Health

Neighborhood Docs to expand healthcare coverage in Lamar Avenue corridor

The neighborhoods of Cherokee, Bethel Grove, and Orange Mound in the Lamar Avenue corridor will enjoy better healthcare coverage over the next several years thanks to the upcoming expansion and rebranding of Neighborhood Docs, which has operated in the area for the past 15 years as Good Health Institute.

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Sara Day was recruited to UTHSC College of Nursing to lead the new Center for Community Partnerships and Nursing Innovation.
UTHSC leads new partnerships to improve health outcomes in the Mid-South

The College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center launched a new Center for Community Partnerships and Nursing Innovation to advance the practice of nursing and improve community health.

Ashley Smith (L) and Elaina Hogan with the milk depot at Regional One Health.
Mothers’ Milk Bank wants to share lifesaving breast milk with Tennessee’s preterm babies

A Nashville-based nonprofit is advocating for a Tennessee pasteurization facility for breast milk. Local supporters of a breast milk depot at Regional One Health say that increased supply could aid Memphis' population of preterm babies. 

The Boys & Girls Club operates seven locations in Memphis.
Boys & Girls Clubs could occupy Shelby County schools

Memphis schools have space. Boys & Girls Clubs have programming. Now they just need money to put clubs in three schools.

Church Health and YMCA “better together” with opening of shared facility at Crosstown Concourse

The new Church Health YMCA at Crosstown Concourse stands out from any other fitness and wellness facility in the region.

A proposed design for the Oliver Place condos was revealed at a April 28 neighborhood meeting.
Midtown residents oppose Oliver Place condo development

A condo developer has retreated from a Cooper-Young project for the time being.

Germantown train stop
Germantown bets on live-work-play with $200M town hall project

Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo who envisions the project as similar to Overton Square with the potential for jazz playing in one of the center’s public realms on cool evenings or a pop-up ice skating rink in the winter.

Overton Park supporters rally to raise $1M to fund parking for Memphis Zoo

A public fundraising campaign for $1 million is the latest plot twist in the long-simmering parking dispute between the Memphis Zoo and Overton Park.

TraVure office and retail development site in the West Poplar District of Germantown, TN,
Landlocked Germantown models urban growth strategies

Germantown is looking to densify by supporting major-dollar mixed use projects that are new types of development for the suburban community.

The Detroit riverfront sees nearly 3 million visitors annually.
What Memphis can learn from Detroit’s riverfront transformation

About $134 million in investment into the Detroit riverfront has yielded more than $1 billion of private development and 3 million annual visitors.

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