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Business
Next holiday season, the original Corky’s Bar-B-Q restaurant on Poplar in East Memphis will have room to accommodate private parties and events. -
Real Estate
$14M building permit filed for former Benchmark Hotel site
After an up-and-down 2018, the site of the former Benchmark Hotel appears to be heading into the new year on a high note. -
Arts & Culture
Aretha Franklin birthplace case continued in environmental court
Shelby County Environmental Court Judge Patrick Dandridge heard a status update about Aretha Franklin’s birthplace on Dec. 12. -
North Memphis
High Ground News Podcast: Black-owned business gift guide with Cynthia Daniels and Brandi Hunter
High Ground News and guests discuss great holiday gift options from local black businesses and the growing infrastructure to support minority entrepreneurs. -
Real Estate
Indigo Ag bringing 700 jobs to Downtown Memphis
Indigo Ag will establish its headquarters for North American commercial operations in Downtown Memphis, where the high-tech agriculture firm will increase its workforce by another 700 corporate employees and invest $6.6 million over the next three years, company, state and local officials announced Wednesday. -
Real Estate
Wonder Bread developers seeking grant for expansive Edge District park
PGK Properties, which is spearheading the redevelopment of the former Wonder Bread plant in the Medical District, is seeking a grant from the Downtown Memphis Commission for a park that could cost up to $5.7 million. -
Real Estate
Cidery submits plans for Downtown location
Century Tree Cider Co. has submitted plans for a new craft cidery and taproom near Downtown Memphis. -
Real Estate
Arcade Restaurant to undergo expansion, renovation next year
The owners of the historic Arcade Restaurant at South Main and G.E. Patterson are planning an expansion and renovation next year, with a coffee/liquor bar among their plans. -
Business
Plan to replace office building with car wash delayed as opposition mounts
The business proposing to replace the Century Building with a car wash sought and received a 30-day hold as City Hall received 23 opposition emails from neighbors, even from Sun Studio and a New Orleans resident. -
Neighborhoods
High Ground News Podcast: Community development & journalism intersect, with Christina Crutchfield
Cole Bradley, Madeline Faber and Emily Trenholm recap two years of High Ground News' embedded neighborhood reporting project, On The Ground. -
Real Estate
Wiseacre lands tax break to build ‘Instagramable’ Downtown taproom
A swath of vacant land is purposely part of Wiseacre Brewing Co.’s plans for its new brewery and taproom Downtown. -
Shelby County
Committee recommends TIF for $950 million Union Row development
A Shelby County Commission committee is recommending the creation of a tax increment financing district to fund public infrastructure for the $950 million Union Row project, though two commissioners expressed concerns about minority- and women-owned business involvement and gentrification. -
City of Memphis
Mighty Lights seeking dedications for individual lights
A privately funded LED installation on Big River Crossing is seeking Memphians and tourists alike who are interested in dedicating an individual light to a person or group. -
Real Estate
Union Row project clears initial 30-year TIF approval
The first phase of Union Row, the $950 million mixed-use project along Union Avenue, is one step closer to securing the tax revenue it needs to fund public infrastructure improvements. -
Metro
Explore Bike Share maps show hotbeds of activity
Explore Bike Share riders have taken more than 25,000 trips since the system launched six months ago, and a new series of maps shows exactly where those riders have been. -
Business
Wagner Place a key piece in connecting visitors to riverfront
With a photo of a vehicle-filled surface parking lot projected on the screen, Carol Coletta asked Downtown Memphis Commission board members to look at the current condition of Wagner Place. -
Real Estate
I-40’s solar visitor center is open
A ribbon-cutting ceremony 30 miles northeast of Memphis will be held this week for one of the most unusual visitors center/rest stops along Tennessee interstates. -
Business
Wiseacre seeking 15-year PILOT for $9M brewery
Wiseacre Brewing Co.’s new Downtown Memphis brewery will carry a price tag of more than $9 million, according to new documents made public Thursday, Dec. 6. -
Neighborhoods
Memphis boy, 9, killed in crash of bus carrying Orange Mound youth football team
An early morning bus accident in Arkansas claimed the life of a 9-year-old Memphis boy and injured at least 45 others on Monday, Dec. 3, Arkansas State Police said. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball Memphis distributing 7,500 Hardaway bobbleheads Saturday
The first 7,500 spectators entering FedExForum for Saturday afternoon's University of Memphis game will received a Penny Hardaway bobblehead – the university's latest promotion as fans return to games under the lure of the Tigers' new coach. -
Metro
GALLERY: Memphis holiday parade rings in season
The 2018 Memphis Holiday Parade on Beale Street in Downtown Memphis may have been delayed due to the late-running St. Jude Memphis Marathon on Saturday, Dec. 1, but it didn't deter thousands of Memphians from lining up to watch dancers, bands, floats, motorcycles and Santa usher in the holiday season. -
Business
Midtown Cabinetry continues legacy of high-end custom millwork in Memphis
Despite big-box retailers such as Lowe's, Home Depot and Ikea, the custom cabinet business is alive and well in the Bluff City. -
Real Estate
Ollie’s discount retailer coming to Memphis
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet will fill two spaces in Memphis vacated recently by the closing of Toys R Us stores. -
North Memphis
To combat investment property swarm, Frayser CDC empowers residents to buy their homes
It's not often that a South Memphis native boasts about planting roots in North Memphis. But, Mike Daniels is an exception. Daniels is a new first-time homeowner, thanks to Frayser Community Development Corporation's new Home Ownership Campaign. -
City of Memphis
Local universities bring Scripps National Spelling Bee back to Memphis
After a short stint in Nashville, the Shelby County qualifier to the Scripps National Spelling Bee is returning to Memphis in 2019.
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