In a ceremony Friday, the Community Redevelopment Agency presented residents with plaques that they placed at the foot of their chosen tree.

Klondike Smokey City Community Development Corporation, The Works, Inc. and Neighborhood Preservation, Inc. will host a May Day Saturday at Northside High School. 

Ridership is booming at Groove On-Demand, which serves about 1,500 passengers a month with shuttle rides throughout Downtown and the Medical District. 

Douglass’ Juneteenth art auction has been postponed due to COVID-19. However, the festival is still set for Father’s Day weekend.

Black Seeds Urban Farms’ event will feature music performances from local artists and food from vendors like Sun of a Vegan and Street Kitchen. 

Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks plans to build two warehouses in southeast Memphis, and Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties is set to build two warehouses in northeast Memphis. 

An art contest is one of the highlights of The Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in the Douglass neighborhood. This year’s theme is United States Colored Troops, honoring Black men who served in the military during the Civil War.

In each workshop, youth received the necessary information to start, manage and operate their own business through interactive lectures and hands-on experience. 

Volunteers, all people who have grown up in the North Memphis neighborhood, packed each car with 14 days’ worth of groceries for a family of four. 

The upcoming June 4 summit will provide a space for members of affected communities to meet with and seek resources from from clergy leaders, nonprofit organizations, law enforcement and government agencies. 

The farm was started by Memphis firefighter Bobby Rich, whose knowledge makes him akin to a walking plant encyclopedia. 

Muggin’ Coffeehouse to open second location near “game-changer” homes in Uptown. 

The Links at Davy Crockett may see a new future after Mayor Jim Strickland proposed the creation of an outdoor adventure park in its place in his budget presentation before the city council. 

The organization is hosting a free MAMA’s (Memphis Allies Mother’s Appreciation) Day lunch Saturday at Legacy Impact Community Resource Center, 2285 Frayser Blvd., from noon to 2 p.m. 

The event will be held Sat, April 2 at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn located at 3700 Central Avenue. 

The craft brewery will install a temporary patio this spring with plans for a permanent installation for future use. 

The center in Frayser will bring multiple benefits to the community for everyone from youths to veterans to seniors.

Planners hope the transformation of the old Northside High School building into a mixed-use development will rekindle a sense of community in the Klondike section of North Memphis. 

Steve Lockwood, who led the Frayser Community Development Corp. until his retirement in 2020, will serve as interim director.

“I built those houses,” said Henry Turley. “There’s nothing wrong with those houses that should cause the residents to have to move out.”

The former vocational high school at 1212 Vollintine Ave. will become a multi-use space for vocational skills training, workforce development, multifamily housing, health care services, performing arts and more. 

Children will be able to play with 26 interactive spray toys, some shaped like leaves and sprouts and others shaped like garden bugs and snails, while learning about motor skills, water safety, socialization and cause and effect. 

The announcement was made by Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas during a recent annual Vollintine Evergreen Community Association meeting Saturday, Jan. 29.

Alpha Omega Veterans Services was given the former training center through a federal grant by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).

Brown Missionary Baptist Church, which is based in DeSoto County, is hosting a Gas Up for Blessings event in Frayser, Saturday, Dec. 18.