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    Revitalizing Northside Square without pricing out current Klondike residents

    The $81 million, 270,000-square-foot Northside Square development is partnered with the work of restored and new affordable housing under the banner of “Moving Klondike Forward.”

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2024
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    Small Biz Saturday spotlights Whitehaven

    Greater Memphis Chamber launched the event three years ago, and this was the biggest yet, with vendors including insurance companies, dessert shops and a representative of Whitehaven Plaza Shopping Center.

    By Aisling Mäki October 26, 2024
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    Community support is key to strategy for youths in Raleigh, Nutbush

    The Wraparound District 6 strategy, which received an initial $600,000 investment that will be managed by the School Seed Foundation, will address public safety, public health and public education in north Shelby County.

     

    By Julia Baker October 25, 2024
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    Contemporary Arts Memphis opens space for young artists

    Growing from a four-week summer camp, Contemporary Arts Memphis’ official headquarters provides a student gallery area and room for art instruction. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 24, 2024
  • South Memphis

    Old Porter Junior High moves toward makeover

    The old school building is undergoing a renovation to an early childhood center run by Porter-Leath, with a museum dealing with the rich history of the area to come in a later phase.

    By Bill Dries October 24, 2024
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    $10 Deal: Cafe Eclectic’s perfectly cooked sunny-side up eggs in Midtown Memphis

    Joshua Carlucci says that Cafe Eclectic is one of the places that can cook a sunny-side up egg without fail.

    By Joshua Carlucci October 25, 2024
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    Residents move into Cooper-Young recovery home without city’s OK

    People in addiction recovery started moving into a controversial house in Cooper-Young this week, after city officials previously said the use as a recovery home violated zoning ordinances.

    By Jody Callahan October 23, 2024
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    Maciel’s latest is a taqueria, not tortas and tacos, and it’s open

    Maciel’s Taqueria has been in the works for more than a year and is now flaunting its street food swagger with an extensive offering of all things meat and tortillas.

    By Joshua Carlucci October 24, 2024
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    Downtown tourism tax dollars back after pandemic

    The sales-tax growth captured Downtown showed city taxpayers will not bail out Bass Pro Shops at The Pyramid, the Renasant Convention Center and other Downtown projects for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Samuel Hardiman October 23, 2024
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    Calkins: As NBA season tips off, FedEx’s Richard Smith says it’s a ‘desperate’ moment for Downtown

    FedEx exec Richard Smith says this is a critical moment for Downtown Memphis — and the Grizzlies, FedExForum and Beale Street may be the key.

    By Geoff Calkins October 23, 2024
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    Calkins: Richard Smith on crime, conference realignment and how the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium gift happened

    Richard Smith was as surprised as anyone when Fred Smith, his father, decided the family would give $50 million to help renovate the stadium. Here’s Smith on crime, Ja Morant, conference realignment and how that gift came to be.

    By Geoff Calkins October 23, 2024
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    Memphis-Arkansas Bridge’s political history goes back to Boss Crump

    Politics is nothing new when it comes to projects like “America’s River Crossing” in Downtown Memphis. The circa-1949 bridge it would replace saw plenty of it when it came time to consider its name.

    By Bill Dries October 22, 2024
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    New Eats: Swagath brings more than a taste of India to East Memphis

    A new Indian restaurant has two chefs, one from northwestern India and one from the south of the country. 

    By Mary Cashiola October 23, 2024
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    Where to trick-or-treat; plus, Halloween decor and parties for guys and ghouls

    In the second Halloween guide in our Holidays in Memphis series, we’ve got decorating tips, pumpkin everything, candy ideas and a list of trick-or-treating events and grown-up parties.

    By Bianca Phillips October 21, 2024
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    Diving into the dark history buried in Elmwood Cemetery

    During the Scoundrels and Scandals tour Saturday, Oct. 19, attendees were introduced to some of the infamous gravesites in the city’s oldest active cemetery.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 20, 2024
  • Music

    Orange Mound Music Festival returns for second year

    “I believe it’s a beautiful way to merge the arts and give us a day to show something positive because there is so much love and talent in the Mound,” said one of the participating artists.

    By Bianca Thedford October 19, 2024
  • Neighborhoods

    Free two-day clinic will offer health exams, more

    A weekend pop-up at clinic Oct. 19-20 at Neighborhood Christian Center will offer general medical exams, dental cleanings, extractions, eye exams and prescription glasses made on-site. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 18, 2024
  • City of Memphis

    Freedom Awards honor slayers of ‘dragons of prejudice’ in star-studded ceremony

    The 33rd annual Freedom Awards went to Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee, Howard University professor and attorney Sherrilyn Ifill and civil rights activist Xernona Clayton.

    By Jody Callahan October 18, 2024
  • North Memphis

    Financing has been secured for transformation of high school into Northside Square

    The project leaders of the redevelopment of the former Northside High School in Memphis’ oldest Black community announced on Thursday, Oct. 17, that the residential financials have closed. 

    By Sophia Surrett October 18, 2024
  • Midtown

    Memphians will walk ‘Out of the Darkness’ for suicide prevention

    “This year we want people to join us in walking to create a world without suicide,” said Robert Gebbia, CEO of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

    By Aisling Mäki October 17, 2024
  • Neighborhoods

    The To-Boo List: Pumpkin patches, corn mazes, haunted houses and more

    Spooky season is well underway, and there are more pumpkin patches, haunted houses and pop-ups than you can shake your broomstick at. 

    By Bianca Phillips October 14, 2024
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    Shelby Farms Greenline extending eastward

    The Greenline will grow to nearly 13 miles when the last planned extension eastward is complete in fall 2025.

    By Jody Callahan October 14, 2024
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    Blu Tiger Games joins Cooper-Young’s ‘Collectors Row’

    A new video game store joins the existing stretch of businesses just east of the intersection of Cooper & Young, which includes 901 Toys, 901 Comics and Goner Records. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 13, 2024
  • Neighborhoods

    Memphis Parks system among top 1% in the nation

    Memphis has the only urban park system in Tennessee to receive accreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 11, 2024
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    Food Files: Boba Boba Life, Pearl’s Coffee a yes; Taco Cabana a maybe

    Boba Boba Life is open, and Taco Cabana is considering expanding to Memphis. Pearl’s Coffee & Tea House is opening on Peabody next to Kura House.

    By Sophia Surrett October 11, 2024

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