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  • Neighborhoods

    On The Ground Podcast: The Power of Neighborhood Stories

    Josh Campbell from Spillit Memphis discusses storytelling and its power to build community and elevate resident voices in Memphis neighborhoods. 

    By Natalie Van Gundy April 12, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Neighborhood of new Midtown houses sells out quickly

    Sixteen new, Midtown homes that replace those demolished a half-century ago for the ill-fated Interstate 40 corridor have been sold in under 18 months.

    By Tom Bailey April 22, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Developer may scale down proposed town houses

    Opponents of a proposed 35-foot-tall building of town houses near Overton Square have met with the developer and said he's willing to compromise.

    By Tom Bailey April 16, 2019
  • Food News

    The Waffle Iron stamps new ID on East Memphis diner

    A new restaurant promises both a fresh start and fresh ingredients for a diner that has been through several name changes.

    By Tom Bailey April 16, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Union Row developers buy corner of Union & Fourth

    Developers of the 29-acre, mixed-use Union Row on Monday purchased 251 Union for $1.4 million. Powerhouse Motors car-repair shop has operated there more than 20 years.

    By Tom Bailey April 16, 2019
  • Midtown

    New health clinic provides free services to Memphis’ homeless

    The Baptist Operation Outreach clinic operates inside the Catholic Charities of West Tennessee facility at 1325 Jefferson Avenue. Services include immunizations, behavioral health services and treatment for diseases and minor injuries. The clinic is also stocked with basic medications.

    By Kim and Jim Coleman April 10, 2019
  • Midtown

    Board OKs dropping an ‘R’ in Forrest Avenue

    City planning board voted Thursday to change the spelling of “Forrest Avenue” in Midtown to “Forest Avenue.”

    By Tom Bailey April 11, 2019
  • Business

    Design of Crosstown High wins national award

    ANF Architects' design for the new Crosstown High School inside Crosstown Concourse has received an Award of Design Excellence in AIA’s 2019 Education Facility Design Awards.

    By Tom Bailey April 13, 2019
  • Downtown

    Community Redevelopment Agency extends Jackson Avenue makeover

    A portion of Jackson Avenue seen as a gateway to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is scheduled to get upgrades that will make it more visually appealing and pedestrian friendly. 

    By Wayne Risher April 12, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Closed Handy House at center of Beale contract talks

    The Downtown Memphis Commission is negotiating with the tour company it forced out of the W.C. Handy House in February, while the musician's family continues to push for changes after years of complaints the property is being ignored.

    By Bill Dries April 04, 2019
  • Downtown

    100 North Main owner touts hotel as reducing blight, public subsidy

    Townhouse Management Co. says 100 North Main would cost less in public incentives to retrofit as a convention center hotel, compared to the planned Loews on Civic Center Plaza.

    By Wayne Risher April 10, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Poplar Arts Lofts, Midtown office space move forward

    Several projects, including new office space and a new six-story apartment project in Midtown, received mulityear tax abatements for their investments Tuesday. 

    By Michelle Corbet April 09, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Beefed-up crosswalk taking shape at the Highland Strip

    Construction crews are building a substantial crosswalk where University of Memphis students cross a busy, five-lane street to reach the revived Highland Strip's popular hang-outs. 

    By Tom Bailey April 04, 2019
  • Downtown

    River cruise firm buys harbor dock, plans to clean cobblestone site

    Memphis Riverboats Inc. has bought the old Cargill dock at the north end of Wolf River Harbor, providing space to declutter its cobblestone operation.

    By Tom Bailey April 05, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Mud Island gets mini-makeover for Memphis’ bicentennial celebration

    By the city’s 200th anniversary on May 22, people looking out of their Downtown offices and crossing the bridges back and forth across the Mississippi River will have a different view when they peer out over Mud Island.

    By Elle Perry April 04, 2019
  • Metro

    The river defines who we were and who we will become

    Memphis and the Mississippi River are joined eternally. Our relationship with the river, and the stories buried deep in its muddy waters, define who we have been even as we wrestle with questions that will define who we become.

    By Bill Dries and Chris Herrington April 03, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Loews, THM part company on convention center hotel project

    Loews says it is moving ahead with a hotel in Civic Center Plaza across from City Hall. Meanwhile, THM indicated Friday it intends to turn the 100 North Main building into a 500-room hotel.

    By Bill Dries, Wayne Risher April 08, 2019
  • Real Estate

    U-Haul buys vacant Kmart in Raleigh

    U-Haul has purchased and is renovating the former Kmart big-box store in Raleigh, which has been vacant for more than two years. 

    By Tom Bailey April 02, 2019
  • Downtown

    Raymond James Tower elevators getting ‘highest upgrade’

    Landlord of Downtown's Raymond James Tower announced a $3 million upgrade to the elevators that have been an issue for the building's anchor tenant.

    By Tom Bailey April 03, 2019
  • Downtown

    American Harmony to set sail on the Mississippi River

    A cruise ship operator is banking on the lure and popularity of the Mississippi River, introducing a new, modern ship and others to follow that will dock in Memphis.

    By Christin Yates March 31, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Midtown apartment developers seek tax abatements

    Two development groups are looking for a break on property taxes to help balance the cost of their Midtown apartment projects. 

    By Michelle Corbet April 02, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    City Council returns to Memphis 3.0 plan, Graceland development deal

    The City Council is scheduled Tuesday to take the first of three votes on the Memphis 3.0 plan and to vote on the agreement between the city administration and Graceland for further expansion of Graceland’s Whitehaven campus.

    By Bill Dries April 02, 2019
  • City of Memphis

    Cossitt plans include lots of gathering spaces, arts and tech partnerships

    The $5 million Cossitt Library renovation could get started later this spring, with an emphasis on spaces for gathering and creativity within the walls of the city's first library.

    By Bill Dries March 28, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Another step taken for One Beale’s riverview hotel

    Developers file for a permit to build the foundation of One Beale's Hyatt Centric hotel.

    By Tom Bailey April 01, 2019
  • Downtown

    Comeback Coffee contributes to Pinch District revival

    A coffee house with soup, sandwiches and pastries will open on North Main, filling a gap in the neighborhood. 

    By Kim and Jim Coleman March 26, 2019

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