Homes in the neighborhood have fallen into disrepair, but renovations and new construction are giving the Glenview community new life.

A temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefit and a $600 direct stimulus payment to most Americans is part of the pact. 

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee again refused to order a statewide mask mandate Sunday, Dec. 20, instead ordering a statewide limit on indoor public social gatherings of no more than 10 people excluding homes and churches.

The first truckload of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine destined for U.S. administration sites rolled into the FedEx Express world hub in Memphis about 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 20.

From Dec. 5 to Dec. 19, the Health Department reported an average of 691 new cases and 6,093 test results each day with a 11.3% positivity rate. One hundred thirty-two coronavirus-related deaths have been reported since Dec. 1. That represents 16.4% of all pandemic deaths in Shelby County. 

FedEx said Saturday, Dec. 19, it’s ready to start moving the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19.

A new health directive is looming – one that could significantly tighten restrictions for the upcoming holidays.

Staffer snaps, edits the thrill on her iPhone to snappy “My Shot” from Hamilton. 

Leaders implore citizens, particularly those of color, to gather virtually for the holiday.

Under this public servant with old-school values, gross revenue at the firm increased more than six fold in 10 years.

Bryant’s Breakfast can be yours if you’re ready to jump in the restaurant business; after 50+ years, the Bryants are retiring.

The industrial real estate firm Faropoint had acquired in 2016 five of the buildings it just sold, and bought the other 23 buildings in 2018. Faropoint still owns a substantial amount of industrial space in Memphis.

Memphis-based FedEx Corp. reported strong second quarter earnings on Thursday, Dec. 17, but withheld guidance for the full year.

Memphis International Airport employees are being tested for COVID-19 each day they work at the airport, as part of an assurance testing program that the airport hopes to expand.

Methodist-Germantown Hospital president says, “This is the moment we stop this. It is one of those moments I will never forget.”

LeMoyne-Owen College has named Vernell Bennett-Fairs its new president.

Memphis airport officials said Chick-fil-A, Dunkin’ Donuts and Chili’s are among restaurants planned in future phases of concession development, after traffic rebounds toward pre-COVID levels.

FedEx’s Cordova station is seeing more gift items shipped by small, local businesses this peak season, suggesting many have successfully pivoted to the online marketplace amid COVID-19.

The Board of Adjustment approved zoning variances for both a service to the homeless and for the Railgarten entertainment venue. But the board imposed two-year sunset clauses on both approvals.

If Crown World decides to come to Memphis, it would buy and renovate an empty, airport-area office building, invest $2.7 million in the property, and hire 25 people.

At Baptist Hospital-DeSoto, about half of the more than 1,800 employees have signed up to receive the vaccine.

The owner of Alcenia’s restaurant is receiving help from multiple organizations to buy and improve her Pinch District building. And the owner of a historic Film Row building receives help to renovate the exterior of the Art Moderne structure.

A colorful debate is being waged over the striking designs in the renovations of two old, East Memphis apartment communities.

Memphis City Council members heard about the difficulty of getting financing for hotel projects before approving the financing of a third hotel for One Beale. The set of parking projects nearby had a more complex path to approval.