“Bluff City Law” & Indie Memphis Continue a Long Memphis Film History
SPECIAL KEYSTONE – FILM BOARD By Charlie Lambert Years ago, in 1982 to be exact, there was a very short-lived TV series called “Filthy Rich,”…
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Idlewild Presbyterian: A Congregation’s Sense of Place
Cover photo by Fred Toma. NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD Idlewild’s Expansion Affirms Commitment to Community, Once Again By Margot Payne Midtown, Before Midtown When you think of…
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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…
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Opportunity Zones: Good for Distressed Memphis Communities or an Opportunity for the Rich?
URBAN DESIGN REVIEW BOARD By Austin McLellan Select areas in Memphis and Shelby County are open for business as federal Opportunity Zones. The Opportunity Zone…
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Mary 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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Java Cabana, My Place to Dream
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…
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StoryBoard 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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I. The Preservation Era Arrives, Finally, In Memphis
Memphis Historic Preservation Part I: The Slums & White Flight By Mark Fleischer “We’re late. There’s not much left to save. There has been a…
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Six Degrees of Frayser
NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES By Kelly King Howe It’s just another Friday night. The football game is over, and the real fun has just begun. Frayser Boulevard…
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Swooning Over Squeaky Floors
NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES By Candace Echols It was the smell of root beer brewing in the basement. Or at least that’s what they told her. …
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