Commercial space, townhouses planned for Cooper-Young
The firm’s plans for 2197 Central is just a block east of a much larger mixed-use development that is planned by another developer.
Topic: Midtown
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December 2020
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Stores abuzz as uncertainty surrounds Health Department order
Shoppers grabbed holiday essentials and last-minute items as a Safer at Home order looms.
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Calkins: You probably didn’t know Jimmy Thomasson — but you should
Jimmy Thomasson led a quiet life in Midtown. When he died, a stunning outpouring of tributes revealed just how many people he touched by being the best neighbor anyone could want.
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Sonder Luxury Suites drawn to The Citizen’s location, customer base
The co-owners of Sonder Luxury Suites not only liked The Citizen’s location and vibe, they loved the built-in customer base living in its 173 apartments.
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November 2020
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Free, drive-thru flu shots coming to Midtown, Germantown
Local health officials have been encouraging residents to get flu vaccinations. Next month, a free, drive-thru option is coming to Midtown and Germantown.
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City envisions selling Midtown property for big-impact development
The City of Memphis is taking extra time to write a request for proposals for bidders on its 4.5 acres at 1925 Union. City Hall wants not just a high bid, but a “highest and best” use that can be felt from Downtown to the University of Memphis.
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October 2020
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Kroger sells vacant land in Washington Bottoms
Kroger did build a fuel center on the north end of the site, but just sold the other, still-undeveloped 17.3 acres for $2.6 million.
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For sale: Historic synagogue site filled with memories and marble
Built 65 years ago for the Baron Hirsch Synagogue and sold 28 years ago to a Church of God in Christ jurisdiction, the historic property at 1740 Vollintine is up for sale for only the second time.
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Cooper Young runners rev for fun
Even though the Cooper Young Festival was canceled this year due to coronavirus restrictions, the annual four-miler race went on.
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September 2020
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Opinion: Two lives tragically, suddenly lost
Until Diana Farr and Barbara Watts were killed in a crash on Interstate 40, it was unclear how big their family really was.
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Madison@McLean turns corner, with geography a key amenity
New residents of Midtown's Madison@McLean Apartments are expected to begin moving in by December.
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August 2020
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Residences named for Marilyn Monroe, JFK stand nearly side by side in Midtown
The Kennedy is separated by just one house from The Marilyn on Monroe. It's a developing story.
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City prepares to sell huge property in heart of Midtown
Developers will have a rare opportunity to buy 4.5 acres with 100 yards of frontage on Union Avenue. But in seeking bids, city officials say they want the "best" use, not simply the highest dollar amount.
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May 2020
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Lululemon coming to Midtown
The athletic-apparel chain will open its second, Memphis-area store at the southwest corner of Central and Cooper. The 111-year-old building last housed Toad Hall Antiques.
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Herrington: Reopening? We’ll wait and see
The city and county can loosen restrictions, but a tour of Midtown and Downtown neighborhoods shows businesses and potential customers still have decisions to make.
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February 2020
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Valvoline plan improves walking along Union, but draws stiff opposition
A pedestrian-unfriendly section of Union Avenue with no curb, sidewalk or landscaping would be greatly improved if Valvoline is allowed to build an oil-change business there. But Midtowners have voiced stiff opposition because of the gritty nature of the business.
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You can have a voice in future of Midtown
There’s a small case about a Valvoline station before the city’s Board of Adjustment that represents a very big decision about how Midtown’s landscape will evolve.
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January 2020
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Developers: Snuff District plan won’t block public access to river
Keel Avenue runs west through Uptown, crosses what will be the future Snuff District mixed-use development and dead ends at a floodgate immediately west of where Keel goes under a small CN Railroad bridge. -
Proposed oil change business draws some Midtown opposition
Valvoline Instant Oil Change seeks two zoning variances so it can build on Union in Midtown.
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December 2019
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‘Issues’ prompt changes at some Memphis Starbucks
Starbucks has recently tightened access to bathrooms and installed needle-disposal boxes at some of its core-Memphis coffee shops.
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November 2019
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Construction nears for apartments next to P&H, Shelby Farms
Two apartment developments totaling 487 units and more than $73 million in construction costs are about to rise next to a well-known Midtown bar and the city's 4,500-acre park.
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Midtown embraces and wrestles with modern architecture
How should historic Midtown respond to modern architecture as infill development occurs?
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DeeO’s Seafood coming to Midtown
A locally owned seafood restaurant that opened in Cordova a year ago will soon open a second location in Midtown.
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Cooper-Young celebrates Tennessee’s first rainbow crosswalk
The state's first rainbow crosswalk has been unveiled in Cooper-Young.
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October 2019
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Urban development approved for Madison Avenue across from SCO
The Crosstown area of Madison Avenue will have a different, more pedestrian-friendly feel and look now that a four-story, mixed-use development has been approved to rise on what is now a surface parking lot.
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