There are 53 article(s) tagged Raleigh:

• January 2022

  • City Council approves residential subdivision in Raleigh

    The council also approved medical office space on Covington Pike, and delayed a vote on a controversial retail development with gas pumps at Broad and Tillman.

    By Bill Dries January 04, 2022

• December 2021

  • City Council to take first vote on police residency

    The first-reading vote to put the item on the August 2022 ballot comes at the last council meeting of 2021.

    By Bill Dries December 21, 2021

  • Church hosts gas giveaway for Raleigh-Frayser

    Brown Missionary Baptist Church, which is based in DeSoto County, is hosting a Gas Up for Blessings event in Frayser, Saturday, Dec. 18.

    By Julia Baker December 17, 2021

• November 2021

  • Groundbreaking paves way for Kennedy Park improvements

    The 330-acre park will add soccer fields, security lights and additional parking, and it will connect nearby neighborhoods to the Wolf River Greenway as part of a revamped plan. 

    By Julia Baker November 05, 2021

  • About Town: Raleigh-Frayser projects bring improvements and TLC to area

    Kennedy and Rodney Baber Parks, which were both victim to the “Great Flood of 2011,” will receive improvements funded by the Shelby County Resilience Grant.

    By Julia Baker November 05, 2021

• August 2021

  • Retail construction may finally come to last undeveloped corner at Memphis gateway

    A Dallas developer received approval from the planning board to rezone a wooded corner of Austin Peay at Singleton Parkway. But six more hearings are required.

    By Tom Bailey August 13, 2021

  • City Council Scorecard: Crushing the Raleigh car lot

    A proposed used-car lot in Raleigh has become symbolic of a much larger change in the council’s consideration of what development goes where and under what conditions.

    By Bill Dries August 11, 2021

• July 2021

  • City Council Scorecard: The impact of Memphis 3.0 where commercial and residential meet

    The Council Scorecard follows the saga of a used car lot in Raleigh that has come to symbolize the complexity of trying to move toward less-intense commercial development on major roads that have neighborhoods just behind them.

    By Bill Dries July 29, 2021

  • Raleigh used car lot controversy takes turn toward kayaks and bike rentals

    Car lots and gas stations are getting more scrutiny from the Memphis City Council. But the idea of a proposed used car lot on Old Austin Peay Highway becoming a bike and kayak rental business instead is a new twist. 

    By Bill Dries July 23, 2021

• June 2021

  • Senior farmers market to address nutrition gap for elderly

    Seniors in the Commodities Supplemental Food Program program receive $40, or eight $5 vouchers, which can be exchanged for fresh produce from approved vendors at farmers markets and community-supported agriculture programs this summer through September.

    By Omer Yusuf June 24, 2021

• April 2021

  • SCS’ ‘Reimagine 901’ plan includes new builds, school closures

    Superintendent Joris Ray’s proposed plan will include two school closures, five new buildings, improvements or expansions to 13 existing schools and a substantial investment in deferred building maintenance.

    By Daja E. Henry April 19, 2021

• March 2021

  • Memphis nonprofit shifts vision to feed children in pandemic

    Raleigh nonprofit For The Kingdom serves about 600 dinner meals five days a week through its Feed the Block program. The hope is this program will address food insecurity among children in the neighborhood.

    By Omer Yusuf March 18, 2021

  • Couple’s dream to build veteran housing edges closer to reality

    Paul and Debra Brantley started Memphis nonprofit BHW Estate with the goal of building permanent housing for homeless and at-risk veterans.

    By Omer Yusuf March 15, 2021

• February 2021

  • Community outreach still the goal at MPD’s new North Memphis station

    Austin Peay Station is part of the new $45 million Raleigh Springs Civic Center development at the former Raleigh Springs Mall site on Austin Peay Highway. The station serves as both a traffic and police precinct.

    By Omer Yusuf February 25, 2021

  • First phase of new $45M Civic Center set to open this spring

    The new Raleigh Springs Civic Center includes a library, walking trail, lake and police station. The city is building it on the former Raleigh Springs Mall site. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 25, 2021

  • New vaccination site to open in Raleigh next week

    The Raleigh vaccination site will open next week at Greater Imani Cathedral of Faith.

    By Jane Roberts, Omer Yusuf February 16, 2021

  • Southwind firms, property owners win battle against proposed strip center

    The Land Use Control Board also approved a transitional group home in Binghampton for veterans, an attached-townhouse development on Brookhaven Circle, and plans for a used-car lot in Raleigh. The board rejected plans a 35-lot subdivision of container homes in New Chicago.

    By Tom Bailey February 15, 2021

• January 2021

  • Suburban developments pivot to housing; CBU expansion approved

    The Land Use Control Board approved two unsurprising changes for a couple of big, suburban planned developments. Out, or diminished, is brick-and-mortar retail from the projects.

    By Tom Bailey January 14, 2021

  • Prices rise, fewer homes available in Frayser and Raleigh

    A trend of rising housing prices combined with less homes available in Shelby County is reflected in two North Memphis neighborhoods: Frayser and Raleigh, albeit at different rates, according to Memphis Area Association of Relators (MAAR) data.

    By Omer Yusuf January 11, 2021

  • Frayser mom starts neighborhood driving school to fill need

    After Teresa Landrum Caswell couldn’t find an affordable, nearby driving school for her daughter, she started one herself.

    By Omer Yusuf January 08, 2021

• December 2020

  • Final piece of Raleigh Springs Civic Center near completion

    The new Raleigh branch library is set to open Dec. 14, replacing the 54-year-old location at 3157 Powers Rd., which is closed as the transition begins to its future home.

    By Omer Yusuf December 05, 2020

• November 2020

  • Starbucks coming to Raleigh as part of new development

    Construction on a new Starbucks at 3545 Austin Peay Highway is expected to begin this week. The Starbucks will be located at The Marketplace at Raleigh development. 

    By Omer Yusuf November 12, 2020

• October 2020

  • Raleigh’s newest community anchor springing into place

    The Raleigh Springs Civic Center “unofficially” opened this spring when construction signs were removed following completion of the $45 million development’s initial phase. That included the 11-acre walking trail and lake, and a new skate park. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 18, 2020

  • Planning board approves just one of 3 proposed gas stations

    A proposal to build a Murphy Express gas station in Raleigh received approval even though it does not follow the city’s long-range concept plan to make key intersections more appealing and pedestrian friendly.

    By Tom Bailey October 08, 2020

• September 2020

  • Amazon holding job info sessions about $200 million Frayser-Raleigh facility

    Amazon plans to hire 1,000 full-time employees at its future facility at 4055 New Allen Rd. Permanent jobs at the new Amazon facility start at $15 an hour with benefits. It will be the first one in Tennessee to use the company’s Robotics Technology.

    By Omer Yusuf September 18, 2020