Topic: South Memphis
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September 2020
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A group is lobbying to have a community-driven Tax Increment Financing District, or TIF, created for South Memphis to address poverty, blight and disinvestment in the area.
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June 2020
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Minority communities deal with confusion, mistrust about COVID-19
When public health agencies are not familiar to residents, it’s difficult to penetrate those communities during a crisis. “That’s like not having a military until you get attacked. It’s a bit too late,” says Shelby County Commission member Reginald Milton.
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Drive-thru coronavirus testing coming to several sites this week
The sites include locations in Whitehaven, Binghampton, South Memphis, Hickory Hill and Orange Mound.
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February 2020
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South Memphis org renovating neighborhood ‘Cheers’
Sometimes you want to go to a place where everybody knows your name. Regulars say the old Rogers store was that kind of place.
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Memphis Heritage Trail extending to Orange Mound, South City, Soulsville
There are now Memphis Heritage Trail markers on display in Orange Mound showcasing the community's history.
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South Memphis home sales up almost 20%
MAAR's president-elect says the 2019 data reflects a “competitive” housing market citywide.
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January 2020
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Castalia Baptist hosting 15th college tour
Participating students will visit eight colleges in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
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December 2019
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South Memphis apartment rehab provides new start for homeless
The eight-unit apartment building at Kansas and Waldorf from the 1950s got an extensive rehab with state funding and some donations after sitting vacant for 20 years.
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November 2019
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Soulsville climbing gym adds vegan brunch
Film director Tom Shadyac opened the indoor rock-climbing gym in March 2018. It is now offering a vegan brunch every third Sunday adjacent to its "Juice Almighty" juice bar.
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Soulsville Christmas tree lighting brings South Memphis together for holiday cheer
Residents of Soulsville in South Memphis will come together Saturday to welcome the holiday season with an event that includes music, hot cocoa and the lighting of a Christmas tree.
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Why a South Memphis CDC is turning vacant lots into a park
The Works Inc. owns several vacant lots around its South Memphis office in ZIP code 38106.
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September 2019
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Carver High School alumni celebrate with picnic in the park
Although George Washington Carver High School was closed and replaced with a similarly named charter school, alumni congregate each year to celebrate at a massive picnic in the park.
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May 2019
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Mission accomplished: LeMoyne-Owen student, 59, earns three degrees
After a 41-year journey to earn her college degree, 59-year-old Alison Turner has earned an associate degree and two bachelor’s degrees from LeMoyne-Owen College.
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March 2019
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Pay-what-you-can juice bar fuels South Memphis
The juice bar is operated by the same nonprofit as the gym, following the pay-as-you-can model so it’s never beyond the means of the people it is meant to serve.
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November 2018
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To combat investment property swarm, Frayser CDC empowers residents to buy their homes
It's not often that a South Memphis native boasts about planting roots in North Memphis. But, Mike Daniels is an exception. Daniels is a new first-time homeowner, thanks to Frayser Community Development Corporation's new Home Ownership Campaign. -
Sears places Southland Mall store on the chopping block
Sears Holdings will shutter the doors of its Southland Mall store, the company announced Thursday, Nov. 8. -
South Memphis is an incubator for pedestrian improvements under national initiative
Much of the conversation about improvements in South Memphis centers on building better spaces for residents to learn, work and play.
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