Shelby County Environmental Court Judge Patrick Dandridge heard a status update about Aretha Franklin’s birthplace on Dec. 12.

High Ground News and guests discuss great holiday gift options from local black businesses and the growing infrastructure to support minority entrepreneurs.

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.

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.

Century Tree Cider Co. has submitted plans for a new craft cidery and taproom near Downtown Memphis.

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.

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.

Cole Bradley, Madeline Faber and Emily Trenholm recap two years of High Ground News' embedded neighborhood reporting project, On The Ground.

A swath of vacant land is purposely part of Wiseacre Brewing Co.’s plans for its new brewery and taproom Downtown.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Despite big-box retailers such as Lowe's, Home Depot and Ikea, the custom cabinet business is alive and well in the Bluff City.

 Ollie’s Bargain Outlet will fill two spaces in Memphis vacated recently by the closing of Toys R Us stores.

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.

After a short stint in Nashville, the Shelby County qualifier to the Scripps National Spelling Bee is returning to Memphis in 2019.

Memphians will see the first totems of the St. Jude Memphis Marathon around 10 p.m. Friday, when road closures begin Downtown in preparation for Saturday's races. Organizers expect approximately 70,000 people – from runners to well wishers – to attend the annual fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

It’s the end of an era at the corner of Madison and Belvedere. Zinnie’s, called Old Zinnie’s since Zinnie’s East opened a few doors east of the original in the 1980s, has closed.