Suburbs Collierville leaders showed interest as LRK presented a plan that could bring a hotel and parking garage near the square. Developers pitched the idea saying it would drive future generations to the area.
While some churches nearby shrink or close, St. Michael Church on Summer Avenue will soon start construction on a new, $2 million parish office, has begun building two more soccer fields, and has plans for a new parish hall.
Shelby County will offer grants up to $10,000 for limited-service restaurants closed during COVID-19; the application process begins Tuesday.
It has been eight days since football activities were halted because of COVID-19 test results.
Miles Tamboli opened a restaurant just four months before COVID closed his dining room. With a degree in public health, he knows enough to know he’s not reopening it just yet.
On “Behind The Headlines,” Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. also said he sees an “appetite” for reform among law enforcement in general but has some hesitation about trying to codify reform measures he’s taken to apply to future sheriffs.
The Tigers have pulled even in class of 2021 recruit’s considerations.
The Shelby County Health Department also reported 160 new coronavirus cases on Friday, Sept. 18.
The positive COVID-19 tests forced Memphis to take another week off, but here is an opportunity to see how its conference rivals look.
A pair of city meetings, the Lakeland Board of Commissioners, and Metropolitan Planning and Design Review Commission, deliver approvals for several development projects including town homes in The Lake District mixed-use development near I-40 and Canada Road
Indigo, which has its North American commercial operations headquarters in Memphis, has partnered with one of the nation’s largest craft breweries. The wheat used in Dogfish Head’s new beer can be traced to a climate-friendly farm in Kansas.
Whitney Plantation in Louisiana is unique among those open to the public: it is the only one anywhere dedicated to the history of slaves and telling the story from their point of view.
Bicycles are selling like hotcakes, with customers in some places putting down deposits for bikes they won’t see until January.
The cases involve piglets and mice that were not euthanized when federal regulations said it was necessary. In one case, a researcher lied about the procedures. That research was suspended but has been reinstated.
The new Memphis assistant used concepts from the Celtics while building a successful college program.
New outdoor seating off South Main beside Puck Food Hall will be for dining, working or just gathering to enjoy a little distanced socializing and music.
While work depends on the weather, the Collierville-Arlington and Eastley Street intersections are scheduled to close from 8 a.m. Saturday but reopen before 6 a.m. Monday.
Tentative plans for a 2-mile stretch between Front and Cleveland include better pedestrian crossings, protected bike lanes and landscaping. A public meeting Thursday resumes a process that was paused in March for the pandemic.
Memphis museums reopened slowly and carefully, and shows that were expected to leave in May are still open through Sept. 27. Related story: Downtown art museum’s veiled design: ‘It’s exceeding our expectations’
Like the population they represent, current members of the Shelby County Commission are turning out to be the most disparate and eclectic group to be elected to a local legislative body in years – perhaps ever.
Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner has seen first hand the impact of violent crime on his commission district which includes Hickory Hill. But Turner says it’s possible to back law enforcement and be opposed to a militarization of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and Memphis Police Department.