South City is best known for the Foote Homes development, Memphis’ last public housing project. The $250 million South City revitalization aims to transform the 420-unit institution into mixed-income apartments and rental homes with an emphasis on safety, maintenance, and green space. The project is expected to be complete by 2021. Community leaders hope as South City efforts extend to the areas surrounding the Foote Homes site, they’ll link with efforts in South Memphis and the Downtown Core for a continuous corridor of deep investment.
Memphis has seen a surge in park usage this spring due in no small part to the pandemic and economic recession. Parks are free, fun, healthy, and safer for gathering than indoor spaces. On a higher level, they’re a piece of normalcy that people are desperate for after a year-plus of isolation. Rebecca Dailey, communications […]
Last week's Trailblazer Awards honored nine individual women and the National Civil Rights Museum for their contributions preserving and celebrating Memphis' cultural heritage.
The national Urban Land Institute was in town last week to study parks in South Memphis. They presented their findings in a public meeting that explored the role these parks play in neighborhood revitalization and how to activate them with limited resources.
The redevelopment of South City will include a steel sculpture by Memphian Terry Lynn. The sculpture will honor the legacy of Foote Homes, Lynn's grandfather, and future hopes for South City.
High Ground's new Community Contributors program takes passionate Memphians and gives them the skills to find and report stories that acknowledge their neighborhoods' struggles but focus on their resilience.
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