Pediatric hospitalizations reflect COVID, rising number of respiratory infections.

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The demolition work now underway on a block of Jefferson Avenue west of Manassas Street is one of several changes to the Medical District landscape toward that end.

The proposed development would be on the same intersection as Collage Dance Collective and the Binghampton Gateway Center.

The 20-story, $190 million Grand Hyatt will be a centerpiece of the 5.2-acre mixed-used development at the end of Beale Street overlooking the Mississippi River.

Attorney Ralph Gibson said in a letter that Christopher Rowland did not participate in the meeting: “While the meeting was happening, Mr. Rowland had dinner with his children, took an important phone call, and dealt with the dogs which needed to be let out during the meeting.”

Federal investigations are ongoing and concerns have been raised over the transportation agency’s lack of protocols and transparency. 

Shelby County had 1,051 active pediatric cases as of Tuesday, Aug. 3. The largest contingent is among 15- to 17-year-olds, who account for more than a fifth of cases.

The Memphis City Council members changed their minds about a used car lot in Raleigh. And, the council will vote on a pair of resolutions asking the TVA to avoid moving coal ash from the old Allen Fossil plant.

Miami will join Denver, Las Vegas and Orlando, Florida, as Frontier destinations flying out of Memphis.

While the demand for new cars continues to increase following the COVID-19 pandemic, a critical part remains in short supply. 

Sunday, the situation was dire enough that Regional One Health diverted trauma cases to other emergency rooms.

New owners plan a “comprehensive improvement plan” for the iconic office tower in the heart of East Memphis.

A eulogy for two important, modern buildings, each designed by architects who sit in the pantheon of Memphis architecture.

“We have an untapped resource of labor that they can get, and they probably are not aware of that,” says Troy Allen, director of employment for Shelby Resident and Vocational Services.

Memphis-based Planet Wealth considers itself ‘crowdfunding 2.0’ or wealth funding. “We want to empower the masses to go out and achieve financial independence,” Greg Sossaman, CEO of Planet Wealth, said.

June’s inflation rate jumped up 5.4% from the same time in 2020 and that has economists examining the causes and predicting what may lie ahead. Meantime, consumers with discretionary wealth continue to buy ‘optional’ items, but those with tighter budgets feel the pinch at the grocery store. 

“I want to pay it forward, and I’m working with an organization that is doing incredible things to help children and families,” Marie Pizano said of MVP3 Entertainment Group’s partnership with Rotary-Family Youth Initiative.

Stock up on school supplies, clothes and shoes this weekend. Tennessee’s tax-free holiday continues through Sunday, but Mississippi’s ends at midnight Saturday. The Volunteer State is also exempting most food items (except candy!) from sales tax.

Ridgeway Trace shopping center operates at a prime junction for Memphis retail: Interstate 240 and Poplar. The property changed hands this week.

The board also approved zoning variances for a Georgia-based developer that plans to build affordable housing complexes in the North Poplar neighborhood near Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. 

All the property within the vast, old Memphis Army Distribution Depot has been sold to private owners, so the public board overseeing the site was to have been dissolved Wednesday. But neighbors’ concerns delayed the action. 

Though the school announced Wednesday it would be adding new outdoor seating options for the upcoming season, there’s a much larger vision.

Robert Machen has been named chief information officer for Prospero Health, which runs its operational headquarters in Memphis.

One Beale’s developer unveiled the final renderings for the 20-story, $190 million Grand Hyatt Hotel. Construction is to start early next year.

The change reflects research that shows the vaccinated can transmit the COVID-19 virus to others.