Your regular weekly About Town newsletter is on hiatus this week as Downtown sees new life, post-pandemic. More Downtown companies are returning to the office, and The Peabody Hotel is relaunching its rooftop parties. Plus, testing is underway to bring back the Madison Avenue trolley line, which has been dormant since 2014.

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Originally known as Sunset Serenades, the rooftop parties began in 1939, when the east end of the hotel’s roof was enclosed. 

Signs for the permanent street renaming were unveiled Monday for a section of Fourth Street between Union Avenue and E.H. Crump Boulevard.

Trolley service on Madison has been suspended since 2014, following two fires on two separate cars within six months of each other. 

Downtown Memphis Commission President Paul Young talks on Behind The Headlines about saving tax incentives for Class A office space, why incentives for residential development are still necessary despite a rise in rents and an RFP on Beale Street.

The event will be held Sat, April 2 at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn located at 3700 Central Avenue. 

Local leaders and members of the Westwood community met Thursday evening to discuss the future of the Southwest Twin drive-in.

The $65 million, 2.34-acre Butler Row development was previously awarded a 12-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes in January.

The craft brewery will install a temporary patio this spring with plans for a permanent installation for future use. 

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