There are 14 article(s) tagged Crosstown:

• December 2023

  • Late holiday shoppers scored some gifts at the Last Minute Artist Market

    The scramble to pick up last-second gifts is in a full frenzy this holiday weekend.

    By Michael Waddell December 24, 2023

• July 2022

  • Tuyen’s Asian Bistro opens in Crosstown neighborhood

    Tuyen Le has opened Tuyen’s Asian Bistro just down the street from where her family’s restaurant, Saigon Le, once stood.

    By Jennifer Biggs July 26, 2022

• June 2022

  • The value of artist residencies in Crosstown and Memphis

    The head of Crosstown Arts’ artist-in-residence programs talks opportunities for artists, the role of the arts in Memphis, and her near 10-year-history with the Crosstown project.

    By Eric Barnes June 25, 2022

  • Calkins: The best dog in Memphis is gone. She wouldn’t want you to be sad.

    Why is it so hard to say goodbye to our dogs? I asked Scott Morris, who is still saddened by the recent loss of Sidney, the best dog ever. He says the secret is love.

    By Geoff Calkins June 02, 2022

• April 2022

  • Pinball wizards and wannabes find a home at Flip Side

    At Memphis’ new pinball pub, David Yopp will showcase a rotating group of machines — from his personal collection of around 70 games, dating from the mid-1970s to the present — for serious and casual players alike. 

    By Chris Herrington April 02, 2022

• August 2021

  • A brief history of Crosstown’s many phases

    “Sears Crosstown in Memphis” author Bill Haltom and Crosstown Concourse president Todd Richardson join Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.

    By Eric Barnes August 04, 2021

• April 2021

  • Council members split over blight priorities

    Meanwhile, the council delayed for two weeks a first reading vote on historic overlay district status for the Crosstown area.

    By Bill Dries April 21, 2021

• December 2020

  • How Crosstown joined the U of M and The Daily Memphian to create WYXR

    The President of Crosstown, Todd Richardson, joins Daily Memphian CEO Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about Crosstown’s role in re-creating the former WUMR as WYXR.

    By Eric Barnes December 09, 2020

• September 2020

  • Historic-district status sought for Crosstown

    Residents propose the Crosstown Historic District as a way to protect the character of the 12-block area. 

    By Tom Bailey September 30, 2020

• November 2019

  • New Eats: Doghouzz

    Doghouzz opens in Crosstown with a selection of build-your-own hot dogs, and a full bar is coming soon.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 22, 2019

• September 2019

  • Five years after closing, Midtown movie-rental store Black Lodge is reborn, reinvented

    By surrounding its 20,000-title DVD collection with screenings, concerts, gaming and more, Memphis video store Black Lodge returns from the dead with an expanded mission. 

    By Chris Herrington September 17, 2019

• July 2019

  • How should ‘Crosstown Mound’ be redeveloped?

    Two options will be presented at a public meeting for developing a long-vacant, nine-acre mound created for a section of Interstate 40 that was never completed.

    By Tom Bailey July 29, 2019

• February 2019

  • Crosstown Concourse, LRK receive national design award

    Crosstown Concourse and LRK Architects have collected more national recognition for the design of the building's renovation. 

    By Tom Bailey February 04, 2019

• September 2018

  • Crosstown christens new theater ‘The Doll House’

    Crosstown Arts’ new, $11 million performance and film hall is now built and has new name and manager. The not-for-profit organization for contemporary arts has christened the 28,000-square-foot facility The Doll House.

    By Tom Bailey September 28, 2018