Couple from Memphis create app to help people find the best brunch
An app developed by a Memphis couple makes it easier to find a good place for brunch.
Elle Perry
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August 2019
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South Memphis Memphis couple open Caribbean restaurant in Hickory Hill
Louis and Carla Faulkner are operating a new restaurant, Caribbean Flayvahz, in Hickory Hill.
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Metro Student artwork at Southwind High removed following threat, SCS says
A piece of student artwork at Southwind High School has been removed after the principal received a threatening phone call about the painting.
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South Memphis LeMoyne-Owen interim president: ‘First we start by listening’
Former Memphis City Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson-Dean said she plans to begin her tenure at LeMoyne-Owen College with a lot of listening.
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Business Approval sought for University District apartments, St. Jude parking lots
Southern Avenue apartments are among the items the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment will hear at its Aug. 28 meeting.
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July 2019
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Metro $2.1M building permit filed for St. Clair Foods in Whitehaven
A Memphis-based food manufacturer is seeking a $2.1 million building permit to expand its Whitehaven warehouse.
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Food News Bala’s Bistro serves African and American food in Whitehaven
Bala Tounkara wants to make African food appealing to those who have never tried it, but he also wants to give people with African parents a chance to try dishes beyond their familiar fare.
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South Memphis South Memphis native opens Whitehaven juice bar with second soon to come
People told South Memphis native Quavisa Henderson she should open a juice bar in Cordova or Germantown, but Henderson says those communities already have plenty of options. Instead, she opened her first location in Whitehaven and will soon be opening another in Parkway Village.
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South Memphis Life Together makes pitch for part of South City facility
The City of Memphis has an option to purchase the buildings that served as the former MLK Transition Academy, Porter Junior High School, and Boys and Girls Club location at 620 S. Lauderdale St.
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Metro Splash pad coming to Whitehaven Community Center
A building permit application valued at $1.2 million was filed July 24 for exterior construction for the center.
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Metro $2.6M building permit filed for Pandrol
EDGE approved a 15-year Community Builder PILOT for Pandrol USA in May.
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South Memphis LeMoyne-Owen suit outlines problems between president, faculty
A suit filed by the LeMoyne-Owen College Faculty Organization against the college and its board of trustees reveals the mistrust that existed between the administration and faculty before the college president was fired.
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South Memphis Self + Tucker celebrates 70 years of Universal Life building
At least 100 former Universal Life Insurance employees were on hand Thursday for an event commemorating the building’s 70th anniversary.
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South Memphis South City art space up for DMC Good Neighbor Grant
Yvonne Bobo's project to create space for 15 artists and a nonprofit called Off the Walls that will serve at-risk youth and adults in South City may receive additional incentives.
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Metro $400,000 sculpture among new artworks commissioned for renovated convention center
UrbanArt Commission will commission four new permanent artworks for the convention center worth a combined $595,000.
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South Memphis Hillcrest alumni team up to assist Ida B. Wells Academy students
The academy will work with the nonprofit GROW, which aims to help teen girls work through issues like bullying, drug use, alcohol and peer pressure to make good decisions for themselves.
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Education LeMoyne-Owen gets new accreditation for business degrees
Katherine Causey, chair of LeMoyne-Owen’s Division of Business and Economic Development, said the college’s business programs are the largest and most popular majors at the college.
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City of Memphis Waste Connections vote reveals city council conundrum
Before rejecting plans this week to reconfigure the Waste Connections facility in Whitehaven, several Memphis City Council members said the decision is probably not the best outcome for area homeowners.
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Real Estate Farmers market regular plans to open pasta, pizza restaurant in Midtown
The vacant Fuel Cafe on Madison could be renovated into a new pizza and pasta restaurant by a local grower who sells handmade pastas at local farmers markets.
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Business AmeriCorps funding coming to Memphis organizations
Memphis organizations will get more than $2 million in grant money from the Corporation for National and Community Service to support the work of AmeriCorps members.
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South Memphis Site plan modifications sought for truck terminal expansion, senior living community
Developers of two large projects south of Interstate 240 are seeking amendments to their plans, one for a truck terminal expansion on American Way, the other for a gated residential community at Forest Hill-Irene and Shelby Drive.
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South Memphis South Memphis Renewal CDC to train aspiring tradesmen
Education is a primary component of YouthBuild, a federally funded program that will enable the CDC to select, train, certify and employ 70 aspiring tradesmen and tradeswomen.
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Metro SkyCop giveaway to be held for District 3 neighborhood groups
Neighborhood groups in the greater Whitehaven area will have a chance to get a free SkyCop camera this fall.
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June 2019
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South Memphis Southwest renovating Whitehaven Center building for funeral degree
The college’s new funeral services program is designed to prepare students to become either a funeral director or an embalmer.
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South Memphis Teens lead Blues City Cultural Center bus tour through Whitehaven
Whitehaven teenagers spent the past month researching the neighborhood’s history and preparing to lead a bus tour Tuesday that included songs and event re-enactments.
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