Whitehaven community groups postpone cleanup
A cleanup effort in Whitehaven scheduled for this weekend has been rescheduled to next month because of the threat of bad weather this weekend.
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April 2022
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March 2022
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City Council to meet new MLGW board members, discuss hiring energy consultant
The March 22 council day starts with the 2 new MLGW board members and three reappointees. Some on the council also want to hire an energy consultant.
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Watch: Leaders of Whitehaven comeback talk different path to prosperity
The head of the Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corporation and the founder of the I Love Whitehaven effort talk on Behind The Headlines about economic and business development.
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February 2022
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Whitehaven leaders discuss history, look to future
Whitehaven is much more than Graceland, FedEx and the airport, with its rich history, independently owned businesses and a deep sense of pride – or “neighborhoodism” as one leader calls it.
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Inked: Historic Snuff District project moves ahead; A new Starbucks for Whitehaven
Located on the empty surface lot at 645 N. Front St., just south of the historic Snuff Factory building, the six-story Conwood II will include 294 housing units and 10,000 square feet of retail space.
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School-to-subdivision project gives Graceland neighbors pause
The proposed 13.35-acre subdivision, called The Palms at Graceland, would feature one- and two-story single family homes on as many as 42 lots where Graceland Elementary School once stood.
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January 2022
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Graceland Elementary site could house new subdivision
The 13.35-acre subdivision would house one- and two-story market-rate homes with prices as low as $150,000.
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County Commission approves corrections officer pay raises
The money will mean raises of up to 20% for guards working at prisons run by the county administration.
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Nail Haven Salon & Spa to open in Whitehaven
“My goal is to be a part of the revitalization of Whitehaven,” owner Yulonda Ewing said.
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Application for affordable housing project in Whitehaven pulled
A statement announcing the withdrawal of the application, sent by councilman JB Smiley, came Thursday, Jan. 6, just one week before it was to be presented to the Land Use Control Board.
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Mobile clinic offers free dental services to Whitehaven residents
The services are provided through the Christian Mobile Dental Clinic organized by Bellevue Baptist Church and Whitehaven-based grassroots nonprofit organization Red Door Urban Missions.
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Whitehaven hotel could become mixed-use facility
The hope is for the potential mixed-use facility with multi-family units to provide “needed housing opportunities” for people who work in the area.
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November 2021
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About Town: What a week for Whitehaven
This week was a busy one for Whitehaven as it wrapped up its appreciation week, Elvis Presley Boulevard received new Christmas ornaments, and a restaurant moved locations.
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New Christmas ornament decorations hang in Whitehaven
Ornaments shaped like snowmen, stars, poinsettias and snowflakes hang on light poles along Elvis Presley between East Brooks Road and East Shelby Drive.
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New Eats: Bala’s Bistro is back, bigger and better
Bala’s Bistro has reopened in a much larger space, the menu has expanded and now you don’t have to decide because you can buy food from a cafeteria line by the pound.
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Whitehaven shows pride for Black-owned businesses during appreciation week
Festivities include Black Restaurant Week, State of the City radio special hosted by Pearl Eva Walker and Kevin Brooks, and the Christmas Tree Lighting at Graceland.
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Workforce housing developer wants to transform Whitehaven hotel
The hotel at Elvis Presley Boulevard would be One Stop Housing’s third property in Memphis.
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First-round playoff preview: Whitehaven and Ravenwood renew postseason rivalry
The high school football postseason begins for TSSAA schools on Friday.
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September 2021
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Friday football preview: Battle of Germantown among the Week 6 highlights
Red Devils travel to Houston with city pride, and serious region ramifications, at stake.
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August 2021
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Popular West African restaurant looks to new Whitehaven location
Tounkara opened his eponymous restaurant in 2019, in a small strip on Raines Road, very near the Memphis International Airport, serving such staples as goat curry, chicken peanut stew and jollof rice.
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July 2021
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MATA launches new transit service
Riders can reserve a pick-up or drop-off ride within the designated service area by phone.
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Grab your phone and pose: It’s a selfie studio
Pose 901 offers a place for visitors to snap photos in a variety of Memphis-themed settings.
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Luxury home development proposed for Whitehaven
“Goshen Place” would be a nearly 16-acre, gated subdivision for luxury homes near the planned BLP Film Studios site in Whitehaven.
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June 2021
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First Horizon closing 4 branches in Memphis market
First Horizon officials confirmed that it plans to close three Memphis branches and one in Southaven next month.
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About Town: Film studio can help city reel in movie projects
If it all comes together the undeveloped intersection of Elvis Presley Boulevard and Holmes Road in Whitehaven could be home to the second-largest Black-owned film studio in the U.S. within a few years.
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