Community fitness gets Memphis moving
Exercise innovators are building communities around physical activity, engaging people of all fitness levels and weaving the changing landscape of the city into their programs.
Cooper Young
Part of Midtown Memphis, Cooper Young is one-part diverse, family-friendly neighborhood and one-part entertainment hotspot. Its residential streets are filled with historic Craftsman homes that surround its two main thoroughfares, Cooper Street and Young Avenue. Here, Memphians enjoy the best in local restaurants, brews, and books from one of the city’s oldest and last remaining independent bookstores, Burke’s Books. Cooper Young is also host to two major annual events, Gonerfest and the Cooper-Young Festival, Memphis’ largest one-day festival.
Coming attraction: The shifting landscape of the Memphis film scene
Memphis is seeing more creative content produced each year by local independent filmmakers as the rise of episodic television props up an industry hurt by Tennessee's lack of competitive film incentives.
Victory Bicycle Studio, now under single owner, looks to future for growth
Victory Bicycle Studio's now-sole owner, Clark Butcher, outlines a three-pronged plan for future growth, including a new retail space in Midtown, an online retail platform and a consulting company for other cycling retailers.
Respecting our elders: the Plough Foundation’s Aging Initiative
For the first time in its 50-year history the Plough Foundation has put out a request for proposals. Through its Aging Initiative, Plough hopes to affect elder abuse and maltreatment, and promote "aging in place" by the senior citizens of Shelby County.
