By Robert A. Lanier The street in Memphis where I did most of my growing up in the 1940s, from age 5 to 21 or…
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Before the Tigers: The First University of Memphis
The University of Memphis, with its multiple campuses, R1 research designation, and high achieving NCAA Division 1 sports program, is an anchor in the Memphis…
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After the close of the 2021 college football season earlier last month, I looked back on a unique moment during the season when I played…
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Dulaney’s Districts Putting neighborhoods on the National Register is an exhaustive, dedicated process. In this special series, the keeper of the Memphis Heritage Historic Properties…
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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…
Read More Opportunity Zones: Good for Distressed Memphis Communities or an Opportunity for the Rich?Writing Like a Camera
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH By Donal Harris During the Spring 2019 semester at the University of Memphis, I led the course “Writing Like…
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FORGOTTEN NEIGHBORHOODS By Aubrey Ford, Phoebe Weinman & Walker Weinman Mrs. Alma Adams, 76, was still going without indoor plumbing. She had to walk through…
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By Ron Buck Stuart slipped into the mineral room and switched on the black light’s ultraviolet rays. The jagged, translucent, crystalline forms in the display instantly glowed…
Read More Soaring Past Dogwood DriveHow the Water Flows: Flint, Michigan vs. Memphis, Tennessee
You are halfway there. The race is almost done. You have been training for this all year and have been giving your all for thirteen…
Read More How the Water Flows: Flint, Michigan vs. Memphis, TennesseeTop 10 Code Violators Map | EXPLAINED
WHOThe Memphis Blight Elimination Steering Team is comprised of 30+ non-profits, governmental, and private organizations committed to eliminating the high concentration of blighted properties in…
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