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Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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After hitting roadblocks with a nearby day care and some unhappy residents, revised plans for the Union Depot addition development — and a grocery store under contract — get an approval.
Baby Jack’s owner Will Clem is retiring and selling the building at 7610 U.S. 70 after 15 years in business.
A couple of land donations, more law enforcement presence and the city’s first pickleball courts were big topics tackled at the Thursday meeting.
A packed house at the Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center got to hear the current plans for the former golf course Tuesday night, and some audience members didn’t like what they were hearing.
The Lakeland school district will add its first-ever senior class this year.
Bartlett’s summer music series kicks off Saturday, July 12, with a band-heavy lineup.
Last year Grace Medical expanded and renovated its headquarters at 8500 Wolf Lake Drive, which will now be part of Innovia Medical.
The new plan for the Bartlett site is a mixed-use project with more than 300 apartments.
Course owners the Wilder family made a surprise announcement at the end of the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting.
The last Baby Jack’s in Bartlett is slated to close, and Goodwill hopes to put a retail and drop-off center on the site.
Bartlett is seeking brewery and boutique businesses to enhance retail development, filling absences in the city’s offerings.
Bartlett was the last of the six suburbs to leave the Memphis Public Libraries system. Eighteen months later, the building has been improved and programs upgraded.
The “safety” of Bartlett is part of the appeal of the new location, after owner was shot in the leg at its East Memphis location.
With the students away, Arlington Community Schools gets to work with summertime projects that freshen up current amenities and expand extracurricular options for students.
After a couple of votes and some debate, the Arlington Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a $1.13 property tax rate for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
The Arlington Board of Mayor and Aldermen will hold a special-called meeting Monday night to consider final reading of the annual budget and a $1.13 property tax rate.
Plus a list of fireworks shows coming to Memphis’ suburbs to celebrate Fourth of July.
Construction on the Tennessee State Veterans’ Home in Arlington has been underway for more than two years.
After years of waiting, construction could begin later this year on New Canada Road, providing more traffic lanes and a straighter alignment from Interstate 40 to U.S. 70.
“You can have the best community in America … . But if you don’t have available buildings or land, then a community cannot grow its economy,” the president of the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce said.
Alderman David Reaves, a Bartlett business owner, wants some assurances from the suburban Chamber of Commerce before steering the city’s annual donation to the group.
The popularity of trading card gaming has exploded in the past year, with Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Disney’s Lorcana and others luring in new players and collectors.
“We’ve made some hard choices,” Alderman David Reaves said about establishing a tax rate that is well over the certified rate approved by the State of Tennessee.
Lakeland officials have approved a new development contract for The Lake District, breathing new life into the troubled mixed-use project after the original owner filed bankruptcy.
The Old Brownsville Farm will open this weekend, allowing visitors to stroll the grounds and pick their own flowers.