New Eats: Horn of Africa brings Ethiopia to Summer corridor
Horn of Africa adds to the diverse food choices of the Summer Avenue corridor, offering Ethiopian food in the same strip with Kay Bakery.
Topic: Summer Avenue
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January 2022
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Final public meeting on proposed Summer Avenue improvements held
The 5.5 mile section on the main thoroughfare may soon become a “complete” or multimodal street that is safer for everyone, including drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists. The improvements may also attract new businesses and people to the area.
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December 2021
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Artist rolls into Summer Avenue, ready for street’s new chapter
A new gallery and studio space, owned by architect and artist Brantley Ellzey, has opened on Summer Avenue in the Highland Heights neighborhood.
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Townsend buys sixth property on Summer Avenue’s west end
William “Bill” Townsend continues acquiring commercial properties on the west end of Summer, and he’s forming a plan.
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Officials near final plans for Summer Avenue improvements
Summer Avenue may soon receive some much-needed improvements between East Parkway and I-240 to become a “complete street” that is safer for everyone, including drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists.
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September 2021
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Restored marquee lights up Summer Avenue
Broadway-like lights of the Luciann Theater building’s newly restored marquee were turned on Thursday night.
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Another bright sign appears for Summer Avenue’s future
The Luciann theater building just took a big step in returning to its glory days, long before its more recent history as an adult entertainment business.
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Officials lay groundwork for Summer Avenue improvements
Poll participants identified the need for protected bike lanes, safer pedestrian crossings, more appealing building development, better lighting and increasing the sense of security as issues on a five-mile stretch of Summer.
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June 2021
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Muscle-car shop helps rev up retros for racing — but discourages it on the streets
Muscle-car shop owner Kenny Bomar warns customers that if they keep racing in the streets he may see them at the weekly Bible class he leads at the Penal Farm.
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Proposed gas station grandfathered in despite Summer rezoning
Yet another convenience store with gas may be built on Summer Avenue in Highland Heights. The Board of Adjustment determined Wednesday, June 23, that a C-store developer submitted required paperwork in time before the City Council rezoned the area to prohibit gas sales.
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New Heights: Old retail center will again embrace Summer sidewalk
A real estate investor and two construction contractors bought a prominent, nearly century-old shopping center in Highland Heights. Their plan includes returning The Heights center to its roots by embracing the sidewalk again.
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May 2021
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Covered storage for RVs coming to Summer Ave.
A developer plans to turn 5 acres lining Summer Avenue into 75 covered and secured spaces for storing recreational vehicles.
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Developer appeals decision blocking C-store/gas on Summer
A developer of convenience stores selling fuel tore down the old, masonry building on a prominent Summer Avenue corner. Now he’s appealing a decision that he cannot build a C-store there.
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Giant Elvis, Tina Turner share stage in new public art
A gritty block of Summer Avenue is now the scene for a public art installation that is highly unusual for several reasons.
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$10 Deal: Panda Garden’s lunch special is hard to beat
Panda Garden offers a lunch special with a selection of more than 20 meals, each under $10. The food is good, and the portions are generous.
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March 2021
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MyCityRides hires like-minded Nickson contractors to build headquarters
MyCityRides has raised about 85% of the $3 million it will spend to establish a new, larger headquarters at 3155 Summer Ave. The nonprofit still must raise about $400,000.
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January 2021
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Demolition starts on Summer Ave. for $9M health-crisis facility
Demolition has started to clear space for Alliance Healthcare Service’s $9 million-plus development in an economically distressed area of Summer Avenue.
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Construction starts on Summer Avenue Chick-fil-A
The popular restaurant has a ground lease for the 1.25-acre site where the old Grimes Memorial United Methodist Church buildings were razed.
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City Council marks one year of exile from City Hall chambers
The first online council meeting of the year comes with some changes in committee chairmanships and votes on down-zoning two parts of Summer Avenue as well as new penalties for illegal street racing.
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December 2020
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Ghost kitchens coming to Summer Avenue
California-based CloudKitchens has purchased a vacant, former auto parts building in a distressed part of Summer Avenue. The 11,000 square feet could house dozens of small, commercial kitchens for the pandemic-fueled industry of meal delivery.
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November 2020
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Luciann’s future may allude to, not X out, building’s colorful past
The new owner is filling the place with antiques to open a shop. And instead of running from the building’s X-rated past, he may “lean into it.” But don’t worry, the idea involves whimsical branding, not adult entertainment.
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$10 Deal: Cocina Mexicana
New Mexican place on Summer is really a few miles past the official end of the avenue, but it’s close enough and the food is good.
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Owner drops plan to raze Highland Heights church building, plans to sell
The Division of Planning & Development recommends rezoning along two sections of Summer to prohibit such car-oriented businesses as gas stations and auto repair shops.
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October 2020
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New Eats: La Unica
Add another Mexican restaurant to the stretch of Summer Avenue we all love for our tacos and tortas. La Unica has finally opened in an old Wendy’s.
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Drop-in center will offer rest, food, safety for prostitutes
The transaction shows a typical real estate exchange: $225,000 for a property near Summer Avenue. But the plan for the building may be like nothing Memphis has seen before.
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