A relatively small sliver of a neighborhood situated between the Medical District and Downtown Core, the Edge is anchored by the historic Sun Studios to the east and the Redbird’s AutoZone Park to the west. Many of its industrial buildingss have been converted to studios and craft spaces, and the area is increasingly attracting new businesses, including the Trolley Stop Market, Evelyn & Olive, High Cotton Brewery and Mutt Island Dog Daycare. Recent placemaking efforts have focused on walkability with beautification of streetscapes and crosswalks in the area.
The new Pickle iPhone app, developed in Memphis, lets users crowdsource decisions that have them in a pickle, from fashion choices to profile photos for social media. Entrepreneur and Rhodes College student Evan Katz cites his frustration over his lack of fashion sense as the inspiration for the app, which made its debut on the iTunes app store last week.
Though many may not realize it, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital work together closely to care for children and elevate each other's standing locally and nationally.
Over the last two years, thanks in large part to the efforts of the Community Alliance for the Homeless, chronic homelessness in Memphis is down 40 percent. How has the Community Alliance managed to do so much in such a short time?
Kids at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis are becoming paid game designers through a new partnership involving the Music Monsters app.
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