Maintaining place: The challenges of homeownership in Orange Mound
The population in Orange Mound is decreasing and as the community ages, homes are left abandoned or in dire need of repair.
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City tables Coliseum repurposing, presents sports complex in latest Fairgrounds plan
“Our goal was to assemble a project that both attracts tourists and enriches the surrounding neighborhoods,” Mayor Strickland said.
Orange Mound stakeholders voice concerns about inclusion in fairgrounds planning process
As discussions continue about the fate of the Fairgrounds, Orange Mound residents weigh in on the process and how redevelopment of the site could affect their neighborhood.
The Heights Line pop-up project reinvigorates National Street
A new temporary neighborhood project in The Heights neighborhood of North Memphis is bringing the community together in ways not seen in more than 40 years. The low-cost enhancement project, dubbed The Heights Line, involves converting a stretch of National Street into a multiuse promenade. It has been successful during October and will be in place until early November.
Frayser apartment community undergoing major transformation
The once-blighted Peachtree Apartments, a 72-unit complex at 3180 Steele Street in Frayser, are in the early stages of a major $5 million to $6 million transformation led by Neighborhood Preservation, Inc. (NPI), ComCap Partners and Urban Renaissance Partners, Inc., the non-profit owner of the complex.
Community activists affect change in Frayser and North Memphis
Residents and elected officials speak out against development in their neighborhoods, to mixed results.
Habitat for Humanity and Germantown church build 45th home
Germantown United Methodist Church and Habitat for Humanity are enjoying a fruitful, longstanding partnership that has resulted in the construction of 45 homes for families over the past 32 years.
Memphis Theological Seminary building new chapel in Midtown
The idea for a new chapel at the Memphis Theological Seminary’s (MTS) historic Midtown campus at 168 East Parkway South came about eight years ago when the late Dr. Ralph Hamilton and his wife, Barbara, visited the campus. Upon seeing the current chapel, which is on the second floor of the Beaux Arts mansion in a converted ballroom, Mrs. Hamilton commented that all seminaries should have a freestanding chapel.
Orange Mound club serves the black LGBTQ community
Club Memphis owner Ashaki Blair said she has received a lot of support from family and friends who are part of the gay community. As business boomed, she got some opposition from people in the surrounding Orange Mound neighborhood.
Porter-Leath opens Early Childhood Support Center, merges with Books from Birth
With the mission of assisting at-risk children and families of Shelby County, Porter-Leath has consolidated many of its administrative functions into a new Early Childhood Development Center in Southeast Memphis. The organization also recently announced a merger with Books from Birth, which provides free books in the mail to children across Shelby County.
City tables Coliseum repurposing, presents sports complex in latest Fairgrounds plan
“Our goal was to assemble a project that both attracts tourists and enriches the surrounding neighborhoods,” Mayor Strickland said.
Orange Mound stakeholders voice concerns about inclusion in fairgrounds planning process
As discussions continue about the fate of the Fairgrounds, Orange Mound residents weigh in on the process and how redevelopment of the site could affect their neighborhood.
The Heights Line pop-up project reinvigorates National Street
A new temporary neighborhood project in The Heights neighborhood of North Memphis is bringing the community together in ways not seen in more than 40 years. The low-cost enhancement project, dubbed The Heights Line, involves converting a stretch of National Street into a multiuse promenade. It has been successful during October and will be in place until early November.
Frayser apartment community undergoing major transformation
The once-blighted Peachtree Apartments, a 72-unit complex at 3180 Steele Street in Frayser, are in the early stages of a major $5 million to $6 million transformation led by Neighborhood Preservation, Inc. (NPI), ComCap Partners and Urban Renaissance Partners, Inc., the non-profit owner of the complex.
Community activists affect change in Frayser and North Memphis
Residents and elected officials speak out against development in their neighborhoods, to mixed results.
Habitat for Humanity and Germantown church build 45th home
Germantown United Methodist Church and Habitat for Humanity are enjoying a fruitful, longstanding partnership that has resulted in the construction of 45 homes for families over the past 32 years.
Memphis Theological Seminary building new chapel in Midtown
The idea for a new chapel at the Memphis Theological Seminary’s (MTS) historic Midtown campus at 168 East Parkway South came about eight years ago when the late Dr. Ralph Hamilton and his wife, Barbara, visited the campus. Upon seeing the current chapel, which is on the second floor of the Beaux Arts mansion in a converted ballroom, Mrs. Hamilton commented that all seminaries should have a freestanding chapel.
Orange Mound club serves the black LGBTQ community
Club Memphis owner Ashaki Blair said she has received a lot of support from family and friends who are part of the gay community. As business boomed, she got some opposition from people in the surrounding Orange Mound neighborhood.
Porter-Leath opens Early Childhood Support Center, merges with Books from Birth
With the mission of assisting at-risk children and families of Shelby County, Porter-Leath has consolidated many of its administrative functions into a new Early Childhood Development Center in Southeast Memphis. The organization also recently announced a merger with Books from Birth, which provides free books in the mail to children across Shelby County.
