06/07/21
he Grizzlies in the NBA Playoffs highlighted some of the best things about the Grind City. The people, basketball and Memphis hip-hop. “It’s the culture. It’s the time,” said legendary Memphis rapper, MJG. One half of game-changing duo 8Ball and MJG. They started out in the 90s and have seen Memphis go through it all.…
05/28/21
In the wake of a pandemic that ravaged economies around the world, Tennessee has been dosed with an ample, invigorating surge of new entrepreneurial activity. According to the latest Tennessee Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report, the state saw new business filings grow by 19,652 in Q1 2021, a 55.1% increase, and the largest tally…
04/28/21
The South is the fastest growing region in the United States, according to newly released data from the 2020 census. The region had a 10.2% increase in population over the last decade, census officials said Monday as they released state-level data determining how many seats each state will have in the U.S. House of Representatives. The…
04/27/21
Construction cranes are a ubiquitous sight over the Memphis campus of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital — illustrating a multibillion-dollar expansion. Today, April 27, St. Jude announced the next stage of expansion for the hospital: a commitment over the next six years to invest $11.5 billion, including $1.9 billion in new construction, and the addition…
04/26/21
Amazon confirmed Thursday, April 22, that it is building two new operations, a previously reported delivery station in Frayser/Raleigh and a fulfillment center in Byhalia, Mississippi. The facilities will create “hundreds of new full-time jobs, paying a starting wage of $15 per hour and offering a variety of benefits,” the e-commerce giant’s press release states. Workers…
04/26/21
Memphis International Airport, thanks to FedEx, was listed as the world’s busiest cargo airport for 2020, marking the first time it has received that designation in 11 years. The ranking was based on preliminary data released by the Airports Council International (ACI). Memphis International Airport (MEM) surpassed Hong Kong International Airport, which held the top…
04/15/21
When Cori Smith was pregnant with her child, she lost her job and found herself in dire need of money for diapers. When she realized there were very few parent aid programs that provided diapers, she created the Sweet Cheeks Diaper Ministry, an organization that provides diapers for families in need. Cori joins the show…
04/15/21
One in five transgender individuals have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality. Now a nonprofit based in Memphis is on a mission to reverse the troubling statistic. Adriana Diaz shows how members of My Sistah’s House are providing permanent housing to some of those most…
03/22/21
It’s been a year since the coronavirus swept across the world, people went into quarantine, offices went dark and the world shut down. As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, many say the promise of some normalcy gives them the mental strength to hold out a bit longer — even if they don’t yet have access to a shot.…
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