For those of you who haven’t heard of Veritas College Preparatory, you are missing out. Veritas is a wonderful, relatively new charter school in downtown Memphis for sixth through eighth graders. The children work hard and have a great attitude. Watching the way the children interact with each other and the teachers shows what excellent [...]
Bill Morrison, school teacher and former HR professional, is taking the gavel as chairman of the Memphis City Council after being sworn in on New Year’s Day for a new four-year term. As a member of City Council, he has a reputation for listening, consensus-building, and for serving capably his Raleigh-Frayser District while keeping a [...]
A Sweet Serenade – A Benefit for the Woodruff-Fontaine House VENUE: Woodruff-Fontaine House 680 Adams, Memphis Saturday, February 11, 2012 6:30pm ADMISSION: $35 per person. For tickets call 901-526-1469, 901-647-8978, or 901-493-0958 Checks should be made to Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities Memphis Chapter (APTA-Memphis) The Woodruff-Fontaine House Museum (www.woodruff-fontaine.com) is collaborating with [...]
Well, it’s that time again, folks! A new year means time for implementing new habits. What better way to kick off that resolution to get fit than by participating in some of the Mid-South’s many upcoming 5k’s and half-marathons? I love doing 5k’s and trying to decrease my time with each new adventure. My personal [...]
Mid-Southerners looking to serve the community in February are encouraged by Lifeblood to give blood and support local nonprofits in the process. Blood and blood platelet donors who give during the month will receive a free T-shirt, attached, with the option to return the gift in favor of having a donation made in their honor [...]
The Urban Child Institute, in partnership with the Neighborhood Christian Center, has developed a flyer that sums up all the research and policy papers into four crucial verbs to giving every baby his best chance to succeed in life: Touch, Talk, Read, Play. The flyer can be taped to the refrigerator at your house and [...]
On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, Trezevant hosted a reception in the community’s Performing Arts Center to welcome its 18 new residents to the retirement community. Current residents greeted their new neighbors, and everyone enjoyed food and drinks while getting to know one another. “We like to make our residents feel special and welcomed because they [...]
On Saturday, January 28, Lichterman Nature Center will celebrate National Seed Swap Day with their first Seed Swap, a free event open to the public. Focusing on native, non-invasive species and heirloom seeds, everyone is invited to attend, from seasoned hardcore gardeners to newbies with a, er… budding interest. With its emphasis on locality, the [...]
Each year at the State of the City address by Mayor Wharton, there is a video highlight reel that spotlights the accomplishments of the past year.
We know we imagined it, but we thought we heard much of Memphis say “amen” when they read Church Health Center founder and executive director Scott Morris’ January 2 op-ed column in The Commercial Appeal. Dr. Morris urged Memphians to emulate University of Memphis basketball coach Josh Pastner in their lives. “His first response to [...]
Ten years ago, as I looked forward to the new year, I was just beginning what has been the most rewarding, challenging and engaging phase of my career. Just a few months before, I was an executive with International Paper and Pitt Hyde asked a very direct question. He simply asked if I wanted to [...]
Overview In a recent article in The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof reported on a landmark policy statement just issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the leading association of American pediatricians. Based on several decades of scientific research, the Academy has identified “toxic stress” as the most widespread peril facing young children As the Academy explains, toxic stress [...]
