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<strong>On a warm evening, a carriage ride offers an alternative to walking along South Main.</strong> (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)Business

Trolley Night makes strong return

For people who live in the South Main Historic District, Trolley Night is not just about a chance to relax after the week. It also epitomizes the neighborhood’s growth over the past 20 years.

By Kofi Whitehead July 03, 2022
Neighborhoods

Historic cemetery brings burial data to life

Elmwood has begun the process of digitizing the 170-year-old cemetery’s records. Burial locations, obituary information and photos will be among the information the public will be able to access on their computers or smartphones.

By Alicia Davidson July 04, 2022
Subscribers only Business

Stylish streetwear, sneakers attract wrong kind of attention

Within the subculture of streetwear, exclusive sneakers and T-shirts can be worth hundreds of dollars. But that can also make the popular items a target for thieves.

By Jasmine McCraven, Julia Baker July 04, 2022
Neighborhoods

Community resource center to host third Youth in Business workshop

The Legacy Impact Community Resource Center in Frayser is hosting its third Youth in Business workshop Saturday, July 9.

By Daja E. Henry 21 minutes ago

  • Neighborhoods

    Overton Square kicks off holiday weekend with courtyard party

    The family-friendly Independence Day celebration in the Chimes Square courtyard featured vintage firetrucks, live music, vendors and more.

    By Alicia Davidson July 03, 2022
  • Metro

    Community celebrates Byhalia Pipeline cancellation one year later

    After the Byhalia Pipeline project was canceled on July 2, 2021, the residents who opposed it met at Alonzo Weaver Park for a celebration. A year later, they returned to the same spot to mark the occasion once again. 

    By Keely Brewer July 02, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Free nachos, $1 hot dogs, $2 beer on deck at Redbirds games

    The draw of promotions adds to fans coming to AutoZone Park.

    By Kofi Whitehead July 02, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    After Frayser food hub, group opens in Orange Mound

    With a community garden, seed library and leftover food from local restaurants, The Original Project Team opened its sustainability food hub in Orange Mound on Friday morning, July 1.

    By Daja E. Henry July 01, 2022
  • South Memphis

    Southland Mall struggles despite forthcoming developments

    On its grand opening date in 1966, Southland Mall created a three-hour traffic jam on U.S. 51 (now called Elvis Presley Boulevard). Now, on a recent afternoon, no more than two dozen cars speckled its parking lot.

    By Daja E. Henry July 01, 2022
  • Subscribers only Dan Conaway

    Conaway: Discovering true joy in a game. Again.

    Golf began for everyone in Memphis in Overton Park in 1906 with the opening of the Overton Park 9, the city’s first public course.

    By Dan Conaway July 01, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Light it up: Your Fourth of July fireworks and events guide

    Here are places and events where you can celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, live music and food.

    By Jasmine McCraven June 30, 2022
  • Food

    New Midtown ‘Bistro’ will bring back many Saigon Le signature dishes

    “Everybody says it’s time to do Saigon Le,” said Tuyen Le, one of the sisters who worked at the Midtown restaurant. “They say they want the good food back.”

    By Jennifer Biggs July 01, 2022
  • News and Features

    Taste of Summer: Turn back time at Nagasaki, enjoy breakfast at Bryant’s

    With some sit-down Japanese, some classic takeout Chinese and the unlikely union of meat-and-three and Thai, the second installment of our Summer Avenue food guide reaches a stretch of the street where “old Memphis” and “international Memphis” are often one and the same.

    By Chris Herrington and Jennifer Biggs July 01, 2022
  • North Memphis

    New Frayser library to be completed by end of 2023

    Memphis Public Libraries Director Keenon McCloy did not give a figure for the price of the contract, but may cost about $12 million.

    By Daja E. Henry June 27, 2022
  • Subscribers only Opinion

    New Overton Park 9 golf course is designed for all ages

    Drew Hill says that the redesigned course also will challenge the better players if they go for the greens. 

    By Drew Hill June 27, 2022
  • Metro

    Giving Guitars tour visits Purdue Center of Hope

    Country music singer Steven Cade, who formerly experienced homelessness himself, presented the instrument for residents of the shelter to enjoy.

    By Alicia Davidson June 25, 2022
  • Health Care

    Clark Opera Memphis Center to transform into women’s health care facility

    Memphis Obstetrics and Gynecological Association, the Mid-South’s largest OB-GYN practice, has purchased the iconic Opera Memphis building at 6745 Wolf River Blvd. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 24, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Memphis 3.0 presentation tackles pedestrian safety

    More than a dozen community stakeholders in District 5 gathered at Benjamin Hooks Library Wednesday night to give feedback on issues pinpointed in the Memphis 3.0 plan.

    By Daja E. Henry June 23, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Property assessor warns of rental housing crisis

    “We will lose young professionals, new college grads and young families to surrounding areas of other cities where there is substantial affordable housing available.”

    By Daja E. Henry June 24, 2022
  • South Memphis

    Whitehaven Library to host Teen Summit ‘to let them know there is hope’

    Teens across the city are invited to the Whitehaven Library Saturday, June 25, from noon to 4 p.m. for a Teen Summit hosted by Soldier, LLC.

    By Daja E. Henry June 22, 2022
  • Metro

    Raleigh Library to host community pop-up shop

    “I’m really excited about people being able to come here and see what Raleigh has to offer because this is such a beautiful space,” said Vendor Pop Ups owner Andrea Boykins.

    By Alicia Davidson June 22, 2022
  • Subscribers only Real Estate

    Inked: $18M apartment complex planned near U of M, mixed use planned for Greyhound site

    This week’s Inked covers plans for an $18 million apartment complex near the University of Memphis and updates on the historic Greyhound site in Uptown, which the developers plan to transform into “an eclectic mixed-use development with apartments and specific retail uses.”

    By Neil Strebig June 22, 2022
  • South Memphis

    Whitehaven primary care provider striving to be more than a clinic

    Oak Street Health in Whitehaven provides care and social supports for adults on Medicare.

    By Daja E. Henry June 22, 2022
  • Metro

    Junior Achievement president revitalizes Memphis entrepreneur program

    Leigh Mansberg has unleashed her own entrepreneurial bent to reshape the way JA works, digging down to formularize the can-do energy that was the air she breathed growing up.

    By Jane Roberts June 20, 2022
  • Subscribers only Neighborhoods

    First phase of Orleans Station to be complete in July

    Nearby developments include Development Service Group’s The Rise, The Ravine and the pending Rise on the Ravine apartment complex, along with developer Bill Townsend’s investment in the historic Victorian Village. 

    By Neil Strebig June 20, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Gala celebrates Juneteenth in style

    With eyes on the future while nodding to the past, the Black arts organization Tone gets glamorous before Sunday’s ‘Family Reunion’ in Orange Mound.

    By Carmen Darden June 19, 2022
  • North Memphis

    Douglass’ Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival kicks off

    Juneteenth Douglass Freedom & Heritage Festival kicked off Friday in Douglass Park with yoga, face painting, book giveaways, a petting zoo and more. 

    By Daja E. Henry June 17, 2022
  • Real Estate

    20-year PILOT approved for $79.6M Rise on the Ravine project

    Center City Revenue Finance Corp. board members approved the payment-in-lieu-of-taxes for the mixed-use development in the Edge District. 

    By Neil Strebig June 19, 2022
  • Neighborhoods

    Everything ‘scaled up’ for second Juneteenth gala, festival

    Orange Mound’s Tone is hosting a Juneteenth gala that calls for dress in “Afrofuturistic black tie.”

    By Elle Perry June 17, 2022

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