Technology & Innovation

Arbor Circle therapist Marvin Mckenzie simulates a telehealth visit with a colleague.

Telehealth use surges in Michigan during pandemic, with “tremendous” benefits

Health care visits conducted by phone or videoconference had slowly started to catch on in Michigan in recent years, but now they're the safest way for health care providers to meet with their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Healthy Memphis Initiative is using culinary medicine to help Memphians live better and longer
Save First previously offered tax prep assistance in person but is now fully virtual in response to COVID-19. Anyone can get either free filing or free assistance self-filing depending on income. (Impact America)
Local nonprofit offering free virtual tax prep service for Mid-Southerners

Nonprofit Impact America's Memphis-based affiliate is providing free tax prep and filing to individuals and families earning less than $60,000 a year. Those earning more can get free assistance with self-filing.

Attendees from the 2017 InventHER STEM Conference engage in a workshop. (InventHer)
InventHer targets teens to grow number of minority women in STEM

Minority women hold less than 13% of degrees in STEM fields. The InventHer STEM Conference is connecting local high school girls with women of color excelling in science, math, engineering, and tech fields. Organizers hope the experience will inspire new careers in STEM.

Podcast: Behind the scenes at TEDx Memphis

Anna Mullins with New Memphis and Chloe Moore with NEXT Memphis preview the 2020 TEDx Memphis. The event will be held February 22 at Crosstown Theater.

L to R: Community Correspondents Ian Randolph, Ivy Arnold, and Monique Rials listen attentively to a conversation on journalist ethics lead by trainer, Micaela Watts. (Cat Evans)
Video: When neighbors make the news

Newsrooms rarely reflect the communities they cover. We think they should. Meet our Community Correspondents—average Memphians trained as neighborhood-based reporters.

Carlos Ochoa with Ranked Choice Tennessee works from his desk in one of Wonder / Cowork / Create's small offices. (Cole Bradley)
A year with Wonder / Cowork / Create

Wonder / Cowork / Create is a coworking and collaboration space geared towards creative entrepreneurs but open to anyone. It's done a lot of growing in its first year.

GoDaddy's Made in America docu-series premiered in Memphis on November 22. Its first episodes feature Memphis-area entrepreneurs. Stacy Cline stands at the far left. (Cole Bradley, High Ground News)
GoDaddy supports small business in Memphis, premiers docu-series

Fifty Mid-South entrepreneurs are growing their businesses in the Empowered by GoDaddy program. Some are going global with GoDaddy's new Made in America docu-series streaming worldwide.

The 2019 State of Memphis Housing Summit was held at the Memphis Botanic Gardens on October 29. It was attended by roughly 200 government officials, community leaders, business leaders and nonprofit representatives. (Cole Bradley)
2019 State of Memphis Housing Summit stated the facts, offered solutions

The inaugural State of Memphis Housing Summit outlined the biggest barriers to safe, quality, affordable housing for all residents and offered proven solutions that are already making positive impacts in Memphis.

The second line parade through the streets of Madison Heights was lead by the Mighty Souls Brass Band. (Ziggy Mack)
Video: Celebrating Madison Heights

On August 28, High Ground helped throw a parking lot party and second line parade celebrating Madison Heights and the debut of the Rain or Shine umbrella-share system. Watch the video here.

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