There are 169 article(s) tagged Paul Young:

• January 2023

  • Turner, Young mayoral campaigns reflect a generation’s return to Memphis

    Van Turner and Paul Young talked about returning to Memphis after college and the role that’s played in their campaigns at separate fundraisers Saturday, Jan. 14.

    By Bill Dries January 18, 2023

• November 2022

  • Number of Downtown office workers may have decreased by 40%

    In 2019, before the pandemic began, Memphis had an adult, daytime worker population of 47,337 people.

    By Jane Roberts November 29, 2022

• October 2022

  • Three Memphis mayoral contenders clash at early campaign forum

    At a Shelby County Young Democrats forum, Joe Brown, Van Turner and Paul Young talked about name recognition, experience, crime, Black business ownership and, in one case, how women have no place in the mayor’s race. 

    By Bill Dries October 28, 2022

  • Paul Young opens 2023 Memphis mayoral bid in Oakhaven

    Young said he is “the youngest and the most experienced” candidate in the still-forming pack of contenders. The kick-off comes one year to the day before the Election Day to decide who succeeds Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.

    By Bill Dries October 06, 2022

• September 2022

  • DMC head Paul Young announces run for Memphis mayor

    The former director of the city’s Division of Housing and Community Development unveiled an online campaign presence on 901 Day.

    By Bill Dries September 01, 2022

• August 2022

  • With Brooks’ move, new director will be ‘critical’ for Downtown

    “I think the museum field has been going through this long, kind of traumatic, transition from being a place that was for a very small group of people, by a very small group of people, to a place that is very much a civic asset for a city,” said incoming Memphis Brooks Museum of Art executive director Zoe Kahr. 

    By Christin Yates August 10, 2022

• May 2022

  • The Walk, 100 N. Main, The Ravine: What’s happening with Downtown’s high-profile projects

    Downtown developments are ‘moving in the right direction,’ though some more slowly than others. 

    By Neil Strebig May 19, 2022

  • Groove On-Demand Downtown ride share service gains popularity

    Ridership is booming at Groove On-Demand, which serves about 1,500 passengers a month with shuttle rides throughout Downtown and the Medical District. 

    By Rob Moore May 16, 2022

• March 2022

  • Watch: Downtown office needs shift as workers return

    Downtown Memphis Commission President Paul Young talks on Behind The Headlines about saving tax incentives for Class A office space, why incentives for residential development are still necessary despite a rise in rents and an RFP on Beale Street.

    By Bill Dries March 26, 2022

  • Bluff City Biz: A possible Topgolf and a Malone Park update with Paul Young

    Topgolf or a similar facility would be “a great thing for our community,” said DMC president and CEO Paul Young. 

    By Rob Moore March 21, 2022

• December 2021

  • Paul Young: After uncertainty, future of Downtown ‘inclusive’

    “It’s my belief that the future of Downtown is one that’s inclusive,” Young said. “When I say inclusive, I mean diverse businesses, diverse residents and diverse experiences. The food, the music, the culture. That’s why Memphis, and its future, is unique.” 

    By Rob Moore December 25, 2021

  • Bluff City Biz: Riverfront development and lessons we can learn from Uptown with Paul Young

    “Expanding docks to accommodate more businesses to bring more visitors to Memphis could only be a great thing,” said President and CEO of the Downtown Memphis Commission, Paul Young. 

    By Rob Moore December 15, 2021

  • Black Men Crowned event to ‘put Memphis on the map in a positive way’

    The awards show dedicated to honoring Memphis Black men and their accomplishments will be held Dec. 9 at the National Civil Rights Museum.

    By Julia Baker December 07, 2021

• October 2021

  • Downtown board approves consultant to review tax incentive policy

    St. Louis, Missouri-based PGAV Planners will determine if the PILOT program is delivering the desired results of growing the tax base and helping projects happen that couldn’t otherwise. 

    By Rob Moore October 12, 2021

• August 2021

  • MPD, DMC board discuss Downtown safety issues

    “After some of the initial (COVID) restrictions were relaxed in the early spring, we started to see some behavior Downtown that was not what we were used to,” said commission president Paul Young.

    By Yolanda Jones August 25, 2021

• April 2021

  • Downtown Tourism Development Zone lost $5M in sales tax

    On “Behind The Headlines,” the incoming CEO of the Downtown Memphis Commission says federal pandemic relief funding due the city will likely make up the loss. The drop in sales tax revenue for the TDZ comes as sales tax revenues across the city have exceeded bleak projections at the outset of the pandemic.

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2021

• March 2021

  • Paul Young chosen to lead Downtown Memphis Commission

    The city’s director of the Housing and Community Development Division is leaving one important, Memphis job for another. Paul Young tells why and more in an Q&A with The Daily Memphian. 

    By Tom Bailey March 16, 2021

  • Behind on mortgage? New COVID program can help

    The application process for the $7,500 in home-loan payments starts March 15. United Housing will host a free, online workshop on Thursday, March 11, to guide homeowners through that process, but also will counsel anyone struggling to keep current on their mortgage payments.

    By Tom Bailey March 10, 2021

  • Melrose School to be ‘reimagined and repurposed’

    After planning and construction, the project to reimagine the historic school is expected to be completed in 2023.

    By Linda A. Moore March 08, 2021

  • Rent and utility assistance challenges ‘first-come, first-served’ format

    Nearly $30 million in federal pandemic assistance for the city and county governments is being pooled for what city Housing and Community Development Director Paul Young calls a “game-changer.”

    By Bill Dries March 07, 2021

• January 2021

  • Plans for old Melrose School excite neighbors

    Melrose School has been an anchor in Orange Mound for 83 years and will soon have a second life.

    By Linda A. Moore January 24, 2021

  • Construction of home a milestone for Binghampton group

    The Binghampton Community Land Trust, the first of its kind in Memphis, was created after concerns about rising housing prices spurred by new development in Binghampton. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 10, 2021

• November 2020

  • Fixing neighborhoods: Old lending practices fueled today’s problems

    Memphis is ahead of the curve in reversing the results of old rules and regulations that encouraged segregation and created pockets of poverty. So changes in the federal fair housing policy have had little impact. 

    By Bill Dries November 15, 2020

• October 2020

  • Pinch District tower developers meet council skepticism

    Developers of a $180 million commercial mixed-use tower of hotel rooms and condos on the western edge of the Pinch District encountered some skepticism as they pitched the project to the Memphis City Council.

    By Bill Dries October 20, 2020

  • Efforts to bring grocery to Downtown/South City fail

    A developer has given up — for now — on a two-year effort to recruit a grocery store to serve South City in an otherwise comprehensive, $227 million project to improve the quality of life in the economically distressed neighborhood.

    By Tom Bailey October 18, 2020