368 articles by Tom Bailey :

• July 2019

  • Japanese/Thai fusion restaurant coming to Midtown

    Takashi will fill the space vacated by Pei Wei Asian Diner in the Belvedere Collection shopping center on Union.

    By Tom Bailey July 04, 2019

  • 13 home sites proposed next to Loflin Yard

    The planning cases to be heard in August include a new single-family subdivision south of Downtown and three proposed sites for automobile sales.

    By Tom Bailey July 02, 2019

  • Demolition won’t raze a family and its memories

    The Francis family takes one last look at their old home place before it's razed for the expansion of the University of Memphis' parking lot.

    By Tom Bailey July 02, 2019

  • Hotel battle may decide future for historic police building

    The owner of the long-vacant, 108-year-old Central Police Station Building has a Plan A and Plan B for renovating the historic Central Police Station Building at 128 Adams. Which plan is used depends on how the legal dispute over the convention center hotels is resolved. 

    By Tom Bailey July 01, 2019

  • The Central Station’s first general manager lays groundwork

    As The Central Station’s first general manager, Jeremy Sadler is busy forming his management team and meeting with potential clients in preparation for the hotel’s expected opening in September. 

    By Tom Bailey July 01, 2019

• June 2019

  • Driver hits pedestrian in heavily marked crosswalk

    Video shows a Jeep motoring through the new Highland Strip crosswalk, and striking and hurling a schoolteacher through the air. Police did not charge the driver, raising questions about how serious the city takes pedestrian safety.  

    By Tom Bailey June 30, 2019

  • Developers present townhouse options to Cooper-Young residents

    The developers of a townhouse project in Cooper-Young presented four different site plans to residents, saying fewer units will mean higher prices. 

    By Tom Bailey June 25, 2019

  • Saia takes another step toward new $15M truck terminal

    Saia Motor Freight seeks building permit to build 200-door cross dock just east of Memphis International Airport.

    By Tom Bailey June 24, 2019

  • Benefactor offers to fund Memphis reunion of WWII sweethearts

    An elderly French woman may travel to Olive Branch for a second reunion with her World War II sweetheart.

    By Tom Bailey June 21, 2019

  • Highland Heights church property draws interest from buyers

    Methodist church officials will soon list for sale the just-closed Highland Heights United Methodist Church building. The property anchors a corner of two busy streets, which should draw interest from prospective buyers.

    By Tom Bailey June 20, 2019

  • France swoons over love story linked to Olive Branch

    Enterprising French journalists reunited an elderly Olive Branch man with his long-lost love from World War II, and the story spread across Europe. 

    By Tom Bailey June 19, 2019

  • Work resumes for SugaShack music club on Beale

    New music club will serve soul music and Southern food in a simple, brick building on Beale, just east of the entertainment district.

    By Tom Bailey June 19, 2019

  • U of M will remove houses to expand parking lot

    The University of Memphis will soon remove a half-dozen houses along Deloach and Poplar so it can expand a campus parking lot.

    By Tom Bailey June 19, 2019

  • Memphian Hotel in Overton Square gets a more timeless look

    Developers have changed the architecture of what will be called the Memphian Hotel in Overton Square. The latest look appears more timeless, with fewer contrasting colors. 

    By Tom Bailey June 18, 2019

  • Snuff District revealed in new renderings

    Newly released architectural renderings have revealed what  the 55-acre, nearly $200 million Snuff District mixed-use development will look like in Uptown next to the Wolf River Harbor.

    By Tom Bailey June 17, 2019

  • Mixed-use building coming to Cooper in Midtown

    A planned, three-story building will house a restaurant or offices on the ground floor and three studio apartments on each of the top two levels.

    By Tom Bailey June 17, 2019

  • AutoZone plans expansion, $145M investment Downtown

    AutoZone seeks a 15-year tax incentive in return for expanding its Downtown Memphis presence with a $145 million investment and addition of 130 jobs.

    By Tom Bailey June 15, 2019

  • Highland Heights UM Church closing after Sunday's service

    Highland Heights United Methodist Church has anchored a corner of Summer and Highland for a century, but will close because of its shrinking, aging membership.

    By Tom Bailey June 13, 2019

  • Demolition removes more of old Midtown shopping center

    Two small pads for freestanding buildings will be built where the middle of a 99-year-old strip shopping center is being razed.

    By Tom Bailey June 12, 2019

  • New Downtown fire station would create a ‘superblock’

    The Memphis Fire Department plans to build a new station at Adams and High Street, but wants to close High between Adams and Washington to the public. 

    By Tom Bailey June 12, 2019

  • Planning staff recommends against 'Fred Jones Lane' based on policy, not contributions

    Request by Southern Heritage Classic founder does not follow local policies on changing street names, a planning report states.

    By Tom Bailey June 11, 2019

  • City crews replace 'Forrest' with 'Forest' street signs

    The city on Monday carried out a plan to replace about 30 "Forrest Ave" street signs with "Forest Ave." The change assures the city is honoring trees instead of the Confederate general who was a slave trader and Ku Klux Klan leader.

    By Tom Bailey June 10, 2019

  • The Central Station Hotel puts fresh spin on Memphis music

    Why did the The Central Station Hotel developers send a photographer on long train trips? And why are they installing a big, wooden dial in each guestroom? The answers involve aspirations to make this hotel a beacon for authentic Memphis music and art.

    By Tom Bailey June 10, 2019

  • 'Cool area' remark sparks massive investment in Edge District

    The dam has broken and development projects are flooding through the Edge District.

    By Tom Bailey June 09, 2019

  • Expansion of Uptown TIF District pursued by CRA board

    The Community Redevelopment Agency wants to make the advantages of the Uptown Tax Increment Financing District available to all residents in the New Chicago, Bickford and Smokey City neighborhoods.

    By Tom Bailey June 07, 2019