There are 51 article(s) tagged Crosstown:

• March 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Ballet 5:8, Ken Burns, David Porter tribute, Weezer and Bluff City Brawl

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers March 21-26.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2019

  • On The Ground Podcast: Crosstown beyond the concourse

    Justin Gillis of the Crosstown CDC and Porsche Stevens of Crosstown Arts reveal more about the greater Crosstown neighborhood, from its long history to its diverse mix of small businesses.

    By Natalie Van Gundy March 19, 2019

• February 2019

  • Biggs: Hot fire, authentic ingredients key to pizza at Elemento

    It took a little while to get it together, but Elemento Neapolitan Pizza in Crosstown is turning out plenty of good pizzas and is adding panuzzo to the menu.

    By Jennifer Biggs February 22, 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • Methodist Le Bonheur, St. Jude and FedEx among 2019 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For
    • International Tea will benefit LeMoyne-Owen
    • O.C. Pleasant Jr. Operations Center to be dedicated Friday

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 14, 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: ‘The Awful Truth,’ Soul Cinema 6, Songwriters Week and more

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers Feb. 13-19.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 13, 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

• January 2019

  • TEDxMemphis speakers to share 'ideas worth spreading'

    TEDxMemphis returns Saturday, with leaders from different industries sharing "ideas worth sharing."

    By Elle Perry January 31, 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Liz Brasher, 'Roma', 'Sweat' and SPINS

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers January 23-29.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 23, 2019

  • Memphis trivia companies provide group bonding over shared culture

    Memphis groups have been conducting trivia nights as an entertainment offering that brings patrons into restaurants and facilitates bonding over shared cultures. 

    By Elle Perry January 13, 2019

  • Crosstown Arts Theater will show Sonic Youth film

    The re-christened “Crosstown Arts Theater’’ will host a Sonic Youth film and Q&A with the band’s drummer.

    By Tom Bailey January 04, 2019

  • LRK leaders on designing creative spaces in Memphis, Dallas and Philly

    The Crosstown Arts Theater and South Main Artspace Lofts both opened this year. Besides being spaces built with artists in mind, the spaces also have something else in common – the projects were designed by Memphis architecture firm Looney Ricks Kiss.

    By Elle Perry January 03, 2019

• December 2018

  • Gourmet popcorn stand coming to Crosstown Concourse

    The snacks are changing, but savory aromas should still greet visitors entering the main entrance at Crosstown Concourse.

    By Tom Bailey December 11, 2018

• November 2018

  • Memphis has big presence at World Architecture Festival

    They didn’t win this week, but two of Memphis’ new architectural gems were among 535 “short-listed” projects in the 2018 World Architecture Festival Awards in Amsterdam.

    By Tom Bailey November 30, 2018

  • Resurgent Crosstown draws CrossFit Hit & Run

    CrossFit Hit & Run’s Midtown location will move early next year to Crosstown, directly across Autumn Avenue from Crosstown Concourse.

    By Tom Bailey November 10, 2018

  • Getting to Know: Raymond Jackson

    When Raymond Jackson started interviewing for the chef position at Today & Always in Crosstown Arts, he started eating a vegan diet for the first time in his life.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 10, 2018

  • Crosstown Concourse restaurants feed the need for diverse dining and cool cocktails

    To build a vertical village, you might as well start with food on the ground floor. Folks have to eat, and at Crosstown Concourse, where they also live, go to school, work and play, choices about where to dine continue to expand.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 10, 2018

  • Crosstown Arts’ new Shared Art Making facility includes childcare option

    Crosstown Arts' new workspace facility, Shared Art Making, is now open and accepting memberships.

    By Elle Perry November 08, 2018

  • Bar Talk: Global Cafe

    Global Cafe is one of the newest restaurants in Crosstown Concourse and it's different from any other place in Memphis.

    By Jennifer Biggs November 01, 2018

• October 2018

  • Concourse starts work on Church Health YMCA swimming pool

    The planned swimming pool for Church Health YMCA and Crosstown Concourse will be 2,569 square feet and offer a separate spray/splash area, a deck for lounging, a lift and steps to make the pool accessible, four swim lanes, starting blocks at the deeper end, and an accessory building that houses bathrooms, an office, storage and check-in counter.

    By Tom Bailey October 30, 2018

  • The Memphis 10: Crosstown crowned, Memphis in Chicago and (sort of) on the big screen, and more

    Two weeks ago in this space, I suggested The Memphis 10 would be taking a two-week hiatus, one for some fall break family travels and a second for an NBA/Grizzlies opening-week workload.

    By Chris Herrington October 18, 2018

  • Crosstown Concourse receives prestigious preservation award

    The Crosstown Concourse renovation is one of three national winners of the 2018 preservation awards bestowed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the trust announced Monday.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 16, 2018

• 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

  • Stax Museum, Crosstown Arts partner for 'Give a Damn! Music + Activism at Stax Records'

    The main artifact for a new exhibition at Crosstown Arts is Isaac Hayes' 14-foot-long, custom-made, red velvet office desk complete with white Formica top. Previously, the desk had been in storage for more than a year, after the Stax Museum of American Soul Music recovered it from the owner of East Nashville vintage boutique, The Hip Zipper.

    By Elle Perry September 27, 2018

  • New Crosstown bar serves up art, absinthe

    After walking up the bright red, spiral staircase in Crosstown Concourse after 5 p.m. most nights, you’ll be greeted by a glowing light.

    By Elle Perry September 19, 2018

  • Saucy Chicken replaces Mama Gaia in Crosstown Concourse

    Crosstown Concourse has made a Southern U-turn at one of its restaurant spaces: Replacing a vegetarian-themed restaurant for one that features chicken dishes, including the fried kind.

    By Tom Bailey September 17, 2018