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You may remember driving through Midtown Memphis and seeing Paul Penczner’s studio near Poplar and Watkins. Perhaps you took an art class from him or saw an exhibition of his paintings over his six decades as one of the city’s most prominent artists and art instructors.

This month, the Community Foundation will once again support local efforts to responsibly control our local pitbull and pitbull mix breed dog population. And it’s happening because of the forethought of one animal lover: Margarette Sather.

Pediatric pulmonologist and bluegrass enthusiast Dr. Jonathan Finder hosts regular bluegrass house concerts at his Midtown home and also organizes a regular bluegrass jam at Crosstown Brewery.

April is National Fair Housing Month for a reason: it honors Martin Luther King, Jr.'s advocacy for decent housing. Just days after his death in 1968, Congress passed the Fair Housing Act, outlawing housing discrimination based on factors like race.

Spring is officially here, and it’s a great time to enjoy our local parks. Driving down Southern Avenue, have you checked out Audubon Park lately? We recently met with Tennis Memphis CEO Scott Mitchell, who shared how the impressive new Leftwich Tennis Center came to be.

In the United States, approximately 350,000 individuals live with Down syndrome, with around 1,500 residing in the Mid-South. Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs in one in every 691 live births worldwide. It affects people of all ages, races and economic levels and is the most frequently occurring chromosomal disorder.

Kacky Walton speaks with Jenny Davis, Director of Programming at Crosstown Arts, who is also a flutist and co-founder of contemporary classical music group Blueshift Ensemble. ICEBERG’s Artistic Director, composer/conductor Alex Burtzos also joins the interview to talk about an upcoming innovative, improvised musical performance!

Kacky Walton talks with jazz guitarist Ted Ludwig, who curates Crosstown Arts’ Modern Masters Jazz Series. His trio will be performing with bass virtuoso Lynn Seaton, at Crosstown’s Green Room on Tuesday, September 12.

Happiness does not result from what we get, but from what we give. However, there are generally positive results for the donor in terms of tax benefits when making charitable gifts.

In the Greater Memphis area, more than 45,000 young adults aged 16-24 are out of school and work. This staggering statistic was at the forefront of a recent event the Community Foundation co-hosted with The Collective Blueprint.