an abandoned feed mill in Orange Mound, were announced. The proposed development is for the building to become a multi-use facility called the Orange Mound Tower. The $50 million development project is being led by Victoria Jones, a local arts organizer, and IMAKEMADBEATS, a local music producer. Jones' organization, TONE, is based in Orange Mound, and IMAKEMADBEATS grew up in Orange Mound. Culture Churches Churches in Orange Mound, and throughout Memphis, have played a critical role in developing community leaders and fostering stability. Particularly important has been Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, which has been at the corner of Carnes Avenue and David St. since 1926, and Mt Pisgah CME Church on the corner of Park Avenue and Marechalneil. This church played a role in the Civil Rights Movement by assisting activists jailed for their activities in support of racial equality. Music Orange Mound hosts a growing underground rap scene as well as national hip-hop stars. The hit rap duo 8 Ball & MJG (Premro Smith and Marlon Jermain Goodwin) grew up in Orange Mound. They met at Ridgeway High in East Memphis where many Orange Mound children were educated from the early 1970s to the early 1990s. Literature Orange Mound is the title and setting of a novel written by author Jay Fingers, who grew up in the neighborhood. The novel was recently deemed a "Memphis Book for Summer Reading" by the Memphis Flyer. Education Melrose High School, Ridgeway High and Dunbar Elementary School are located in Orange Mound and serve as a sources of pride and focal points for the community. On Fridays during football season members of the community come together to cheer on the Golden Wildcats at Melrose Stadium. Key to Orange Mound Tyler Glover, who operates Tyler's Place restaurant at 2481 Park Avenue, has been elected the "Mayor of Orange Mound," and his restaurant the official Orange Mound "city hall." During the first term of Memphis Mayor W. W. Herenton, Glover presented Herenton with an orange "key to Orange Mound." Glover's words convey the love that Orange Mound's long-term residents feel for Orange Mound: "This is the greatest community in the world.... It is the greatest community because I know everybody here and I love working on committees and making this a better place in which to live. I don't want to live any other place than Orange Mound. I have had numerous opportunities to