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Restaurant employment returning to pre-pandemic levels
“We’re actually seeing a lot of restaurant veterans who might have left the industry during COVID and want to come back for various reasons,” said Ed Cabigao, co-owner of SOB.
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November 2023
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Business New sandwich shop coming to North Memphis
1111 Lounge, located at the former site of Just Threading, will sell various sandwiches and salads, including vegan sandwiches, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches and cold-cut sandwiches.
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October 2023
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Food NewsMemphis Food Files: New Chicken Salad Chick opens Wednesday
In our new food-related news roundup, a Chicken Salad Chick and three new coffee shops are opening within the Memphis area.
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Food News Korean fried chicken restaurant coming to Cordova
Franchisee Loay Abdallah, who signed a five-location, five-year deal with Bonchon, tried Korean fried chicken in Chicago and couldn’t forget the taste.
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Food NewsDespite auction, Holiday Ham owner hopes deli — and family legacy — will live on
An auction for two Holiday Deli & Ham locations, plus all the business’ extras, is ongoing through Thursday, Oct. 26, at noon.
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Food News Playa Bowls health-food restaurants opens first Tennessee location on South Mendenhall
The 1,300-square-foot Memphis restaurant, 706 S. Mendenhall, will include a covered patio when it opens in late February or March.
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Food News Fine-dining concept Amelia Gene’s opens this Sunday
The 5,200-square-foot, 140-seat restaurant is at 255 S. Front St., which was formerly Ellis & Sons Machine Shop.
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Downtown Tom Lee Park will wait for the ‘right decision’ on Vice & Virtue replacement
Memphis River Parks Partnership officials say plans to replace Vice & Virtue Coffee are tentative with no timeline because the organization wants “to make the right decision rather than a quick decision.”
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Food Combination sports bar and hot wing restaurant to open off Stage Road
The 7,200-square-foot building will house Fanatic Sports Bar, the Wing Fanatic and a 1,000-square-foot entertainment zone known as the “living room.”
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Real EstateMemphis’ multifamily housing market is ‘leveling off’
“More people are choosing Memphis as other cities have gotten more expensive,” said Mark Fogelman, president of Fogelman Properties.
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Food NewsFine dining restaurant to open in former Downtown food-hall space
Fable will be located on the first floor of 409 S. Main St., where Puck Food Hall once was.
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GermantownDoc’s liquor store closing in Germantown
The general manager of Doc’s Wine, Spirits & More in Germantown says nearby construction has impacted the store’s business.
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Food News Former Nineteenth Century Club to become ‘Modern Mexican’ restaurant
The building’s former restaurant tenant, Red Hook, closed Sunday, Oct. 8.
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Food News Taco Cat truck to open brick-and-mortar location
Local food truck Taco Cat plans to open its first conventional restaurant on Germantown Parkway next month.
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Food News Maciel’s to open taqueria on Summer next spring
The owner of Maciel’s Tortas and Tacos plans to open a third location of the popular restaurant — with even more of an emphasis on tacos — early next spring.
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Business B.R. Distilling, maker of Blue Note Bourbon, to expand production, market
The partnership means B.R. Distilling will grow from 30,000 square feet to 100,000 square feet at its 802 Royal Ave. location, the site of the former Pepsi bottling plant.
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Food News Big Chicken is heading to Memphis with three new locations
Big Chicken, a fast-casual chicken concept, is opening three locations in Memphis and North Mississippi next year.
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Food News Memphis Jewish Community Center welcomes new kosher restaurant
You don’t have to be Jewish or a member of MJCC to dine at Sam’s Corner, which will have a variety of kosher dishes, including salads, fish, pasta and pizza.
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Real EstateSeptember home sales are down in the Memphis area
September’s monthly sales volume was $366 million, down 28.2% compared to the $510.1 million recorded in September 2022, according to the Memphis Area Association of Realtors September market report.
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Voters cast their ballots at Balmoral Presbyterian Church
There was a slow but steady roll-in of voters at the church when the polls opened at 7 a.m. Over the next couple of hours, the pace would stay consistent.
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Council candidate Keith Burks says he’s a ‘soldier for change’
The candidate said he is a lifelong Memphian, and that his experiences as a young boy help him relate to the youth today who commit crimes.
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‘One tough mother’ Jerri Green welcomes voters at senior center
Green said the main thing she and her team have been focusing on is increasing public safety, improving Memphis infrastructure and investing in the next generation.
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Voters cast their ballots at Lucille McWherter Senior Center
Lucille McWherter Senior Center welcomed 88 voters this morning to cast their votes for District 2.
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Real Estate 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.
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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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