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East Buntyn: Historic Neighborhood in the Center of Memphis

East Buntyn Historic District Neighborhood East Buntyn is a well-defined and compact neighborhood bounded by Greer Street, Central Avenue, Highland Street, and Southern Avenue. The…

Literature Neighborhoods

The Dogs Are Running The Show

Candace Echols July 1, 2020 Carr Avenue Central Gardens Neighborhood Association Dogs July 4th Midtown Neighborhoods

Editor’s note: Originally published July 1, 2019, this little gem of an article, which seems to harken back to a bygone era, was written by…

Historic Preservation Neighborhoods

Vollintine-Evergreen seeks landmark designation to preserve its unique history and aesthetic

High Ground News June 19, 2020 Landmark District Midtown National Register of Historic Places Neighborhoods Vollintine Evergreen Historic District

Feature image: A Craftsman Bungalow-style home with ornate spiral pillars in Vollintine-Evergreen. VECA is seeking a landmarks designation for the V&E area to preserve its…

Neighborhoods

VECA: Take a virtual walk along the V&E Greeline

Neighborhood Board April 10, 2020 Midtown Neighborhoods V&E Greenline Vollintine Evergreen Vollintine Evergreen Historic District

From VECA – Vollintine Evergreen Community Association Since many of our neighbors are staying inside, I put this video together so they can still enjoy…

Historic Preservation Neighborhoods

National Register Listings: Memphis Historic Neighborhoods

John Dulaney January 10, 2020 Historic District Historic Neighborhood Historic Preservation Memphis Heritage Memphis Heritage Keystone National Register of Historic Places Neighborhoods

DULANEY’S DISTRICTS Putting neighborhoods on the National Register is an exhaustive, dedicated process. Here the keeper of the Memphis Heritage Historic Properties Catalogue gives us…

Community

MEMPHIS MIDDLE NEIGHBORHOODS: Moving the Needle in the Right Places

Austin Harrison October 12, 2019 Austin Harrison Middle neighborhoods Neighborhood Preservation Inc.Neighborhood Revitalization Neighborhoods post-WWII building boom World War II

NPI | POLICY BRIEFS By Austin Harrison For decades now local governments across America have been hesitant to target neighborhood and housing resources into the…

Literature Neighborhoods

Intersections

Mark Scott September 25, 2019 Barksdale Street Central Avenue Christmas Daughtry Midtown Neighborhood Memories Neighborhoods

NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES By Mark Scott Whenever I hear Chris Daughtry’s song “Home” it brings up conflicted emotions within me. Emotions of place. Both lost and…

Literature Neighborhoods

Boxtown: The Land of Broken Promises

University of Memphis Graduates September 16, 2019 Aubrey Ford Boxtown Forgotten Neighborhoods Memphis Neighborhood Advocacy Neighborhoods Phoebe Weinman University of Memphis Walker Weinman

FORGOTTEN NEIGHBORHOODS By Aubrey Ford, Phoebe Weinman & Walker Weinman Mrs. Alma Adams, 76, was still going without indoor plumbing. She had to walk through…

Opinion

This Is Our Last Print Issue … In Kroger*

Mark Fleischer September 11, 2019 Cooper-Young Cooper-Young Community Association Kroger LampLighter Neighborhoods Print Journalism Social Contract Walkability

By Mark Fleischer Dear readers, This is our last print issue… in Kroger stores that is. More on that later. Meanwhile, I am happy to…

Community

Carpenter Art Garden: For the Growth and Future Health of All

Kelly King Howe June 19, 2019 Art Bicycles Biking Binghamton Carpenter Art Garden Carpenter Street Childhood Trauma fellowship Gardening Gardens Henry Nelson Lily Yeh mosaic Neighborhood Advocacy Neighborhood Revitalization Neighborhoods Purple House Restoration Trauma

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…