"When I wake up every morning and put my feet on the ground, I've got a reason to smile and I figure if I do, then I should make sure everybody else does too, especially the kids. So I just go through the hallways, talking to people, making them smile. It's the least I can do”

"I knew this is where I wanted to live. I didn't want to live in the suburbs, where it's nothing but trees and fences and nobody knows their neighbors. Here, everybody is on their front porch and not their back porch. I like that.”

"In the Medical District, you're anywhere downtown in two minutes without the struggle of parking. It's perfect for medical students, hospital workers and other people who work in the district. I may have to wait before we're the next South Main, but I have faith. I have vision.”

"Before I moved to the district, I was living in Bartlett, so my commute every day was crazy. Everything is going great for me now. A big change in less than a year!”

Everybody goes to work every day, but most people want to experience everything Memphis has to offer and the Edge has it all. You don't need to go outside of this area. There's so much going on.”