Community Correspondent Danica Wilks spoke with Brittney Shelby Sessoms and Roz Crawford to learn about their efforts at the Black Farmer’s Market, its inclusivity, food justice, and what the market means to them.
Community Correspondent Danica Wilks spoke with Alicia Dixon and Marquis White about their new wellness micro-eatery, Groovy Gratitude, that's blending community, mindfulness, and music in the center of Uptown.
“The arts and conservation serve key roles in making Memphis a more inspiring place to live, work and thrive,” says David May, head of Mid-America Commercial Banking and Memphis market executive for Regions Bank.
"We are like a goalie before the landfill, trying to capture and divert compostable materials so that instead of becoming waste forever it can become what it wants to be: regenerative compost," says Patrick Gridley of The Compost Fairy.
Education advocates are dedicated to ensuring that bilingual high school graduates remain in Memphis where they can contribute to the local community's cultural and economic vitality.
Traverse City's Commongrounds is a mixed-use building, offering affordable housing, co-working space, a coffee shop, child education center, and performance venue. It's the first real estate cooperative in northern Michigan.
Michigan was added to the country's list of certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC) demonstration states back in the summer of 2020, with 29 counties throughout the lower peninsula operating CCBHCs through their community mental health agencies.
This week, we hone in on how the plan will be carried out as the community works together to improve the social and economic systems and policies in Memphis.
“We are world-renowned in Memphis for our culture.” Tafui Owusu spoke with Rychetta Watkins, Memphis Music Initiative's Director of Grantmaking and Partnerships, about equity and access to the arts in Memphis neighborhoods and the need for an office in the Arts & Culture sector.
Over the next several months, the High Ground Team will be diving deep into the More for Memphis plan: What it is, why it is, and where it's taking us. This week, we take a look at Economic Development, one of the 6 focus areas critical to the initiative's success.
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