There are 59 article(s) tagged Uptown:

• October 2021

  • Mural to be demolished along with old MATA building

    UrbanArt Commission announced last month that the old MATA building on North Main Street will soon be demolished, taking along with it a data visualization mural painted by Khara Woods.

    By Julia Baker October 22, 2021

  • Permit filed for part of Orgel’s Snuff District redevelopment

    The permit represents the beginning of the second phase of the Conwood project. 

    By Rob Moore October 06, 2021

• September 2021

  • Paint Memphis undaunted by vandalism to murals

    Paint Memphis will spend hundreds of dollars applying an anti-graffiti coating on murals vandalized shortly after last year’s event in Uptown. Meanwhile, Paint Memphis 2021 will carry on in South Memphis with a festival on Oct. 9.

    By Tom Bailey September 05, 2021

• August 2021

  • Cordelia’s holding Uptown COVID-19 vaccination event

    The final “Be a Good Neighbor” vaccination event will be held from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21 at Greenlaw Community Center.

    By Omer Yusuf August 17, 2021

• June 2021

  • Uptown developer reveals plans for historic Greyhound complex

    A developer wants to move an Uptown mini-storage business out of the historic Greyhound bus complex and into a planned building next door. But the plans for the old, brick bus facility are far more intriguing.

    By Tom Bailey June 30, 2021

  • ‘Game-changer’ homes showcased in Uptown

    During the open house for Uptown’s new Malone Park Commons, guests — like the residents — mingled among rental homes that are not spaced apart by driveways, carports and garages.

    By Tom Bailey June 23, 2021

• April 2021

  • ALSAC buys half-acre from Uptown’s St. Stephen church

    ALSAC is further expanding St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s campus at the seam of Uptown and the Pinch District.

    By Tom Bailey April 22, 2021

• March 2021

  • Tax incentive sought for another big Snuff District building

    The developers of the Historic Snuff District plan a second, mixed-use building of six stories, 292 apartments, 420 parking spaces and 10,000 square feet of commercial space. They seek a tax incentive valued at $19 million over 20 years.

    By Tom Bailey March 03, 2021

• February 2021

  • Uptown’s Malone Park Commons features an uncommonly social setting

    There’s nothing common about the new residential development that is to open March 1 in Uptown. The first phase features two rows of rental cottages that face each other across a 30-foot-wide courtyard.

    By Tom Bailey February 03, 2021

• January 2021

  • Old warehouse may provide parking for Snuff District

    Many of the Snuff District’s office workers and residents may park their vehicles inside what is now a vacant, historic warehouse at 700 N. Front. An added benefit for the mixed-use development: Fewer surface parking lots.

    By Tom Bailey January 27, 2021

  • City Council marks one year of exile from City Hall chambers

    The first online council meeting of the year comes with some changes in committee chairmanships and votes on down-zoning two parts of Summer Avenue as well as new penalties for illegal street racing.

    By Bill Dries January 05, 2021

• September 2020

  • Retiring owners hope Office@Uptown remains a neighborhood hub

    The Office@Uptown served many purposes, but its most important aspect was serving the community and Uptown residents in whatever way – or space – was needed.

    By Omer Yusuf September 21, 2020

• June 2020

  • Orgel presses ahead with $32M Snuff District permit, but no office space yet

    Despite the pandemic, the development team files for a building permit to put the first 107 apartment units, community center and fitness center in the historic buildings of the Snuff District. But, the documents do not yet mention plans for office space.

    By Tom Bailey June 25, 2020

• May 2020

  • Grind City Brewing beers hitting local shelves this coming week

    The first 500 cases of beer from the city's newest craft brewery rolled away Monday toward groceries, liquor stores and bars. The taproom will open once a power pole is moved so the city can restore access to the site. 

    By Tom Bailey May 12, 2020

• February 2020

  • Developers prep for selected demolition at Snuff District

    Selective demolition of a relatively small part of the historic American Snuff Factory complex may soon start in preparation for a nearly $200 million mixed-use redevelopment.

    By Tom Bailey February 13, 2020

• November 2019

  • Uptown TIF expansion includes 3 North Memphis neighborhoods

    The Uptown TIF expansion will include the New Chicago, Smokey City and Bickford neighborhoods. The expansion is set to go into effect Jan. 1. 

    By Omer Yusuf November 11, 2019

• October 2019

  • Uptown TIF expansion approved by Shelby County Commission

    The Shelby County Commission has approved on third and final reading an ordinance to grow the Uptown TIF district to include more communities in North Memphis.

    By Linda A. Moore October 07, 2019

  • Uptown TIF expansion moves toward final vote by Shelby County Commission

    An ordinance to expand the Uptown TIF district was approved on third reading Wednesday by a Shelby County Commission committee. Final approval of the TIF district increase would make residents in the expanded area eligible for improvement grants.

    By Linda A. Moore October 02, 2019

• September 2019

  • Shelby County Commission committee gives approval to expand Uptown TIF

    The Shelby County Commission approved Wednesday an ordinance on second reading to expand the Uptown TIF. The full commission will vote Monday.

    By Linda A. Moore September 18, 2019

  • Historic Uptown site to become event center

    A developer plans to renovate and convert a historic industrial building in Uptown into an event space for 300 to 400 people.

    By Tom Bailey September 06, 2019

  • Expanded boundaries for Uptown TIF get greenlight

    Memphis City Council members approved Tuesday a pair of resolutions and the first of three readings of an ordinance that expands the boundaries of the Uptown tax increment financing -- or TIF -- district.

    By Bill Dries September 03, 2019

• August 2019

  • New Uptown bridge project brings three benefits at low cost

    A box-culvert bridge will provide access to a new, Uptown brewery, accommodate a new trail segment and help provide an amenity for the planned Snuff District project. 

    By Tom Bailey August 13, 2019

• July 2019

  • Memphis 3.0 may face more delays with council seeking financial study

    The city council approved the long-range land use and development guidelines Tuesday on the second of three readings. But the council also approved a $15,000 study on the financial impact of the guidelines that would be due in mid-September.

    By Bill Dries July 16, 2019

• June 2019

  • On the Ground Podcast: Building community with Habitat for Humanity

    Habitat for Humanity’s Jessica Hord and Habitat homeowner Brandi Hunter talk homeownership and building community in Memphis’ Uptown neighborhood and beyond.

    By Natalie Van Gundy June 21, 2019

  • Snuff District revealed in new renderings

    Newly released architectural renderings have revealed what the 55-acre, nearly $200 million Snuff District mixed-use development will look like in Uptown next to the Wolf River Harbor.

    By Tom Bailey June 17, 2019