The developers of the Historic Snuff District plan a second, mixed-use building of six stories, 292 apartments, 420 parking spaces and 10,000 square feet of commercial space. They seek a tax incentive valued at $19 million over 20 years.
The existing PILOT on the center runs through December 2026.
The city plans to offer the property to developers once the sale from THM Properties of New York City closes. Demolition of the part of the city’s skyline is also an option.
Saturday’s event – one that featured many elected officials and community organizations – was the second unity walk in a three-month span.
Kristin Fox-Trautman runs Inspire Community Cafe right next door to her husband’s gym, Stardust Jiu-Jitsu. Both are located in the Binghampton Gateway Center at the intersection of Sam Cooper Boulevard and Tillman Street.
A man was arrested at an East Memphis area home and charged in a suspected cockfighting operation. Police and animal services seized more than 200 roosters and hens.
State Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey says lax management is apparent across Shelby County Health Department.
Donors send food and water to LeMoyne-Owen College after freezing temperatures and water system issues in the city.
Principal Barton Thorne called it “shocking and disappointing” to be removed for speaking to students about the First Amendment.
Austin Peay Station is part of the new $45 million Raleigh Springs Civic Center development at the former Raleigh Springs Mall site on Austin Peay Highway. The station serves as both a traffic and police precinct.
LeMoyne-Owen College is helping the Shelby County Health Department better plan and execute coronavirus care.
The applicants argued unsuccessfully to the Board of Adjustment that their flexible-loan business is not as financially punishing to customers as payday or title loan shops.
There’s a new end of the line for the Memphis Area Transit Authority’s Main Street trolley service.
Michigan-based Gordon Food Service — which caters both to restaurants and the food-service industry as well as the general public — has stores in Nashville and Knoxville but none yet in Memphis.
The Vollintine-Evergreen Community Association is appealing a decision to allow what it calls a “smoke shop” to open next to Dino’s Grill and near Snowden School. While renovations have been made, the business has not yet opened.
Whitehaven’s vaccination site saw an overwhelming response over the weekend.
The second Unity Walk Against Gun Violence is set for Feb. 27 in Whitehaven.
People whose appointments were canceled will receive emails to confirm rescheduled times.
As the new board president, Andre Gibson plans to help the Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp. bring more economic development to Whitehaven.
The interim president of the Downtown Memphis Commission addressed “the big thing out there,” the proposed purchase by the Downtown Mobility Authority of the empty 100 North Main office tower, parking and adjacent properties. Ray Brown called 100 North Main “an enormous source of blight.”
The Highland Heights Community Development Corp. will award $1,000 for the best concept to reuse the old church buildings anchoring a corner of Summer at Highland.
The restaurant is leasing 6,500 square feet from the shopping center near the southeast corner of Poplar and Interstate 240.
View the gallery to see how Mid-Southerners experienced the more than 4 inches of snow.
The Raleigh vaccination site will open next week at Greater Imani Cathedral of Faith.
The Land Use Control Board also approved a transitional group home in Binghampton for veterans, an attached-townhouse development on Brookhaven Circle, and plans for a used-car lot in Raleigh. The board rejected plans a 35-lot subdivision of container homes in New Chicago.