The extended-stay hotel trend is also rising in Memphis
“The extended-stay market is going to continue to grow, and it’s going to continue to grow at a faster rate than the average hotel market,” said a local hotel expert.
Sophia Surrett
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October 2023
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September 2023
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Food News Feast & Graze moving to new spot
Feast & Graze owner Cristina McCarter said she plans to close her shop on South Main at the end of the year in favor of a new location.
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Food News Belltower Coffeehouse opens at Shelby Farms Park
Belltower Coffeehouse is serving its coffee, teas and more at Shelby Farms Park.
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Food Vibe Foods adding Crosstown Concourse location
Shannon Weston said her son’s food allergy spurred the family to open a “clean food” restaurant in Colorado. When her son enrolled in Rhodes College, Vibe Foods came to Memphis, too.
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Food News Sweet Aroma opens dessert studio in Broad Avenue Arts District
The 1,200-square-foot dessert studio, now open at 501 N. Hollywood St., is designed like an art studio, where customers can decorate cookies, cupcakes and cakes.
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Business Airport Authority approves CEO contract, increased parking rates
The board approved increasing parking lot rates to fund the parking enhancement program, estimated to cost $8 to $10 million.
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Neighborhoods Belly Acres closes Midtown location
In a statement, owners encouraged customers to go to the Regalia location in East Memphis or the “soon-to-be” Silo Square location in Southaven.
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Food News Cafe India opens first Memphis location
The restaurant will be near FedEx and Indian grocery store Balaji Grocery, a strategic decision, said co-owner Vineeth Sheelam.
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Downtown Central Station Hotel opens new ‘Rock and Soul’ event space
The event space is available for use, but finishing touches — including an air wall, artwork and drapery — will be added by Oct. 1.
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Real Estate Memphis area home sales were down this August
August home sales in the Memphis area were down 18% compared to the same month a year ago, and year-to-date sales dropped 26%.
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Food News New York-based Forsythia to open second location in Memphis
The new location, a 30,000-square-foot space at 107 S. Main St., will feature four concepts. Each concept will be a smaller type of restaurant.
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Real Estate Carlisle plans 1.5 million-square-foot development on Racquet Club site
The development will be called Mid-City Memphis, referring to the site’s location at the “geographic and population center” of the city, according to the letter of intent filed.
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Transportation & Logistics Pipeline of 16 hotels in Memphis still missing a full-service hotel Downtown
Hotel industry officials continue lobbying for a full-service convention hotel Downtown with 450-plus rooms.
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BusinessIt’s still a seller’s housing market, but buyers aren’t completely shut out
Local residential real estate brokers say homebuyers should not focus on interest rates but instead focus on the benefits of homeownership.
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Food News Waldo’s Chicken and Beer will open a Memphis location
Waldo’s Chicken and Beer will bring its scratch-made food to the Cordova area.
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East Memphis Buster’s Liquors & Wines is opening a new location in East Memphis
Buster’s Liquors & Wines will open its second location in the Ridgeway Trace Shopping Center on Poplar Avenue.
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August 2023
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Food News Hive Bagel & Deli comes Downtown
Located at 276 S. Front St., the “fast casual” restaurant will include a bar with eight seats, a full patio with six tables and a Lego-built hive in the window.
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BusinessOccupancy rate of Memphis hotels remains above pre-pandemic levels
While local hotel occupancy rates and demand for rooms buck the national trend, the real bright spot is across the Mississippi River.
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Food NewsAfter more than 25 years, barbecue competitor plans to open smokehouse
“I’m not saying (my barbecue) is the best,” Willie Burton said. “But it will be Memphis-style barbecue at its best.”
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Food NewsFirst Memphis-raised head chef takes the helm at Chez Philippe
The search for a new chef for Chez Philippe was national, and Peabody President Doug Browne said finding Keith Clinton was “pure luck.”
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Germantown Local real estate investor gets $150 million in growth capital
REI Nation, which has offices in Germantown, has partnered with Madison International Realty to continue to buy, renovate and manage single-family rental homes for investors.
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Bartlett 7 Brew coffee shop opens new location
7 Brew is a drive-thru with two lanes where customers order face-to-face with an employee. The other side of the stand is for walk-up orders.
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Business Local Lime in Germantown will be owners’ first Tennessee location
The Cali-Mex restaurant at the Shops of Saddle Creek will be the 13th for Arkansas-based Yellow Rocket Concepts.
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Food Charcuterie boards and more offered at Graz’n Tables in Collierville
The products being sold are charcuterie boards, “lunchables,” doughnuts and a variety of other sweet and savory items.
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Business A new Cajun-style seafood restaurant opens
Seafood Wharf Cafe opened in May to provide low-cost high-quality seafood in Cordova.
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