Livable Memphis and ioby launch Create Memphis
University District
The University District is home to Memphis’ largest institution of higher learning, The University of Memphis. The district is made of several distinct neighborhoods, including East Buntyn, Sherwood Forest, and Normal Station. Its main drag, a two-block strip of Highland Avenue known as the Highland Strip, is a staple of Memphis nightlife and offers food and drinks to fuel any study session. Recently, planning has focused on prioritizing pedestrians, including building standards for storefronts and updated railroad crossing to suit the university’s 20,000-plus students.
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.
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.
Turning around the student achievement gap by incentivizing success
Peer Power Foundation, a private nonprofit organization, is taking a new approach to boosting student achievement by paying successful students to tutor their classmates and incentivizing academic improvement. Now in eight area schools, the program pulls the principles of free market economics into the classroom while also building fun, student-driven learning environments.
Seven days in Memphis: boot camp puts tactical urbanism to work in the city
The presenters at Boot Camp Memphis touted tactical urbanism initiatives while their theories were put into practice all around town during the week.
