There are 21 article(s) tagged University District:

• March 2024

  • Railroad crossings closed near University of Memphis

    Commuters heading both south or northbound on Highland or Patterson streets will need to find an alternative route. 

    By Christopher Wright March 05, 2024

• September 2023

  • Beauty entrepreneur expands brand with second spa

    After seven years successfully running a spa in Germantown, Aja Freeman, 27, has expanded by opening a second Aja’s Spa location in Memphis’ University District. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 03, 2023

• August 2023

  • New Buster’s Butcher has sides, soup, sauces, condiments, oils, spices, rubs — and, yes, a lot of meats

    Buster’s Butcher, adjacent to but separate from its parent, Buster’s Liquors & Wines in the University Center shopping complex, is a 2,200-square-foot playground for carnivorous cooks.

    By Chris Herrington August 28, 2023

• July 2023

  • Popular sushi restaurant to add third location — with a twist

    At Red Koi’s upcoming Highland Street location, there will be a few tables for diners but the main focus will be as a take-out location. 

    By Matthew Fite July 19, 2023

  • For new dessert shop, the ‘proof is in the pudding’

    Elise Dessert Co. is celebrating its grand opening in the University District. The shop features banana pudding made with owner Bria Walls’ family recipe.

    By Matthew Fite July 01, 2023

• October 2022

  • New food star to open on S. Highland

    “We’ve taken soul food and infused it with other cuisines,” said one of the concept’s founders. “We’re not only scaling the cuisine, but we’re making it health conscious and for the community.”

    By Joshua Carlucci October 05, 2022

• July 2022

  • EDGE approves property acquisition near Firestone Plant, Riviana Foods PILOT

    The Memphis and Shelby County Economic Development and Growth Engine board approved the acquisition of 27.45 acres near the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. plant.

    By Neil Strebig July 26, 2022

• August 2021

  • Board approves requests for University District apartments

    A Florida-based developer wanting to build a 92-unit multifamily apartment complex in the University District is one step closer to doing so. 

    By Rob Moore August 25, 2021

• June 2021

  • 92-unit apartment development proposed for University District

    A Florida-based developer seeks a number of zoning variances to build student apartments near the University of Memphis main campus.

    By Tom Bailey June 30, 2021

  • Big, mixed-use development, ‘35 Central’ planned for Central at Highland

    Called 35 Central, the development near the University of Memphis would include a seven-story hotel and a six-story building with apartments, office space and a parking garage.

    By Tom Bailey June 04, 2021

• May 2021

  • Construction to make Highland Strip safer for pedestrians

    A $6.5 million project to install along the Highland Strip five crosswalks, medians, better sidewalks, more lighting, lusher landscaping and improved drainage is set to be complete by June 2022.

    By Tom Bailey May 04, 2021

• February 2021

  • Dumpster ire: Landlord cuts tree, installs garbage bin at front sidewalk

    The new owner of an apartment building near the Highland Strip applied for a variance allowing a dumpster to be placed near Walker Avenue. The retroactive request will require the owner to make significant changes for approval amid significant opposition. 

    By Tom Bailey February 24, 2021

• January 2021

  • Transforming the University District through streetscapes and walkability

    Cody Fletcher joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

    By Eric Barnes January 27, 2021

• December 2020

  • Church buys building housing Wellford’s Antiques, Joe’s Fried Chicken

    Among the 14 newest applications submitted to the planning board are ones to accommodate a short move by Third Church of Christ, Scientist, to allow construction of a Shelby County fire station, and to double the size of a Downtown condo development.

    By Tom Bailey December 09, 2020

• October 2020

  • Builders succeed by putting higher-end homes where others don’t

    The concept contradicts traditional ideas about real estate, but buyers are snapping up the relatively expensive houses Laurynas Petrauskas and Raymond Sharkus build next to less-valuable homes.

    By Tom Bailey October 19, 2020

• May 2019

  • First homes of Ellsworth Place near completion

    The 22-lot Ellsworth Place faces the historic homes of the East Buntyn neighborhood and backs up to the large, mixed-use Highland Row development.

    By Tom Bailey May 30, 2019

• April 2019

  • On The Ground Podcast: Is the University District too crowded?

    The High Ground News editorial team reflects on four months of embedded research and reporting in the University District.

    By Natalie Van Gundy April 06, 2019

• February 2019

  • High Ground News Podcast: University of Memphis plans to share prosperity across University District

    Cole Bradley sits down with two members of a planning team working on a playbook for community development in the University District that puts the University of Memphis at the center of equitable neighborhood growth.

    By Natalie Van Gundy February 15, 2019

• January 2019

  • High Ground News Podcast: On The Ground in the University District with Cody Fletcher

    In the third installment of the High Ground News podcast, the On The Ground team kicks off its coverage of the University District, and learns more about the neighborhood's assets, opportunities, and issues from a community leader working on the area's revitalization.

    By Natalie Van Gundy January 04, 2019

• November 2018

  • Big contractor fills need in U of M neighborhood

    The construction firm building the University of Memphis’ $35 million pedestrian bridge, parking garage and plazas this week completed a small project – free of charge – that solves a problem for the adjoining neighborhood.

    By Tom Bailey November 01, 2018

• October 2018

  • Block-long apartment development proposed near U of M

    A block-long apartment development of six stories and 114 units is proposed to be built behind St. Luke’s United Methodist Church near the University of Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey October 25, 2018