Memphis Public Libraries ‘start here’ by upgrading neighborhood branches
A new strategy undertaken by Memphis Public Libraries intends to underscore libraries as community centers with unique identities.
Whitehaven
Whitehaven is the largest neighborhood in South Memphis. It’s a majority African-American, middle class neighborhood with high homeownership and community involvement. Whitehaven is home to Graceland, the second most visited attraction in the U.S., and the city’s first enclosed mall, Southland Mall. A $40 million improvement to Elvis Presley Boulevard along with new business investment is the next step for the community. While smaller business are common, the neighborhood is hoping to attract more upscale and large-scale retailers and restaurants to support its growing culture and economy.
Memphis Money: Investment pipeline for startups has room for improvement
Facing a sore lack of later-stage capital in Memphis, startups that matriculate through local accelerator programs often have to look outside of the Mid-South to scale.
How to get involved with Memphis’ relief efforts for Puerto Rico
While Puerto Rico recovers from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria, several Mid-South residents with ties to the island are initiating relief efforts to help their people get on their feet.
Industry leaders encourage students to pursue careers in manufacturing
For the fourth straight year, the Greater Memphis Chamber, the Workforce Investment Network, the Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce, students from local high schools and area manufacturing companies will celebrate National Manufacturing Day with tours designed to get the students excited about possible careers in the industry.
Memphis pushes to level the playing field for black entrepreneurs
"We can never be the kind of community that we want to be until we have the minority firms have a much larger piece of the pie."
City of Memphis rolls out several grants to support MLK50 efforts, neighborhoods crime watch
The City of Memphis has rolled out two new grant programs and added to one over the past two weeks – one to support MLK50 events, another to help neighborhood initiatives on crime prevention and finally, upping the grant totals for additional 1968 sanitation strikers.
HuffPost, High Ground News & MLK50 to discuss economic inequality in Memphis
Why is it so hard for black and brown businesses to get their share of the green? Join the discussion here.
New public speaker series to address importance of urban planning
A series of events focusing on the creation of the Memphis 3.0 comprehensive plan and featuring national planning and development experts is coming to Memphis thanks to a partnership from the Urban Land Institute and the University of Memphis Design Collaborative.
New 9-1-1 initiatives seek to alleviate demands of nonemergency calls
The misuse of EMS costs Memphis $20 million in budget shortfall. New programs help to put people to call 9-1-1 but don't need emergency care receive to appropriate resources.
Clean water matters to new activist group formed to educate the public issues related to H2O
Since the beginning of the year, Clean Water Memphis has been meeting weekly to discuss the issues that compromise the integrity of what's considered some of the purest drinking water in the country.
