City Council burns Whataburger, gives RaceTrac green light
The Memphis City Council voted down a Whataburger on the Midtown stretch of Union Avenue. (Eric Gay/AP file)
The Memphis City Council vetoed a fast-food restaurant development on Union Avenue, but allowed a hotel and townhomes to continue.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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