Police chief updates Downtown security, citywide crime statistics
Throughout the city, gun-related arrests, gun thefts, and gun seizures have increased for the year.
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April 2022
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February 2022
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About Town: New fire headquarters part of a changing Memphis landscape
The Memphis Fire Department reached a new milestone Monday, Jan. 31, when it hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new fire headquarters at its “fire campus” at 2670 Avery Ave.
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January 2022
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Sequin mural lights up Downtown thoroughfare
The piece, entitled “Subterranean River,” stretches 161 feet and 80 feet on each side, featuring symbols that portray the Mississippi River as a passage for commerce. LED lights shine on the shimmering sequins to mimic the movement of water.
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December 2021
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U.S. Senate passes bill to remove ex-Klansman’s name from Memphis’ federal building
U.S. Senate has passed a bill to remove a former Klansman’s name from Memphis’ federal building. The measure now goes to President Biden.
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November 2021
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$10 Deal: Empanadas and arepas at Sabor Caribe
With empanadas, arepas, cachapas and more on the menu, Sabor Caribe has been a tasty Edge District anchor through a period of profound neighborhood change.
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New Brooks Museum of Art Downtown may be crown jewel of riverfront development
Brooks on the Bluff is being designed through a collaboration between the Swiss-based firm Herzog & du Meuron and Memphis’ archimania.
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Day of the Dead march Downtown protests gun violence
Protesters against gun violence marched through the streets of Downtown Memphis on the Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday where the dead are honored and remembered. Those who took part in the march said they are tired of the gun violence in the city.
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October 2021
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Downtown Memphis Commission focusing on cohesive parking plan
The Downtown Memphis Commission wants to address the long-term problems associated with Downtown parking.
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September 2021
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Proposed nutrition store seeks loan to renovate Downtown property
Downtown Nutrition + Energy will be based on the business model of The Nutrition Hub, which is located in Germantown.
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About Town: The fate of 100 N. Main in the balance
The fate of Memphis’s tallest building is likely to remain unclear until the DMC selects one of the bids. Though there appears to be growing excitement that the high-rise’s days of uncertainty could be drawing to a close.
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Orgel, partners make bid to redevelop 100 N. Main
The group intends, if its bid is accepted, to invest around $267 million to revitalize one of the city’s most alluring pieces of commercial real estate.
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August 2021
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Downtown office tower bought by Florida company
CBRE will handle management and leasing of the 15-story office tower at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Third Street.
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July 2021
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About Town: How One Beale’s final piece fits in
The fourth – and final – phase of the $400 million One Beale Development includes 44,000 square feet of meeting and event space, two restaurants, a 6,500-square-foot spa, a 2,200-square-foot fitness center, and “massive rooftop infinity pool.”
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The Early Word: Good sports news offsets bad health news
Bad air joins our health worries, while politicians wrangle with health departments in Memphis and Nashville. But better sidewalks, AutoZone Park, the Milwaukee Bucks and even the TVA give us reason to smile.
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Prominent Cotton Row building plans makeover
Plans have been submitted for renovating the building anchoring the prominent southwest corner of Union and Front.
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April 2021
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About Town: Downtown businesses look to post-pandemic life
A new grocery store, a hotel, a barbershop and an update about Tom Lee Park meant one neighborhood rose to the top for this week’s About Town.
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WLOK, Big River Market seek Downtown grants
WLOK seeks a $50,000 grant to beautify its buildings at 363 S. Second. And the owner of the planned Big River Market, a small food/coffee store, seeks a $60,000 grant to help prepare space at the corner of Tennessee and G.E. Patterson.
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New owner describes plans for Masonic Temple building
Bill Townsend feels he didn’t so much buy a building as a 107-year-old time capsule. He’s already got short-term plans and has discussed long-term possibilities with brg3s architects.
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March 2021
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Junior Achievement sells Downtown headquarters for $2M
Junior Achievement sold its two, attached buildings at 299-307 Madison, plus a 25-space parking lot, to ServiceMaster by Stratos. Junior Achievement now occupies a small office at the University of Memphis.
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February 2021
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On-demand transit, the wave of the future?
The Memphis Area Transit Authority launched its new Groove On-Demand service, which enables people to use their smartphones or other devices to order rides with specified pick-up and drop-off points, similar to the way ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft operate.
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MATA offers new on-demand shuttle service
The new service aims to make it easier for those who live within the service area to get back and forth to their workplaces.
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December 2020
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Giving food, clothes ‘is what I love to do’ on Christmas Day
Many of the Lunches ‘n Love volunteers don’t have to imagine what it was like for those walking into the parking lot, hoping to leave with more than they came. They were once homeless themselves.
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October 2020
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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.
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September 2020
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Daytime plaza designed for the homeless will soon open
The Hospitality Hub Plaza will offer the homeless three bathrooms, water, shade, lockers, USB receptacles, Downtown skyline views and an open, gentle invitation to receive support.
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July 2020
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Raymond James takes another step from Downtown toward E. Memphis
Building permit applications show Raymond James plans to spend $7.25 million renovating the 1100 Ridgeway Loop building and $6.33 million renovating the 889 Ridge Lake building.
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