There are 10 article(s) tagged Steve Lockwood:

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 18: Health Department confirms fourth Shelby case

    • Tennessee's 98 cases mostly in patients between 18-49 years old
    • Small business emergency declared
    • Nike donating $500,000 to Memphis response
    • Community Foundation launches response fund

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• February 2020

  • Longtime neighborhood director stepping down later this year

    After 18 years, Frayser Community Development Corp. leader Steve Lockwood is stepping down later this year. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 18, 2020

  • Frayser sees wave of new home starts

    Seizing an opportunity near Amazon's new $200 million fulfillment center, a local developer is investing the first private residential dollars since the Great Recession. 

    By Omer Yusuf February 05, 2020

  • Amazon jobs, wages could make big impact in Raleigh, Frayser

    Neighborhood leaders hope new jobs will go to area residents, and some say increasing the frequency of bus routes in Frayser and Raleigh would improve the odds for those who don't own cars.

    By Omer Yusuf February 04, 2020

• January 2020

  • Negotiations underway with potential grocer for $16 million Frayser Gateway

    The Frayser Gateway is expected to include a new grocery store for the neighborhood. The development mirrors the Binghampton Gateway, which opened in 2018. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 07, 2020

  • Frayser organizations raise questions over $450,000 blight remediation plan

    The plan, which may be considered by city government later this month, would address blight in an area near Northgate Shopping Center. 

    By Omer Yusuf January 05, 2020

• December 2019

  • More than $30M in investments committed to MLK Success Zone in Frayser

    Organizations in the MLK Success Zone of Frayser are hopeful the new investment will accelerate a long-needed transformation in the area. 

    By Omer Yusuf December 26, 2019

  • CDC leaders foresee less sprawl with Memphis 3.0

    A trio of leaders of community development corporations on "Behind The Headlines" say the long-term Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines should give them and others working on nonprofit catalysts more of a voice in how the city grows. 

    By Bill Dries December 12, 2019

• July 2019

  • Frayser affordable housing gets foothold despite economic challenges

    As many as 30 more new homes could follow two new homes completed recently on Whitney Avenue in Frayser. The effort comes with some city investments and some remaining challenges from the Great Recession.

    By Bill Dries July 18, 2019

• January 2019

  • High Ground News Podcast: Homeownership in Memphis neighborhoods

    On the latest High Ground News podcast, the On The Ground team welcomes Steve Lockwood from the Frayser Community Development Corp. and Amy Schaftlein from United Housing to discuss why homeownership is important to stabilizing Memphis neighborhoods.

    By Natalie Van Gundy January 18, 2019