Efforts underway to increase COVID-19 testing sites in neighborhoods
Frayser church volunteers its property to become needed testing site in the neighborhood.
Topic: Frayser
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April 2020
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March 2020
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Significant apartment renovation project in Frayser delayed
The first units at the renovated Renaissance at Steele on Baskin Street were set to be available this month. The timeline for the project has been altered due to rain and COVID-19.
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Food drives offer hope, encourage others to help
Pursuit of God Church and KIPP Memphis Elementary Prep held food drives Friday afternoon and served more than 350 families in North and South Memphis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rodney Baber Park to rise from watery grave
Construction on renovations for Rodney Baber Park and Kennedy Park are expected to begin this fall.
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Frayser church expands after donation from Bellevue
Pursuit of God Church recently moved into its new home at 3759 N. Watkins St., formerly the site of Bellevue Baptist's Frayser campus.
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Proposal for new Frayser high school raises questions
A new Frayser high school could determine the fate of two longtime neighborhood schools, while also rebuilding the neighborhood's optimism.
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February 2020
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Plans ‘going full steam ahead’ to replace smallest library
The new Frayser library is expected to be four times the size of the neighborhood's current branch location at 3712 Argonne St.
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Ed Rice center to close in May for construction
Demolition on the current Ed Rice Community Center is set to begin in May, but community members still have questions about what the new facility will offer and what alternative services will be available during construction.
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Frayser could get new high school, Harris says in State of the County address
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris sees Frayser as a good place to start expanding educational opportunities for students.
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Brandon Webber was shot 16 times, according to autopsy
Brandon Webber, the Frayser man shot and killed by a task force last summer, was shot multiple times including two fatal shots to his head, according to an autopsy report.
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Longtime neighborhood director stepping down later this year
After 18 years, Frayser Community Development Corp. leader Steve Lockwood is stepping down later this year.
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ALCO purchases 7th apartment complex in Frayser
ALCO Management has invested more than $50 million in its Frayser properties dating back to the 1970s.
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Frayser sees wave of new home starts
Seizing an opportunity near Amazon's new $200 million fulfillment center, a local developer is investing the first private residential dollars since the Great Recession.
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City Council starts dialogue on Frayser blight remediation plan
A City Council committee took no action on Lorenzo Williams' $600,000 plan and wants to have further discussions on the proposal before doing so.
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South Memphis home sales up almost 20%
MAAR's president-elect says the 2019 data reflects a “competitive” housing market citywide.
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Amazon investing $200 million in Memphis robotics facility
This will be Tennessee's first Amazon facility to utilize Robotics Technology.
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Amazon jobs, wages could make big impact in Raleigh, Frayser
Neighborhood leaders hope new jobs will go to area residents, and some say increasing the frequency of bus routes in Frayser and Raleigh would improve the odds for those who don't own cars.
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Amazon prepares for interior work at new Memphis facility
Amazon has applied for a building permit for interior construction at its new Memphis fulfillment center.
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January 2020
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Cherokee Health Systems expanding in Frayser
Anthony Anderson, executive director of charter school operator Memphis Business Academy, calls Cherokee's decision a "game-changer" for the Frayser community.
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Renovations to nearly 500 apartment units underway in Raleigh, Frayser
Every unit in Hunter’s Ridge, Timber Pines and Watkins Manor apartments will be renovated in the $24 million project.
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Frayser charter operators have questions after ASD proposal
All 30 schools under the state's Achievement School District would return to their local school districts by 2022, but the process and details of such a transition remain unclear.
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Negotiations underway with potential grocer for $16 million Frayser Gateway
The Frayser Gateway is expected to include a new grocery store for the neighborhood. The development mirrors the Binghampton Gateway, which opened in 2018.
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Frayser organizations raise questions over $450,000 blight remediation plan
The plan, which may be considered by city government later this month, would address blight in an area near Northgate Shopping Center.
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December 2019
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Man killed by Memphis police after altercation
A man was shot and killed by Memphis Police Department officers in Frayser Thursday night. TBI has taken charge of the case.
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More than $30M in investments committed to MLK Success Zone in Frayser
Organizations in the MLK Success Zone of Frayser are hopeful the new investment will accelerate a long-needed transformation in the area.
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