Neighborhoods Stories from your part of Memphis. Alcy-Ball Which Shelby County neighborhoods see the most bankruptcies? by Jacob Steimer Shelby County ranks No. 1 in bankruptcy. Here’s why. by Jacob Steimer Memphis needs more apartments, but neighbors are getting in the way by Jacob Steimer Binghampton Memphis needs affordable housing. But it’s gotten harder to build. by Jacob Steimer Memphis Seen: Ariel Cobbert’s quest for tenderness and transformation by Andrea Morales Community lost: Binghampton residents forced out as home flipper moves in by Eric Anthony, Mary Humphrey and Eric Brown, as told to Jacob Steimer Boxtown A collective deep breath as the struggle against xAI continues by Kevin Wurm Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce’s push for Elon Musk’s xAI data center by Wendi C. Thomas 38109 residents asked how to spend money from xAI tax payments by Katherine Burgess Castalia Heights Young Dolph’s gifts included more than rapping by Kirstin L. Cheers Young Dolph told stories about poverty, power and policy too by Carrington J. Tatum Community seeks solutions from the tragedy of Young Dolph’s death by Carrington J. Tatum Cooper-Young Local immigrants fear impact of new state law, but say Young is listening by Katherine Burgess With food instability increasing, residents get support from community sources by Sono Motoyama What this white comic found at their kids’ school isn’t funny. It’s racist. by Katrina Coleman Crosstown State efforts to reintegrate former offenders are innovative, but underfunded by Amos Maki Tax breaks drain millions from Shelby County coffers, robbing critical services of the support they need by Michael Finch II Underfunded for years, MATA’s woes continue to harm working-class riders by Katherine Burgess Douglass When the Black Panthers united with Memphis tenants by Justin A. Davis After the Poor People’s Campaign faded, Memphis tenant organizers carried the torch. Where did the movement go? by Justin A. Davis Tyré Nichols’ death began with a traffic stop. Now, organizers want to rethink public safety by Brittany Brown Downtown A volunteer observing a traffic stop in Memphis ended up in jail. Should she have been arrested? by Brittany Brown They were sleeping, driving, walking in Memphis. Then Trump’s police task force came. by Wendi C. Thomas and Katherine Burgess How bail works in Memphis — and why reform could ease jail overcrowding by Brittany Brown Frayser Unsafe lead levels found in water at 24 Memphis schools by Bri Hatch, Chalkbeat Here’s how Paul Young intends to fix Memphis’ housing problems by Jacob Steimer Rep. Justin J. Pearson expelled for speaking against gun violence by Adrienne Johnson Martin Glenview Brian Harris wants to show Memphis’ youth what opportunity looks like by Rebecca Cadenhead Council to consider some name dropping, community lifting for streets, public spaces by Carrington J. Tatum and Jacob Steimer Why did one Memphis ZIP code lose 22% of its population in 10 years? by Jacob Steimer Greenlaw From threatened to thriving: How do we make Memphians safe? by Chris McCoy, Memphis Flyer Embattled MPD set sights on the little guy – children downtown, and we have big questions by Brittany Brown What would it take to drive tourism to Memphis’ black neighborhoods? by Melonee Gaines and Deborah Douglas Hickory Hill General Assembly makes Tennessee’s eviction laws tougher on tenants by Jacob Steimer It’s time to pay attention to how police violence harms community health by Sono Motoyama Can there be police-community reconciliation without ‘acknowledgment of harm’? by Katherine Burgess Hollywood Health and Ed Board cancels tax breaks for two beleaguered apartment communities by Michael Finch II Will Velsicol be Memphis’ next Superfund site? by Ashli Blow After victory, what’s next for the Memphis Tenants Union? by Jacob Steimer Hyde Park When get-out-the-vote becomes get-out-the-vaccine by Hannah Grabenstein Analysis: Political influence gives birth to tax subsidies for apartment developers by Tom Jones Visualizing dreams and reality by Andrea Morales Klondike Inflation forces already food-insecure workers to make more cuts by Brittany Brown Do you live in one of Memphis’ Blackest, whitest or most segregated neighborhoods? 