MEMPHIS PASTIMES By Marilyn Koester Despite its scheduled closure in May 2020, Memphis College of Art (MCA) passionately marches on. One of the longest traditions…
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MEMPHIS MIDDLE NEIGHBORHOODS: Moving the Needle in the Right Places
NPI | POLICY BRIEFS By Austin Harrison For decades now local governments across America have been hesitant to target neighborhood and housing resources into the…
Read More MEMPHIS MIDDLE NEIGHBORHOODS: Moving the Needle in the Right PlacesMary Burns – Midtowner, Dreamer, Owner of Java Cabana
TRIBUTES Mary Ann “Penny” Burns | June 18, 1970 – October 4, 2019 By Mark Fleischer Mary Burns seemed like someone still trying to figure…
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NEIGHBORHOOD ASPIRATIONS By Mary Burns Early on when I was so young, I had a dream of opening a coffee shop. I wanted to ‘hold space’ where…
Read More Java Cabana, My Place to DreamStoryBoard secures MCA artists for ‘Midtown 2020 Visions Map’
Our special commemoration of MCA’s legacy in Midtown is beginning to take shape. Presented By* Midtown’s Loeb Properties, Molly’s La Casitas, Schwartz Electric Co., Captain…
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You should be – sign up today! Just $35 for a business listing; $60 for listing and logo placement; $350 to be a neighborhood sponsor;…
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“It’s this precious gift of an experience that is solely unique to the MCA family. I’ve never experienced anything like it.” By Marilyn Koester, Memphis…
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Dear friends, Help StoryBoard Memphis stay in print! Read on. I am writing to you now because it is about the time of the month…
Read More Changes Coming To StoryBoardBusing students to integrate Memphis schools was maligned by some, ‘opened a whole new world’ for others
Originally published July, 2019. Feature Image: The integrated sixth grade class at Raleigh Bartlett-Meadows in the mid-1970s. Jacqueline Hill-Ferby, who was bused to the school…
Read More Busing students to integrate Memphis schools was maligned by some, ‘opened a whole new world’ for othersIndian Cultural Center and Temple in Eads Silver Jubilee Celebrations
Indian Cultural Center and Temple in Eads celebrated a week-long Hari Hara Yagnam which in Hinduism signifies worship, offering in front of a sacred fire…
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