Finard Properties has filed requests with the planning board to transform Poplar Plaza's southeast corner into a mixed-use development. A rendering indicates existing buildings on the corner will be replaced with six- or seven-story structures.
There's no doubt costs of maintaining and operating Tom Lee Park will increase after a planned $60 million overhaul of the riverfront park. How much is an open question.
“I’ve been wanting to help make a change with Memphis radio, specifically community radio, for a long time. ... We are going to amplify voices in Memphis and the Mid-South."
Monday's numbers also bring the area's reported coronavirus-related deaths to 200.
The Shelby County district attorney general said she believed in free speech, but “free speech does not give anyone the right to steal my flags and burn them on my property or to harass and intimidate my husband, children and neighbors.”
Two of Silo Square's mixed-use buildings, each three stories, are effectively designed as illusions, with a nod to the past. The presence of a kitchen-appliance delivery truck nearby signals that completion of those buildings is within the near future.
The city is proposing nearly $4.7 million worth of capital improvement projects. The Financial Advisory Commission proposed moving forward last week. Aldermen will review the projects Wednesday.
The retail chain that serves civilian and professional gun shooters, law enforcement and other first responders has signed a lease in the Market at Wolfcreek, across from Wolfchase Galleria.
While critical of the first draft of the IRP by Siemens consulting, the environmental group says it still makes a case for more renewable energy to generate electric power. The Sierra Club response also stops short of recommending cutting ties to TVA, saying the cost of transmission lines to rival MISO should be fully explored.
Taylor Jenkins must decide on the Grizzlies' fifth starter. Kyle Anderson is the incumbent. Justise Winslow is the heir apparent. But is there another, better option?
Mayor Jim Strickland has been in a no-win situation with the City Hall occupation, especially being a white mayor in a predominantly African American city. And while the ending of the protest was not ideal, history shows it could have been a lot worse.
The Corps of Engineers took a wait-and-see attitude on some questions about how much Tom Lee Park can be changed by new park design, suggesting ongoing dialog ahead.
Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loan applications resume with Aug. 8 deadline and nearly $130 billion still left in the program till.
The team name in question, of course, is Redskins. It has been a standing insult to our country’s first peoples since the team was created in 1933.
For the first time, taxpayers can redirect up to $1,700 ($3400 married couples filing jointly) of federal taxes to fund scholarships at the school of their choice.
Memphis City Council members to discuss removing police from the city’s civil service system.
The small neighborhood grocery store has been purchased by Cash Saver CEO Rick James, who used to make calls there when he worked for Malone & Hyde.
Germantown's November ballot is shaping up. Rod Motely will challenge Sherrie Hicks for Alderman Position 3, the seat held by Dean Massey. Massey has said he will not run for that seat.
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton kicked off the legislative season by introducing a bill to cut the sales tax on milk, eggs and bread.
Harwood Center and its staffers specialize in helping children diagnosed with autism. But funding for the 70-year-old center remains a struggle, officials said.
The Grizzlies were short of sleep and short of players. But they beat the Brooklyn Nets Saturday night to continue their superb start. Cedric Coward has 23 points and 12 rebounds as Grizzlies beat NetsRelated content:
Wienermania attracts hot dog fans to Hi-Tone for its inaugural event Saturday, which also doubled as a fundraiser for the Alive Memphis dog rescue group.
The power plant in Southaven provides essential electricity to the company’s nearby data centers in Memphis and Mississippi, which SpaceX, the federal government, and other tech giants use.
After a battle with breast cancer and years of teaching music to kids, Memphian Sharonda Mitchell got to share her story on The Jennifer Hudson Show. The experience, she said, “Was phenomenal.”
“Republicans who dismiss Jerri Green’s performance because she lost are missing the point. But Democrats who see it as proof that Tennessee is about to turn blue are, I believe, missing an even bigger one.”
Steve Edmondson saw the bar scene in Memphis in the 1970s like few others before founding Kudzu’s. Edmondson shares his story on “The Sidebar,” hosted by Eric Barnes.
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