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Davis Change in Memphis starts with creating Black wealth by Tomeka Hart Wigginton Nutbush They call her ‘Bus Driver’ and she calls them family by Hannah Grabenstein Deeper engagement leads to rise in COVID shots among Latinos by Hannah Grabenstein Oakhaven Doulas test ways to curb Memphis’ Black maternal, infant deaths by Katti Gray Is Tennessee aiding the ‘silent killer’? by Sono Motoyama Soaked carpets and no A/C: Memphians describe renting from Prager Group by Jacob Steimer Orange Mound Memphis Seen: Photographer Noah Stewart finds his vantage point by Andrea Morales Longtime Memphis rapper Princess Loko died in obscurity. Will a Beyoncé feature grant her the ‘Renaissance’ she’s overdue? by Justin A. Davis Changes in the bail system seem close, but it’s on the ballot, too by Brittany Brown Parkway Village Paying for squalor: Pinebrook Pointe residents living with leaks, rats, raw sewage by Michael Finch II Public board criticizes tenants, questions point of ending notorious landlord’s tax break by Jacob Steimer Could collective action and an obscure government board protect local tenants? by Jacob Steimer Prospect Park Memphis neighborhood’s gas station fight is spurring changes in zoning law by Carrington J. Tatum City Council pauses new gas station, used tire shop projects in Memphis by Carrington J. Tatum In the depths of 2020, these Memphians helped us see hope by Andrea Morales Raleigh 6 tips for dealing with bad landlords by Jacob Steimer Feeling neglected, Parkway Village residents try to rebuild after ‘white flight’ by Jacob Steimer How can criminal justice reformers keep the faith in the face of fear? by Wendi C. 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Community lost: Binghampton residents forced out as home flipper moves in by Eric Anthony, Mary Humphrey and Eric Brown, as told to Jacob Steimer
Tax breaks drain millions from Shelby County coffers, robbing critical services of the support they need by Michael Finch II
After the Poor People’s Campaign faded, Memphis tenant organizers carried the torch. Where did the movement go? by Justin A. Davis
Tyré Nichols’ death began with a traffic stop. Now, organizers want to rethink public safety by Brittany Brown
A volunteer observing a traffic stop in Memphis ended up in jail. Should she have been arrested? by Brittany Brown
They were sleeping, driving, walking in Memphis. Then Trump’s police task force came. by Wendi C. Thomas and Katherine Burgess
Council to consider some name dropping, community lifting for streets, public spaces by Carrington J. Tatum and Jacob Steimer
Embattled MPD set sights on the little guy – children downtown, and we have big questions by Brittany Brown
What would it take to drive tourism to Memphis’ black neighborhoods? by Melonee Gaines and Deborah Douglas
Do you live in one of Memphis’ Blackest, whitest or most segregated neighborhoods? Read this story to find out. by Jacob Steimer
Are you a young adult struggling with housing? Here’s how to get help. by Rebecca Cadenhead and Natalie Wallington
This one-stop clinic cares for people with health issues sparked or worsened by homelessness by Katti Gray
In Pearson’s return, Memphis finds its place in Nashville by Adrienne Johnson Martin and Andrea Morales
They charged Frances Thompson with indecency when all she wanted to do was live a safe life by Justin A. Davis
Longtime Memphis rapper Princess Loko died in obscurity. Will a Beyoncé feature grant her the ‘Renaissance’ she’s overdue? by Justin A. Davis
Paying for squalor: Pinebrook Pointe residents living with leaks, rats, raw sewage by Michael Finch II
Public board criticizes tenants, questions point of ending notorious landlord’s tax break by Jacob Steimer
Memphis doesn’t see a lot of capital investment – and when it does, the money goes to white neighborhoods by Jacob Steimer
The best of times – or the worst of times: What changes for you under a Trump or Biden administration? by MLK50 Staff
There are a lot more corporate landlords in Memphis. That might mean less homeownership. by Jacob Steimer
City leaders always talk about crime, yet this violence-interruption program only got a six-month trial by Sono Motoyama
