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.
Sophia Surrett
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Real EstateIt’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 News Taking a Mulligan’s: Couple opens new East Memphis restaurant in long-vacant space
The Southern soul food restaurant in Willow Grove Shopping Center will begin to serve lunch come mid-September.
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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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Downtown A new coffee shop is coming to Downtown Memphis
Midsouth Coffee and Tea Co. is seeking a $30,000 grant from the Center City Development Corp., an affiliate of the Downtown Memphis Commission,
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Real EstateJuly Memphis-area home sales down 37.2% from 2022
In Shelby County, 1,120 total sales were recorded for July compared to last July’s 1,819 units — a 38.4% decrease. The average sales price was $292,978, an 11% increase from $263,922.
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Real EstateMemphis short-term rental market on track with U.S. data
While the Airbnb market has seen occupancy rates decline over the past year, listings and bookings are increasing.
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Real EstateMemphis Airbnb hosts have mixed opinions on new ordinance
“I think the three sleeping rooms is ridiculous,” said Morgan Pettigrew, owner of Pettigrew Adventures. “The county thinks putting a three-sleeping room limit on the house is going to somehow stop the party.”
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FoodFamily celebrates a new chapter for New Asia
New Asia restaurant hosted a private event with close friends, family and regular customers who have been there since the beginning to help close this chapter for original owners, Yong and Wah Hu.
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Downtown Locals express dismay as Big River Market announces last day
Listed for sale in June, Big River Market has set a final closing date of Aug. 9.
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East Memphis East Memphis Babalu finishes makeover this month
Owner Rick Spell, who opened the location in October 2019, has long planned to renovate the site, but the pandemic halted those plans.
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July 2023
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Food News C-Town Meats and Seafood to be offered at Cindy Krag Gourmet To Go
Cindy Krag Gourmet To Go was created to give customers a pick-up option instead of catering. Customers can bring in their own trays to have the food placed on and garnished by the staff.
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Financial Services Orion Credit Union using 2022 grant to lower mortgage rates
Orion is focusing most of its energy on real estate, but it’s also looking at multi-family commercial opportunities to provide affordable housing or housing across the city.
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Food News Little Italy is now Slice Midtown
Kendall Cooper and a partner took over the iconic restaurant at 1495 Union Ave. on July 18.
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Food News A Taste of Glenny Restaurant to open in Whitehaven
A new soul-food-based restaurant is coming to Whitehaven in late August that will serve healthy home-cooked meals.
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