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Nike to lay off nearly 600 employees in Memphis

sbohnel@dailymemphian.com (Steve Bohnel) — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:52:24 -0600

Nike officials announced almost 600 people would be laid off from two Memphis locations.

From organizers to donors, it took heart to make Northside Square project happen

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:31:14 -0600

Unconventional project provides new digs for Code Crew, Greater Memphis Chamber, Literacy Mid-South, Moore Tech, Memphis Symphony and Collective Blue Print.

Memphis leaders lay out reasons for second school closure proposal in Frayser neighborhood

bhatch@chalkbeat.org (Bri Hatch) — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 04:00:05 -0600

Memphis parent Chajuana Williams said she would miss the family history embedded at Georgian Hills Elementary if district leaders decide to close the school in June.

‘Place of Grace' apartments latest piece of Bickford housing renewal

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 06:05:01 -0600

The set of 10 apartments in the North Memphis neighborhood of Bickford took two years to renovate.

'Grow, gain and gather:' Raleigh Springs Civic Center farmers market breaks ground

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Tue, 9 Dec 2025 17:09:56 -0600

The five-year-old development on the site of the city’s second shopping mall will likely be completed in 4-6 months.

New Frayser high school means families may get assigned to different schools

Ltestino@dailymemphian.com (Laura Testino) — Tue, 2 Dec 2025 12:59:27 -0600

The changes could be an example of what’s to come for other families as Memphis-Shelby County Schools makes plans to close, consolidate, repurpose and build new campuses.

The Frayser Phoenix? Bay High School? Voters can choose name, mascot of new high school today

Ltestino@dailymemphian.com (Laura Testino) — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 04:00:10 -0500

Voters will have a say in naming the new high school, which will open in 2027. A mix of old and new names are on the ballot.

Memphis Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on biggest development yet

damro@dailymemphian.com (Dima Amro) — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:39:45 -0500

The nonprofit announced plans to build the semi-attached single-family homes on 3 vacant acres in Uptown within the next 24 months.

Firestone site in North Memphis won't house new jail

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Tue, 9 Sep 2025 08:07:46 -0500

The Shelby County Commission has approved a resolution that rules out the New Chicago area of North Memphis from being the site of any new jail county government may decide to build.

New jail plan targets Firestone site, aims to move more than jail

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 7 Aug 2025 06:11:57 -0500

A plan to build a new jail and relocate every criminal and civil justice institution in Shelby County to the former Firestone plant site in North Memphis was presented to the Shelby County Commission.

Puppet theater to take the stage at local parks

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Fri, 8 Aug 2025 06:35:08 -0500

“I love the fact that we’re giving another opportunity for kids to not only see something different. Because it’s different from television. It’s different from their cellphones. It’s different from all these technology-based entertainment.”

Tom Lee's house gets money for restoration

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 14:44:26 -0500

The grant from a $3 million pool of grant funds to 24 sites is the latest by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to several historic properties in Memphis.

With new library, 'Frayser’s got it going on'

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 15 May 2025 18:53:55 -0500

The new Frayser branch library opened Thursday, May 15, to a standing-room-only crowd of more than 100 people at 2220 James Road, replacing the city’s smallest branch library farther north in Frayser.

Tom Lee Centennial concludes with pop-up museum in Klondike

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Sat, 10 May 2025 19:42:31 -0500

The museum on the larger history of the Klondike area is in an old bank building on Jackson Avenue, about a block from the house where Tom Lee lived the last 27 years of his life.

New Frayser high groundbreaking a milestone for MSCS facility plan

Ltestino@dailymemphian.com (Laura Testino) — Fri, 4 Apr 2025 22:30:50 -0500

“This is the rebuild and transformation of Frayser, but this is also a moment, a forerunner, of things to come,” said Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, who first proposed building the school five years ago.

Photos: Community celebrates life of Frayser pastor Ricky Floyd

plantrip@dailymemphian.com (Patrick Lantrip) — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:10:51 -0500

“I just want to thank him for grounding me,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said at the funeral of Pastor Ricky Floyd. “And for being a barometer to so many people in this community.”

Girls Inc. Youth Farm in Frayser growing along with crops

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 19:39:55 -0500

Leaders of Girls Inc. and city officials cut the ribbon Friday, March 21, on a new greenhouse to go with the 20,000-square-foot building opened in 2023. It is part of a storied Frayser landscape.

Chelsea Greenline starts to take shape after long, winding road

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:28:18 -0600

North Memphis residents met Tuesday night to hear the latest on the long-delayed plan for a pedestrian and bike pathway stretching from Chelsea and Evergreen to Washington Park.

Crosstown Concourse, Live Nation break ground on Satellite Music Hall

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 19:09:55 -0600

Satellite Music Hall, slated to open in fall 2026, will host concerts, comedy shows, community gatherings and more.

Two men open fire at each other at Raleigh Walmart

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 05:53:23 -0600

Two men shot at each other at Raleigh Walmart, but they both missed. One of the men, however, shot himself in the leg and is in critical condition. Police have detained the other man, with charges likely.