By: Ella CoffeyPeer Power Foundation is a non-profit organization that uses “The University of Memphis Success Coaches” to tutor students in some of Memphis’ inner-city schools. The idea began with Charles McVean. He saw that inner-city schools were suffering in academics and needed to be changed. He created a student-to-student tutoring system at East High School, and this led to …
My First Mission Trip to Kenya
By: Laila TravillionThis summer I had the amazing opportunity to visit Nairobi, Kenya on missions with my family and close friends. In a country with HIV/AIDS, many children are placed in orphanages with few re-sources. I am so grateful to have been introduced to a vast array of beautiful cultures and interesting personalities. I found Kenya to be full of …
IMPACT Spring Fashion
Festival Finds As May comes to a close, we wanted to share some of our favorite festival pieces from Indigo, Threads, and Peepers. With so many outdoor events happening around Memphis in May, we focused on easy, breezy, statement pieces. We love what we found and we think you will to! What are some of your go to pieces for …
Crosstown Artist Talk
Written by Ruth Ellen BerryOne of the many amazing features of the new Crosstown Concourse, the Crosstown Arts Residency Program offers Memphis based artists, musicians, dancers, and writers the opportunity to cultivate “creative exchange” throughout the community. The program accepts sixteen local artists with unique styles to participate in a three month residency with access to meals six days a …
Operation Red Shoes
Operation Red Shoes aims to carry on the powerful legacy of Luis Aguilar by providing fundamental assistance for families of children and teens battling cancer. In honor of his proclivity to sport red shoes, the family decided to order red shoes for family and friends at Luis’s funeral. As the order was placed to Zappos, the story behind the purchase …
The Railgarten
Written By: Ella CoeffyTwo high school friends, John Planchon and Taylor Berger, had a dream to open up a place that would bring the Memphis community together. This is what brought us Railgarten. They had previously opened up two other successful venues, Rec Room and Loflin Yard. However, Railgarten has been their most demanding project thus far. Set on two …
Spring Fashion
In honor of Rachel Roy being the headlining designer at Memphis Fashion Week, we donned the latest from the Rachel Roy Spring Collection! We also picked up a few of our new favorites from our tried and true local boutique, Threads Boutique! Thank you to our amazing hair stylist, Hannah Page!
Valentine’s Fashion Shoot
Valentine’s Fashion Shoot: Sharing a few Valentine’s Day-inspired looks with our 4Memphis Impact Staff. We have all been loving pops of pinks and reds right now. Here are a few of their favorite looks… All outfits by Sachi, Threads Boutique, and Peepers Optical Shoppe. Left to right: Sophie – dress: Sachi Riley – top: Threads Boutique jeans: Sachi sunglasses: Peeper Optical Shoppe …
The Celebration of Music
Ethan Bortnick to hold talent search in Memphisby Langston MeyersBeing the home of the Blues and birthplace of Rock n’ Roll, Memphians know something about music, and, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, so does “The World’s Youngest Solo Musician to Headline His Own Concert Tour,” Ethan Bortnick. This 16 year-old began when he asked his parents to …