Leigh Tatum

Environmental Justice: Safer streets, cleaner water in the Heights

“[Cleaning up stormwater] improves the quality of water people drink, it improves the quality of air people breathe,” says Dane Forlines, Special Projects Director for the Heights CDC. “It also beautifies the public space, which cannot be understated.”

Unique sculptures encourage library patrons to learn and create

What’s happening on Summer Avenue?

Memphis pedestrian deaths sit at record high; art installation urges drivers to slow down

Treadwell schools cut ribbon on new one-of-a-kind nature park after years of community effort

Design contest casts vision for renovation and reuse of historic church at risk for demolition

Forget report cards and endless testing. The Sycamore School’s students learn outside and at play.

With their kids approaching kindergarten and no ideal education options, three local women founded the Sycamore School. The hub for homeschoolers combines licensed teachers with present parents and emphasizes exploration, community, and self-directed learning alongside reading and arithmetic.

Faith in Action: Sharing space to save historic churches

As congregations shrink and age, historic churches are at risk for demolition. In The Heights, Highland Heights Baptist Church has teamed up with The Collegiate School of Memphis and The Avenue Community Church to save their building.