The college’s new funeral services program is designed to prepare students to become either a funeral director or an embalmer.

A faith-based, nonprofit residential facility is an alcohol and drug treatment program for men 18 and older, who staff BAM, or Business as Ministry, and a car wash as part of their recovery process.

A panel of chefs and other food professionals will select the first Ground Up Chef-in-Residence in mid-July.

According to the conditional use permit application, the office would house six to 10 business support staff.

Whitehaven teenagers spent the past month researching the neighborhood’s history and preparing to lead a bus tour Tuesday that included songs and event re-enactments.

There are two dedicated gay bars operating in Memphis, both located in Madison Heights. Though gay bars are on the decline across the U.S., Dru's Bar and The Pumping Station are still well-loved spots to socialize and to organize politically. 

The developers of a townhouse project in Cooper-Young presented four different site plans to residents, saying fewer units will mean higher prices. 

Methodist church officials will soon list for sale the just-closed Highland Heights United Methodist Church building. The property anchors a corner of two busy streets, which should draw interest from prospective buyers.

Golf and Games Family Park has added Toptracer technology to enhance the golf range experience for users and draw a new demographic to the multiuse facility. 

A planned, three-story building will house a restaurant or offices on the ground floor and three studio apartments on each of the top two levels.

Habitat for Humanity’s Jessica Hord and Habitat homeowner Brandi Hunter talk homeownership and building community in Memphis’ Uptown neighborhood and beyond.

Parents and teachers at Winchester Elementary were largely critical of the Memphis Teacher Residency partnership — saying the teachers would be less experienced, the model hasn’t been tested, and the school had recently undergone a lot of leadership changes.

Following the shooting death of Brandon Webber in Frayser, state Sen. Sara Kyle contends the community’s residents need to be made a part of the dialogue to stop such incidents.

AutoZone is approved for a tax incentive to expand its Downtown presence into a “campus environment.”

Construction on a $1.8 million mixed-use project on Monroe by the owners of McEwen’s restaurant could begin next month. 

The off-leash area in the Edge Triangle now has synthetic turf that will stay green all year long. 

Angela Garland and David Jordan dive into Agape Child and Family Services' mission to keep kids out of foster care and reduce poverty by working alongside some of Memphis' most at-risk youth and families.

New owners Scott and Rebecca Sorin are re-establishing The Bagel in East Memphis. The restaurant is scheduled to open June 19.

Retired teacher and restaurant owner Jo Ellen Bates left a lasting impact on students and community members with her investment in South Memphis. Mrs. Bates died Sunday at age 74.

AutoZone seeks a 15-year tax incentive in return for expanding its Downtown Memphis presence with a $145 million investment and addition of 130 jobs.

Memphis City Council members tour a Waste Connections facility on East Brooks Road Wednesday prior to a vote next week that would authorize an expansion of the waste transfer operation.

Two small pads for freestanding buildings will be built where the middle of a 99-year-old strip shopping center is being razed.

There are no grand plans for Aretha Franklin’s birthplace home in Memphis, but a judge is ready to approve a receiver’s plan to stabilize and preserve it for potential reuse later. 

The Community Redevelopment Agency wants to make the advantages of the Uptown Tax Increment Financing District available to all residents in the New Chicago, Bickford and Smokey City neighborhoods.

Elvis Presley Enterprises leaders met with Whitehaven residents Monday to ask them to support EPE in its dispute with the city of Memphis over funding for expansion plans at Graceland.