THE CARPENTER ART GARDEN Nestled along a quiet street in Binghampton between Mimosa and Hale avenues is a beautiful, visual example of a “rich, well-cultivated…
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Seeing Red II: South Memphis CDC brings investment back to Memphis’ formerly redlined communities
Originally published April, 2019. Feature Image: Roshun Austin, president and CEO of The Works, Inc. holds a redlining map created in the 1930s. (Ziggy Mack)…
Read More Seeing Red II: South Memphis CDC brings investment back to Memphis’ formerly redlined communitiesSeeing Red I: Mapping 90 years of redlining in Memphis
Originally published March, 2019. Feature Image: A young girl plays hide and seek in front of shuttered apartment buildings on Tate Street. (Andrea Morales) By…
Read More Seeing Red I: Mapping 90 years of redlining in MemphisGov. Lee’s voucher proposal will help families pay for private school. But will black Memphis students go where they were historically shunned?
Originally published March, 2019. Feature Image: The Briarcrest High School band at a 2016 football game against St. George’s. (Stan Carroll/The Commercial Appeal) Laura Faith Kebede,…
Read More Gov. Lee’s voucher proposal will help families pay for private school. But will black Memphis students go where they were historically shunned?Cooper-Young Gallery & Gift Shop: Where The Heart Is
The trends in today’s fast-paced, online world may feel like the slow death of the brick and mortar store. But after an afternoon visit with…
Read More Cooper-Young Gallery & Gift Shop: Where The Heart IsRefurban Leads The Charge In (Sexy!?) Tire Recycling
Driving around Memphis these days, especially off the Poplar corridor, you might see something puzzling: Tires! Tires dropped here and there or dumped in large…
Read More Refurban Leads The Charge In (Sexy!?) Tire RecyclingLakethen Mason Puts His Heart into ‘Maximizing Manhood’
Some men stand taller than their actual height. At just over six feet tall, Lakethen Mason has a commanding and handsome presence wherever he goes.…
Read More Lakethen Mason Puts His Heart into ‘Maximizing Manhood’The Pink Palace: Re-Imagined, Re-Opened
The fabled Pink Palace – Clarence Saunders’ beloved 1922 “Cla-Le-Clare” mansion and Memphis institution since 1930 – is set to reopen Saturday, December 8th after…
Read More The Pink Palace: Re-Imagined, Re-OpenedYou’re suddenly homeless. You have three kids. What do you do?
In October I sat down again with Sheleah Harris. But this time we visited the Aspire Hanley Elementary School in Orange Mound for a chat…
Read More You’re suddenly homeless. You have three kids. What do you do?Grades, Teachers, Homework, Lunches & Nowhere To Call Home
Sheleah Harris wasn’t sure what was happening to the child. “He started out, and everything was great,” she said. “He was active. And then through…
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