Artist James Little comes home to Memphis for Dixon exhibition
New York City-based artist James Little is returning to his hometown to share his work. “I’m a painter of ideas,” he said. “It’s just a matter of how you take […]
East Memphis
East Memphis is known as the city’s second central business district outside of Downtown. As a commercial district, its powerhouse is the Poplar corridor. Poplar Avenue is a staple of Memphis business and retail with 7.7 million square-feet of premium office space, and retail hubs such as the Oak Court Mall, Laurelwood Shopping Center, Poplar Plaza. East Memphis offers a host of entertainment options, including restaurants, nightlife, and green spaces like the popular Audubon Park and Memphis Botanic Garden.
Seeing Red I: Mapping 90 years of redlining in Memphis
This two part series explores how race built Memphis. From a newly discovered 1930s redlining map to recent lawsuits, discriminatory housing policies have kept Black families from home ownership and Black neighborhoods from thriving.
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.
