There are 9 article(s) tagged Southwest Twin drive-in:

• April 2026

  • How Memphis plans to spend $100 million in state money on Beale Street

    John Zeanah said an interesting phrase as he stood outside FedExForum during a City Council bus tour — he called the area the “arena district.”

    By Samuel Hardiman April 22, 2026

• August 2025

  • City looks to kick in $900K for ‘integrity policing’

    The funding — generated from $2.8 million interest income on federal grant money — would support a police reform task force appointed in late 2024. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis, Children and Youth Wellness Crisis Center and PURE Academy are also proposed to receive a piece.

    By Bill Dries August 05, 2025

• July 2025

  • City Council approves Old Daisy lease, gets look at Oak Court Mall plans

    Plus, the Memphis City Council also sent the first installment of capital funding to start the redevelopment of the old Southwest Twin drive-in.

    By Bill Dries July 22, 2025

• May 2025

  • Southwest Twin Drive-In redevelopment breaks ground

    The old drive-in movie site in Southwest Memphis will have a police precinct and a public library with plans for private development modeled on the 5-year-old Raleigh Springs Town Centre.

    By Bill Dries May 16, 2025

• April 2024

  • ‘We have enough’: Westwood residents oppose new gas stations

    “There’s already plenty of gas stations ... That’s not what the community has asked for. They’ve asked for investment in their community in terms of supportive items,” said a board member of Uplift Westwood.

    By Jody Callahan April 11, 2024

• October 2023

  • The To-Do List: Swift on screen, Monster Market and fall fests galore

    This week, artists collaborate onstage at the Tambourine Bash, Loaf and Cxffeeblack come together for brunch and Willie Nelson is on the road again (and coming to Southaven).

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen October 12, 2023

• August 2023

  • Inked: Chickasaw Gardens wants gates; city has plans for drive-in

    The Chickasaw Gardens Homeowners Association wants to add gates on two roads leading into the neighborhood, which is located north of Central Avenue near the Memphis Museum of Science and History.

    By Rob Moore August 24, 2023

• June 2023

  • Drive-In cleanup: Westwood dreams of new future for the Southwest Twin

    Volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work cleaning, weeding and painting Westwoods’ abandoned drive-in, with sights set on a new community area. 

    By Alicia Davidson June 24, 2023

• March 2022

  • Ideas for former drive-in include large park or business hub

    Local leaders and members of the Westwood community met Thursday evening to discuss the future of the Southwest Twin drive-in.

    By Alicia Davidson March 25, 2022