Coverage of community groups bringing about changes, innovations, and solutions in their community.
The $200 million Crosstown Concourse mixed-use project celebrated its grand opening on August 19, but more work is still underway for new commercial and retail tenants that will move in over the next year.
On the banks of the Wolf River in what would eventually become Germantown, the Nashoba Community was a test to end slavery through education, cooperation, and free love—a utopian solution to a hellish problem. It was a resounding failure.
As I cover Orange Mound through November, I will share stories about housing, education and community development, entrepreneurs and also history and culture. I will also do profiles of the older and new generations and spotlight Orange Mound pride. I hope these stories encourage people to explore the neighborhood and get to know another historic and fun part of Memphis.
Detroit has an abundance of unused land, and a shortage of youth educated about what to do with it. So, creative minds have come up with these projects that connect the two, for the betterment of all.
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