There are 18 article(s) tagged Community Redevelopment Agency:

• May 2026

  • Long-planned development in one of Memphis’ older neighborhoods moving forward

    The property was used as a hospital and stable by Union troops during the Civil War.

    By Andy Ashby 1 hour ago

  • Affordable housing wins come a few lots at a time

    Habitat for Humanity recently hit a milestone in Uptown: Two homes it finished building in February had their appraisals match their costs, which isn’t a given when talking about affordable housing in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries May 09, 2026

• March 2025

  • Inked: Historic Memphis church to transform into community theater

    A building in Memphis is trading church pews for stage cues, with Hattiloo Theatre tapped to run the theater program. Plus, a Nashville-based company takes the next steps for the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovation. 

    By Dima Amro March 19, 2025

• December 2023

  • Hip-hop artist wins mother’s property back after eminent domain attempt

    Tauheed Rahim II, a native Memphian and artist-in-residence at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., circulated a petition to maintain his rights to a problem property where his mother used to live near St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

    By Ian Round December 29, 2023

• September 2023

  • Mia’s Orchard is a North Memphis food resource and a tribute

    Mia Madison, executive director of Memphis Tilth for four years and Mia’s Orchard’s namesake, died in a car crash on July 10, 2022.

    By Keely Brewer September 25, 2023

• May 2023

  • Uptown greenline an ‘ending and beginning’ for county trail system

    The North Memphis Greenline formally opened to the public Tuesday. It will eventually connect to the Wolf River Greenway and extend to Shelby Farms Park for upwards of 40 miles of continuous trails. 

    By Keely Brewer May 10, 2023

• January 2023

  • MLGW looks to bolster water lines

    During Tuesday city council committee sessions, officials are expected to have more to say about MLGW’s five-year, $1.2 billion infrastructure upgrade that is now expected to be completed by 2027, two years later than the original 2025 target date. 

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2023

• July 2022

  • Felicia Suzanne’s, Picture Perfect Haircuts, art incubator get grants

    Local artist Ephraim Urevbu plans to renovate 825 Jackson Ave. into an artist studio and restaurant on the ground floor and two three-bedroom apartments on the upper floor for artist residencies.

    By Neil Strebig July 21, 2022

• June 2022

  • City Council Scorecard: MATA’s long haul, death of a car lot and the fine print of term limits

    The latest edition of the Council Scorecard features a number of unanimous votes.

    By Bill Dries June 30, 2022

  • Community Redevelopment Agency president to step down

    Rosalyn Willis was the first leader of the agency after it gained autonomy from the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development in 2018.

    By Daja E. Henry June 15, 2022

• April 2022

  • City backs bonds for One Beale project in ‘unprecedented move’

    “This is not something we have taken lightly,” said Memphis COO Doug McGowen. “The world has changed and the Loews hotel is not coming. Those are two things that have caused us to act.”

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    By Bill Dries April 06, 2022

  • City Council takes up One Beale debt, Soulsville TIF and Northside PILOT

    The economic development items are part of a council agenda that could see the formal end of a city-county consolidation bid and the end of council discussion of police and fire residency requirements.

    By Bill Dries April 05, 2022

• March 2022

  • City Council questions Soulsville TIF

    Several Memphis City Council members said Tuesday, March 22, they don’t think it is large enough or generates enough property tax increment to get much going in terms of economic development in the Soulsville area.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2022

• May 2021

  • Proposed South Memphis TIF district could generate $93M for improvements

    Residents polled in South Memphis identified blight removal as the No. 1 issue they’d like TIF money to address, but also affordable housing, stronger local retail, and improved streets and sidewalks.

    By Tom Bailey May 06, 2021

• November 2019

  • Uptown TIF expansion includes 3 North Memphis neighborhoods

    The Uptown TIF expansion will include the New Chicago, Smokey City and Bickford neighborhoods. The expansion is set to go into effect Jan. 1. 

    By Omer Yusuf November 11, 2019

• September 2019

  • Expanded boundaries for Uptown TIF get greenlight

    Memphis City Council members approved Tuesday a pair of resolutions and the first of three readings of an ordinance that expands the boundaries of the Uptown tax increment financing -- or TIF -- district.

    By Bill Dries September 03, 2019

• July 2019

  • Memphis 3.0 may face more delays with council seeking financial study

    The city council approved the long-range land use and development guidelines Tuesday on the second of three readings. But the council also approved a $15,000 study on the financial impact of the guidelines that would be due in mid-September.

    By Bill Dries July 16, 2019

• April 2019

  • Community Redevelopment Agency extends Jackson Avenue makeover

    A portion of Jackson Avenue seen as a gateway to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is scheduled to get upgrades that will make it more visually appealing and pedestrian friendly. 

    By Wayne Risher April 12, 2019