Edge District’s revival inches onto Union Avenue
The old Coleman Taylor Transmission shop on Union is leaving the Edge District. Its departure frees more room for new apartments that would be called The Rise on The Ravine.
Topic: Edge District
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January 2022
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Inked: More Medical District development; a gym activates a blighted corner
A new multifamily building planned for 220 S. Claybrook St. could offer more housing options for a growing Medical District.
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December 2021
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Edge District development to go before Design Review Board
The folks at cnct. development say infill projects are as important to revitalizing the Edge District as larger projects like Orleans Station and The Ravine.
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November 2021
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$10 Deal: Empanadas and arepas at Sabor Caribe
With empanadas, arepas, cachapas and more on the menu, Sabor Caribe has been a tasty Edge District anchor through a period of profound neighborhood change.
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The To-Do List: A sure-shot in concert, a cub report and a ‘Starr’ returns
This week roars into the Orpheum Theatre with an award-winning musical, a girl we used to see (a lot more) and the opportunity to do the time warp again.
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October 2021
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About Town: Growing brand agency boosts Black-owned business cluster
After adding a new principal and more staff, Baby Grand is looking for a new location in the Edge District.
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August 2021
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Memphis firm shares award for reviving Atlanta’s old Coke HQ
A Memphis commercial real estate firm played a major role in the adaptive reuse of Atlanta’s historic Coca-Cola headquarters.
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July 2021
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New aria for Opera Memphis: Company selling suburban headquarters
Opera Memphis is listing for $3.8 million its 18-year-old, suburban headquarters. Like Ballet Memphis before it, the company plans a move to the heart of Memphis.
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June 2021
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Renovation coming to another historic building in the Edge
A new owner plans a historically sensitive renovation of a 103-year-old warehouse with a shopfront on Monroe in the Edge District. The plan is one of four applications to be reviewed Wednesday, June 2, by the Design Review Board.
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May 2021
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Art will soon rise on The Ravine’s flour towers
Artists Kong Wee Pang and Jay Crum will turn one of The Ravine’s 60-foot-tall silos into public art. The artist for the linear park’s second silo has not been announced yet.
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March 2021
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Post-pandemic parking at zoo, Downtown come into focus
The Memphis Zoo’s leader says for now he will proceed as if the parking deck won’t be needed. Meanwhile, a new parking by app program begins Monday, March 15, on Front Street by the Mud Island entrance and on Monroe Avenue in the Edge District.
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January 2021
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New cocktail bar plans to unwind in the Edge
When Ben Colar was envisioning his new cocktail bar, what sprung up was the idea of “rest.”
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Agency supports, praises 3 adaptive-reuse Edge projects
The Center City Development Corp. approved $80,000 exterior-improvement grants to help developers revive three vacant buildings scattered in the Edge District, gave support to a renovation at a key intersection in the South City neighborhood, created a new grant program, and forgave a batch of existing loans.
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3 renovations, 1 gelato shop coming to Edge District
A development team has purchased three Edge District buildings, plans to renovate them, and already has signed a lease with Sweet Magnolia Gelato Co. to open a shop in one of them.
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December 2020
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Slim & Husky’s to open on Union Avenue
The Nashville-based pizza chain that serves Black culture, art and community as well as pizza expands into Memphis on Dec. 16 when a Slim & Husky’s opens at 634 Union.
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August 2020
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The Ravine is about to take shape
Construction is to start next week on the $1 million Phase I. The sunken, two-block-long former rail spur will become a space for gathering, entertainment, dining, playing and shopping in the Edge District.
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June 2020
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Developer steps closer to renovation of Edge District’s Glass Factory
The $2.5 million renovation will prepare space for Memphis Made Brewing along the planned Ravine linear park.
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February 2020
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Renovation will return big windows to historic Cycle Shop
A Chattanooga-based real estate firm is collaborating with an Edge District developer to carry out a $3.6 million adaptive reuse of the Memphis Cycle Shop building.
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January 2020
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Development team buys old nightclub building in Edge District
A sprawling, blighted building in the heart of the Edge District has been purchased by some of the same people who have improved other properties in the neighborhood.
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October 2019
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Memphis Made makes its way to the Edge District
Memphis Made will join friends at High Cotton in the Edge District when its second brewery opens next year.
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August 2019
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Souvenir shop may open near Sun Studio in Edge District
A building permit application shows plans for Boulevard Souvenirs to locate about 100 steps from Sun Studio.
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June 2019
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Synthetic turf dog park opens in Edge District
The off-leash area in the Edge Triangle now has synthetic turf that will stay green all year long.
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‘Cool area’ remark sparks massive investment in Edge District
The dam has broken and development projects are flooding through the Edge District.
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Orion celebrates move to the heart of Memphis
Orion Federal Credit Union and friends celebrate the move of its headquarters into the Edge District as the anchor to the larger Wonder Bread development.
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April 2019
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Automobile museum opens with block party to celebrate history of Edge District
Known for its history as a haven for automotive businesses in Memphis, the Edge District hosted a block party to celebrate the opening of the Edge Motor Museum complete with classic rides, music and food.
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