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Music professionals prep STAX Academy students for industry careers
M.I.C. Check, a free music industry career fair for students, presented by STAX Music Academy along with Memphis Music Initiative and Ty Boyland Consulting, featured about a dozen music industry veterans in areas such as production, tech, media, entertainment law and publicity.
Michigan food hubs make hospital food and the local food economy healthier
In Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, food hubs are getting locally-grown foods into the cafeterias and onto the trays of Bronson Hospital. At the same time, they’re supporting local farming economies and healthy communities.
New year, new you, new body-positive yoga studio opens in Memphis
Looking to get fit and de-stress this year in a body-positive space? On Jan 1, local yoga legend Yolandrea Clark launched a body and ability-inclusive studio that's got you covered.
Playback Memphis partners with Le Bonheur and SCS to reduce bullying and teen pregnancy
Talking with teens about safer sex and healthy relationships isn’t easy, but a partnership between Playback Memphis, Le Bonheur and Shelby County Schools is taking a new approach that uses improvisational theater.
How history is making a comeback on Michigan’s trailways
Trails are much more than a jaunt through the woods. Elizabeth Riggs tells us how Michigan’s trail managers are infusing history and heritage into the trailway experience across the state.
Good Shepherd Pharmacy uses new technology to facilitate medication sharing across the U.S.
One month of oral chemotherapy can cost $40,000. Nonprofit Good Shepherd Pharmacy is partnering with University of Memphis, QSource, and Nashville's Lipscomb University to leverage new technology to help individuals safely share unused medication.
What smart neighborhoods can learn from The Heights
Our four months of embedded coverage of The Heights area of Memphis is coming to a close. As we pick up the temporary office and move to the University District for our next On The Ground program, we're drawn to spotlight five aspects of The Heights that make it a dynamic place to live and work.
Bakery that employs at-risk youth expands to East Memphis storefront
Since 2014, Sweet LaLa's bakery has employed youth leaving the juvenile justice system as part of a re-entry program. The bakery has grown substantially and is moving out of its South City commercial kitchen to a storefront in East Memphis.
Memphis Challenge celebrates 30 years of supporting students of color in Memphis
In 1989, AutoZone founder Pitt Hyde created a pipeline program to open up opportunities for talented students of color in Memphis. Fast forward three decades, the academic and leadership nonprofit celebrates its growth in reach, programming and talent retention with a jazz performance and master class.
Music professionals prep STAX Academy students for industry careers
M.I.C. Check, a free music industry career fair for students, presented by STAX Music Academy along with Memphis Music Initiative and Ty Boyland Consulting, featured about a dozen music industry veterans in areas such as production, tech, media, entertainment law and publicity.
Michigan food hubs make hospital food and the local food economy healthier
In Battle Creek and Kalamazoo, food hubs are getting locally-grown foods into the cafeterias and onto the trays of Bronson Hospital. At the same time, they’re supporting local farming economies and healthy communities.
New year, new you, new body-positive yoga studio opens in Memphis
Looking to get fit and de-stress this year in a body-positive space? On Jan 1, local yoga legend Yolandrea Clark launched a body and ability-inclusive studio that's got you covered.
Playback Memphis partners with Le Bonheur and SCS to reduce bullying and teen pregnancy
Talking with teens about safer sex and healthy relationships isn’t easy, but a partnership between Playback Memphis, Le Bonheur and Shelby County Schools is taking a new approach that uses improvisational theater.
How history is making a comeback on Michigan’s trailways
Trails are much more than a jaunt through the woods. Elizabeth Riggs tells us how Michigan’s trail managers are infusing history and heritage into the trailway experience across the state.
Good Shepherd Pharmacy uses new technology to facilitate medication sharing across the U.S.
One month of oral chemotherapy can cost $40,000. Nonprofit Good Shepherd Pharmacy is partnering with University of Memphis, QSource, and Nashville's Lipscomb University to leverage new technology to help individuals safely share unused medication.
What smart neighborhoods can learn from The Heights
Our four months of embedded coverage of The Heights area of Memphis is coming to a close. As we pick up the temporary office and move to the University District for our next On The Ground program, we're drawn to spotlight five aspects of The Heights that make it a dynamic place to live and work.
Bakery that employs at-risk youth expands to East Memphis storefront
Since 2014, Sweet LaLa's bakery has employed youth leaving the juvenile justice system as part of a re-entry program. The bakery has grown substantially and is moving out of its South City commercial kitchen to a storefront in East Memphis.
Memphis Challenge celebrates 30 years of supporting students of color in Memphis
In 1989, AutoZone founder Pitt Hyde created a pipeline program to open up opportunities for talented students of color in Memphis. Fast forward three decades, the academic and leadership nonprofit celebrates its growth in reach, programming and talent retention with a jazz performance and master class.
