to shape a better future for Memphis is to shape a better future for our kids, which is the focus of all the Foundation's work. 

Volunteers use app to survey Memphis in effort to fight blight
Dr. Scott Morris, CEO of the CHC, and Dr. David Rudd, president of U of M, signing the agreement
Church Health Center and UofM team up to focus on health issues in Memphis
Startup aims to increase responsible voting and voter turnout
Hola CBU helped me make relationships and make my way around school. It’s just a great support group,” said Gabriella Molina
Latino student success earns CBU White House recognition
David Rose mentors students on business ideas
Starting something good: Lessons from Start Camp

In its second year, Start Camp challenges local teens to collaborate to solve community problems. During a week of innovating for social change, the students discover the power of their own ideas and the possibility of entrepreneurship.  

Cracking the code to a bright tech future

For new local startup Code Crew, Memphis has all we need to be a thriving tech city – if we are willing to teach our youth. The organization empowers kids from underserved communities to be tech innovators through computer science training. Their pilot program, Grizzlies Code Camp, has kids learning app development while hopefully developing a love for tech. 

Megan Steffy created Pickle with Rhodes College student Evan Katz
An education in innovation: UofM student receives investor funding, and more

Over a year after opening its doors, the Crews Center for Entrepreneurship is delivering on its mission, developing a community of young innovators who are equipped with the education and experience to convert ideas into startups and pitches into capital. 

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