Downtown Memphis needed a positive image makeover in the 1970s. So, Jake Schorr reached far into the city's past and launched a horse and carriage company. Decades later, his carriages are a staple on Downtown streets and are loved by tourists and residents.
Nonprofit Neighborhood Christian Centers, which assisted 53,000 people in need last year, will be opening its eighth area location later this summer. Initially, the center will be housed in St. Patrick Presbyterian Church on New Byhalia Road in Collierville, with a target demographic of helping the poor southeast Shelby County.
Community cohesion is the focus for Community Lift as it begins the application process for this year’s round of micro-grants for its Empowerment Fund, now in its second year.
The Greenlaw Community Center in Uptown is the best place for kids to practice their skateboarding skills and engage with their neighbors.
Memphis’ Community Redevelopment Agency is looking to Uptown for a new approach and a strategic plan that elevates both residents and developers.
Construction is finally underway on the $210 million mixed-use redevelopment project at the former site of Foote Homes, the city’s last public housing community, in South City. Site work is happening now, and vertical construction will get started in the next couple of months.
A severely blighted South Memphis apartment building at 1571 Kansas Street will be renovated over the next six months into permanent housing for adults who have experienced homelessness, mental illness, and/or substance abuse, as well as youth who are transitioning out of the State’s foster care system.
Locations around the city for the first 60 bike stations of the Explore Bike Share program have been announced, and the nonprofit has plans more stations and bikes for 2019 and 2020. The 600-bike system, which spans from Downtown, South Memphis, and Cooper Young to Orange Mound, Overton Square, and Crosstown, is moving towards a launch later this spring.
Kristen Jeffers, founder of blog and podcast The Black Urbanist, has a message for Memphis.
How are rural foundations across the state approaching economic development? We’re sharing success stories right here in Michigan, starting with a look at the Rotary Charities' efforts to expand equitable access to the waterfront in the Grand Traverse region.
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