South Memphis festival combines Afrofuturism and fair housing
Festival organizers will retain the influence of those in the neighborhood who are committed to workforce development and how the land is used.
Elle Perry
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Transportation & Logistics $25M building permit filed for Memphis warehouse
Patterson Warehouses received a six-year, payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) incentive in July from the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis and Shelby County.
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South Memphis Hardaway: Orange Mound Initiative will be designed, developed, driven by grassroots organizations
Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess is hosting an event next week that is billed as an opportunity to collaborate, grow and shape the future of Orange Mound.
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Elections Herenton concession biggest news of early trends in voting
Check here throughout the day to see how balloting is going around the city, and into the evening as ballot tabulation begins.
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South Memphis Starbucks en route to Whitehaven
Mayor Jim Strickland said the chain has signed a letter of intent to open a Whitehaven location.
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September 2019
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South Memphis Superlo Foods to open in closed Orange Mound Kroger store
Superlo Foods, a Memphis-based grocery store chain, hopes to open a location in Orange Mound Dec. 1.
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South Memphis LeMoyne-Owen launches national campaign to raise $1.2 million
The historically black college in South Memphis also plans to increase alumni giving from 8% to 30%.
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Business Two national retailers, MEMShop coming to Whitehaven
Two national retailers and three MEMShop locations will add to the retail momentum Whitehaven is seeing, but the community still has property challenges.
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GWERC director working to help Whitehaven businesses unlock economic incentives
With a population of 40,000 in 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates that Whitehaven’s median income was $39,000 – higher than the city of Memphis at $37,000. -
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South MemphisProject Backboard restoring art at French Fort basketball court
Former Memphis Grizzlies community relations employee Dan Peterson is making an impact by reviving forlorn basketball courts, public spaces that bring people together.
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Performing Arts Orange Mound adding to New Ballet’s dance pipeline
LeAnthony Douglas, a teaching and performing artist at New Ballet Ensemble and School, started in the organization’s first cohort of Dunbar Elementary School students.
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South Memphis Gestalt charter school system begins Hickory Hill revitalization project
Over the next three years, the charter school system plans to work with community partners to add amenities including a small grocery store, affordable child care or preschool and community green space.
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South Memphis Foote Park at South City opens
The first residents have moved into the reincarnation of the former Foote Homes public-housing project, Foote Park at South City.
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South Memphis Radical.tacos teams up with Soulsville Charter School ‘Green Team’
Soulsville's radical.tacos will source some of its produce from a student-managed garden.
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City of Memphis Colleges, careers showcased at Southern Heritage Classic fair
The Classic College and Career Fair gives high school students a chance to learn about regional colleges they could attend.
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Metro Southern Heritage Classic like a family reunion to TSU, JSU alumni
For alumni of Jackson State University and Tennessee State University, the Southern Heritage Classic is like a family reunion.
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Business TSU alumni and lounge owners host Southern Heritage Classic events
Two newer Memphis lounges, both owned by Tennessee State University alumni, are celebrating the Southern Heritage Classic this week.
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Metro City names street after Southern Heritage Classic founder Fred Jones Jr.
Southern Heritage Classic founder Fred Jones Jr. now has a street named after him on the grounds of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, "Fred Jones Way."
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Spirit of Memphis Comcast ‘Digital Inclusion Day’ means free laptops, grants for nonprofits
Comcast came to Memphis on Friday bearing free laptops for students, free internet service for their families and tech grants for local nonprofits.
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South Memphis 38126 Center to ‘transform key, strategic corner’ of Soulsville
The 38126 Center, to be located at the corner of Mississippi Boulevard and Walker Avenue, is directly across from The Four Way restaurant and less than half a mile from LeMoyne-Owen College.
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South Memphis Muggin’ Coffeehouse combines love of coffee, community
Mary and Ken Olds plan to open Muggin’ Coffeehouse in Whitehaven in November.
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South Memphis Retail center developer seeks gas sales in southeast Memphis
A large retail center with more than 230 parking spaces is planned in southeast Memphis if the developer can get approval for gas sales at the location.
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Real Estate 38126 Innovation Center, Whitehaven coffee shop seek EDGE loans
Projects in Whitehaven and South Memphis are seeking forgivable Inner City Economic Development (ICED) loans from EDGE.
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August 2019
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Business Le Bonheur, St. Jude, Old Dominick plan expansions
Three well-known Memphis institutions are seeking approval from the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment to expand their operations.
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South Memphis Uplift Westwood CDC launches with town hall meeting
Westwood residents offered organizers of the new CDC a list of suggestions to improve the community, from covered basketball courts and a splash pad, to career readiness programs and a full-service bank location.
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