MidtownMemphis.org: We Oppose a ‘Transitional Home Use’ for 1309, 1317 and 1319 Jackson Avenue
MidtownMemphis.org supports Six Midtown neighborhood organizations that stand in opposition of a proposal that “does not conform with Memphis 3.0 recommendations” MidtownMemphis.org is in support…
Read More MidtownMemphis.org: We Oppose a ‘Transitional Home Use’ for 1309, 1317 and 1319 Jackson AvenueWayne Dowdy’s Dateline: Memphis April 29, 2020
Your correspondent writes another letter to Colonel John McLeod Keating, managing editor of the Memphis Daily Appeal during the 1878 yellow fever epidemic, where he…
Read More Wayne Dowdy’s Dateline: Memphis April 29, 2020Race, wealth, and literacy in Memphis: Why third grade matters
Originally published April, 2020. Feature Image: Teacher Brian Hanson teaching ALLMemphis’ custom phonics curriculum to a group of students at Power Center Academy Elementary School…
Read More Race, wealth, and literacy in Memphis: Why third grade mattersShelby County Schools backs away from tighter rules on struggling charter schools
Laura Faith Kebede, Chalkbeat Tennessee Shelby County Schools Superintendent Joris Ray withdrew a proposal Tuesday night that would have threatened 16 low-performing charter schools with…
Read More Shelby County Schools backs away from tighter rules on struggling charter schoolsOverton Park, Unedited
By Austin McLellan During the past few weeks, Overton Park has changed as drastically as any time in its history. The Park remains as central…
Read More Overton Park, UneditedMemphis 3.0 Comprehensive Plan honored by American Planning Association as nation’s best for 2020
Memphis 3.0, the City of Memphis’s first comprehensive plan for growth since 1981, has been selected by the American Planning Association for the prestigious Daniel…
Read More Memphis 3.0 Comprehensive Plan honored by American Planning Association as nation’s best for 2020Why We Love Memphis, Volume I
For the Valentine’s Day, Love Issue of StoryBoard last February – an era ago, 2019 that is – we asked Memphians to share what they…
Read More Why We Love Memphis, Volume IFigs
By Nancy Deal It started with the Willoughbys, whose house is down the street from mine. They had a huge fig tree you could see…
Read More FigsMCA lives on, with its last (virtual) student BFA art exhibition, and its Legacy catalog.
Intrepidly Yours: The Spring 2020 BFA Exhibition, opens its virtual doors today Memphis College of Art proudly presents the class of 2020 in Intrepidly Yours: The…
Read More MCA lives on, with its last (virtual) student BFA art exhibition, and its Legacy catalog.Wayne Dowdy’s Dateline: Memphis April 22, 2020
Your correspondent continues to report on the COVID-19 Pandemic and how it is affecting the Bluff City with another letter to Colonel John McLeod Keating,…
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