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Opponents of the proposed Byhalia Connection oil pipeline will have to wait a bit longer to see what action the Memphis City Council might take regarding the project. The council’s attorney has requested more time to study the city’s legal options.
A 21-acre, senior-living community is proposed for a site that was partially occupied by the Coro Lake Elementary School, which was razed four years ago.
Anonymous donors are willing to fund the operation of a Universal Parenting Place, if they can find a qualified site operator.
The nonprofit’s programs prepare graduates for permanent employment.
The meeting, held at T.O. Fuller State Park, was led by community organizers, neighborhood associations and 38109 ZIP code residents not satisfied with responses to their concerns by those leading the Byhalia Connection project.
A proposal to build a Murphy Express gas station in Raleigh received approval even though it does not follow the city’s long-range concept plan to make key intersections more appealing and pedestrian friendly.
Business leader and developer J.W. Gibson talks about the South Memphis TIF taking in Soulsville, LeMoyne-Owen College and the old Metro Plaza on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.
A TIF would allow tax dollars generated by the community to be reinvested in the community.
When public health agencies are not familiar to residents, it’s difficult to penetrate those communities during a crisis. “That’s like not having a military until you get attacked. It’s a bit too late,” says Shelby County Commission member Reginald Milton.
The sites include locations in Whitehaven, Binghampton, South Memphis, Hickory Hill and Orange Mound.
Sometimes you want to go to a place where everybody knows your name. Regulars say the old Rogers store was that kind of place.
There are now Memphis Heritage Trail markers on display in Orange Mound showcasing the community's history.
MAAR's president-elect says the 2019 data reflects a “competitive” housing market citywide.
Participating students will visit eight colleges in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
The eight-unit apartment building at Kansas and Waldorf from the 1950s got an extensive rehab with state funding and some donations after sitting vacant for 20 years.
Film director Tom Shadyac opened the indoor rock-climbing gym in March 2018. It is now offering a vegan brunch every third Sunday adjacent to its "Juice Almighty" juice bar.
Residents of Soulsville in South Memphis will come together Saturday to welcome the holiday season with an event that includes music, hot cocoa and the lighting of a Christmas tree.
The Works Inc. owns several vacant lots around its South Memphis office in ZIP code 38106.
Although George Washington Carver High School was closed and replaced with a similarly named charter school, alumni congregate each year to celebrate at a massive picnic in the park.
After a 41-year journey to earn her college degree, 59-year-old Alison Turner has earned an associate degree and two bachelor’s degrees from LeMoyne-Owen College.
The juice bar is operated by the same nonprofit as the gym, following the pay-as-you-can model so it’s never beyond the means of the people it is meant to serve.