Health Department allows golf; Memphis does not
The Health Department made public some social-distancing guidelines that golf courses should follow if they want to operate. But the eight public courses in the City of Memphis will remain closed.
Tom Bailey
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Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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Real EstateMidtown shopping center sells
Gregory Realty has just purchased the Cooper-Young shopping center occupied by local and national tenants.
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Coronavirus Memphis kindness blog, March 30: Generosity infects Starbucks
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus daily blog, March 23: Second St. Jude employee tests positive
The Tennessee Department of Health releases the latest numbers: 93 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Shelby County and 615 cases in Tennessee.
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City of Memphis Mayor threatens to close parks if restrictions ignored
Abuses of social-distancing restrictions at city parks could force the city to close them.
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City of MemphisA mission in Memphis and beyond: Locals create unified front to fight virus
“We’re building an airplane in the air and doing it on a stopwatch. We’ve got a minute to build it.”
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Real EstateDevelopers unfazed by COVID economy, forge ahead with construction
Taking the long view, Gill Properties is forging ahead with construction of a $3.9 million commercial center in East Memphis despite the recent economic disruption caused by COVID-19.
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Real EstateDowntown board navigates pandemic to help Raw Girls
Members of a Downtown Memphis Commission board used a teleconference to keep their social distance and to approve a $30,000 grant to bring the healthy food business to Peabody Place.
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BusinessLandscape, lighting plan submitted for new FedEx Logistics headquarters
The Design Review Board will consider the proposed landscaping and lighting plans for the $62.5 million conversion of the former Gibson Guitar Factory into the new headquarters for FedEx Logistics.
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Spirit of Memphis Wedding crasher: Love in the time of coronavirus
Many impending weddings are disrupted by the need for social distancing.
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Real Estate $26M Cotton Row renovation moves forward
Two river bluff buildings will be converted into 112 apartment units and 5,300 square feet of commercial space on Front Street.
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Business Homing in: Tips for a 24/7 home life
Experts and others share their ideas for dealing with the emotional, financial and health-related stresses of the stay-at-home emergency order.
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Real Estate Real estate work goes on despite distancing
Realtors say they intend to tell potential homebuyers to remain in their cars if too many of them show up to open houses at the same time.
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Real EstateDevelopers push ahead with $90M senior community after delay
Construction is expected to start on Oaks Edge in three to four months now that the Health, Educational and Housing Facility Board has approved a tax incentive for the senior-living development in East Memphis.
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BusinessCoronavirus daily blog, March 16: SCS extends closure to April 6
Confirmed cases Tennessee52 Shelby County2 - Tunica casinos close temporarily
- Catholic Diocese of Memphis decree cancels Eucharist celebration, excuses people from mass
- U of M may postpone spring graduation
- Dow experiences worst day since 1987
- Gov. urges all Tennessee schools to close
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CoronavirusCoronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed
The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.
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Business MCA fights virus to graduate last class
Memphis College of Art does not have the luxury of closing temporarily because of the pandemic. The school has long planned to close permanently in May, but is now having to fight to stay open long enough to graduate the last class of its 84-year history.
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Business COVID-19 pandemic closes city golf courses despite their wide-open spaces
Even after taking precautions to prevent golfers from potentially spreading the virus, all eight city golf courses are closed until further notice.
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Real Estate Tax break approved for new apartments on Broad Ave.
The 350-unit Links Apartments Broad Avenue is to rise next to the iconic water tower of Broad Avenue, across the street from the row of historic commercial buildings.
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Real Estate Broad Avenue’s water tower apartments head to changed EDGE
Developers seek tax incentives for 350 apartment units under Broad Avenue's signature water tower.
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Real Estate 103-acre, mixed-use development proposed for Millington
A request to have taxpayers pay for Millington Farms' roads, sidewalks and other infrastructure is headed to the Shelby County Commission.
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Real Estate Architects’ side venture keeps projects on time, on budget
MFA is a sideline business — a joint-venture — formed by three architecture firms. It does not design buildings, but works to keep construction on time and under budget for the owner. Business is so strong that MFA is looking for permanent office space Downtown.
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Real EstateGoing... gone: Ex-slave’s farm auctioned after 140 years in family
A 327-acre farm that had been in Rev. H.W. Key's family for 140 years was sold at auction on Saturday.
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