This week of events kicks off the holiday season for Whitehaven.

Officials broke ground Wednesday, Nov. 11, on the Early Childhood Academy in Orange Mound, a collaboration of the University of Memphis and Porter-Leath.

Two groups of the historic community’s younger residents hope people have hung on to their property, will hang on a little longer because The Mound is about to be reborn.

Paula and James Campbell know the appraised value of their Orange Mound home is far less than the $300,000 they spent to build it. But that’s OK. They intend to stay.

A developer has given up — for now — on a two-year effort to recruit a grocery store to serve South City in an otherwise comprehensive, $227 million project to improve the quality of life in the economically distressed neighborhood.

Some people have asked but the owners of Piano’s flower shop say there is no reason for them to leave the Whitehaven community.

Facility will serve 200 3-, 4-year-olds in the Melrose High School neighborhood.

Two local higher education institutions are the recipients of surplus lab equipment given in a long-term loan from the Health Department.

The grandson of Elvis Presley has been laid to rest in the Meditation Garden at Graceland.

A TIF would allow tax dollars generated by the community to be reinvested in the community.

Shooting death of Demetrius Robinson prompts coaches from other schools to stand in solidarity against violence.

Levitt Shell officials say the pandemic has left them in dire financial straights and vandalism is devastating. Graceland was also tagged with graffiti.

The Miss USA pageant will be broadcast from Graceland on Nov. 9, the Miss Universe Organization announced Monday, Aug. 31.

Kids need sports and youth sports organizers are finding ways to let them play during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Pioneering Black pharmacist Dr. Charles Champion was showered with adoration by motorists in South Memphis with a drive-thru celebration outside his neighborhood drug store.

Start Co. and developers of The Walk on Union describe Catalyst30 as a sped-up effort to achieve in 10 years what normally would take 20 years: Make Memphis a "digital city."

COVID-19 and a desire to improve cash flow have prompted FedEx to slow the pace of a $1.55 billion Memphis hub transformation. 

A free, reservation-only version of the Elvis Week Candlelight Vigil will feature social distancing and smaller crowds.

New delivery business is set to open its first fully automated grocery fulfillment center next year to serve customers across Memphis.

After the City Council sent the cases back, the Land Use Control Board for a second time approved two development proposals over the stiff opposition of neighbors.

Muggin' Coffee House owners have plans for themselves and their team.

The endowment from the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis is the largest in LeMoyne-Owen College’s history.

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.

South City businesses and nonprofits now need only to make a 10% match – instead of 25% – to receive up to a $50,000 grant to improve the exterior of their buildings.