In Our Third Century, A Plan That Builds Up On Neighborhood Strengths
Public Draft of Memphis 3.0 Comprehensive Plan Released After two years, nearly 200 public meetings and events, and engagement of over 15,000 residents, the City of Memphis…
Read More In Our Third Century, A Plan That Builds Up On Neighborhood StrengthsDelinquent Taxes Contribute To Blight
HOW DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION WORKS & HOW WE ENFORCE IT The complex, lengthy and uncertain process of delinquent property tax collection and foreclosure in…
Read More Delinquent Taxes Contribute To BlightAmended NPA Is A Game-Changer In Reclaiming Vacant Structures
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LAW CORNER By Steve Barlow & Danny Schaffzin In 2018, the Tennessee Legislature passed amendments to the Tennessee Neighborhood Preservation Act (NPA), found…
Read More Amended NPA Is A Game-Changer In Reclaiming Vacant StructuresThe 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…
Read More Grades, Teachers, Homework, Lunches & Nowhere To Call HomePublic Library Director Keenon McCloy Reminds Us: Our Libraries Are Sources of Support, Inspiration and Hope
Keenon McCloy is no stranger to praise. In her 11th year as Director of the Memphis Public Libraries, she has been celebrated across the national…
Read More Public Library Director Keenon McCloy Reminds Us: Our Libraries Are Sources of Support, Inspiration and HopePartially Blind, Beautiful Vision: The Art of Michael William
Michael Williams is legally blind. His vision is 20-100. That means that on a standard eye chart, he cannot read the letters on the second…
Read More Partially Blind, Beautiful Vision: The Art of Michael WilliamPartnering With The Urban Land Institute For UrbanPlan Workshops
Neighborhood Preservation, Inc., is partnering with ULI Memphis to coordinate the UrbanPlan workshops. The Urban Land Institute (ULI), founded in 1936, has members in 95…
Read More Partnering With The Urban Land Institute For UrbanPlan WorkshopsLaw Student Attorneys Aid City in Addressing Problem Properties
In our first Community Development Law Corner piece, we highlighted the complex web of legal ills that so often causes a property to devolve into…
Read More Law Student Attorneys Aid City in Addressing Problem Properties