Habitat for Humanity’s Jessica Hord and Habitat homeowner Brandi Hunter talk homeownership and building community in Memphis’ Uptown neighborhood and beyond.

Construction on a $1.8 million mixed-use project on Monroe by the owners of McEwen’s restaurant could begin next month.  

AutoZone seeks a 15-year tax incentive in return for expanding its Downtown Memphis presence with a $145 million investment and addition of 130 jobs.

The Community Redevelopment Agency wants to make the advantages of the Uptown Tax Increment Financing District available to all residents in the New Chicago, Bickford and Smokey City neighborhoods.

Developers will seek a single-site tax increment financing district for the 55-acre, mixed-use development along the Wolf River Harbor in Uptown.

The Downtown Memphis Commission Design Review Board unanimously approved a plan to unify all elevations of the former Gibson Guitar Factory with brick, windows and black steel, but some members have questions about signage planned by new tenant FedEx Logistics. 

Orion Federal Credit Union and friends celebrate the move of its headquarters into the Edge District as the anchor to the larger Wonder Bread development.

The preservation and conversion of two historic Downtown buildings for apartments include a plan to create dozens of new windows.

The marker south of Beale Street marks the site of a Chinese association founded in Memphis in the 1920s. It is also a testament to the impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act that remained in place for 60 years in America.

Mayor Jim Strickland wants the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study planned changes to Tom Lee Park, adding contour to the mostly flat park. But Strickland said he remains committed to the idea of a park that is more active year-round.

The Clipper towers will create significant shadows Downtown, but the neighbor with the most sunshine to lose is not concerned.

During May, Memphians and local companies can log the miles they travel by bike, foot or shared transport for work, lunch and meetings to get points for prize drawings.

After increasing the amount and lowering the cost of its development loan program last year, more than 50% of approved applicants for the Downtown Memphis Commission’s development loan program have been minorities. 

Attorney Charles Newman, Dalhoff Thomas Design Studio and I AM A MAN Plaza are among those honored by the Tennessee Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.

Robert Durbin is building a second, two-story house he designed and dedicates for Airbnb guests.

Prep work for FedEx Logistics' new Downtown headquarters in the former Gibson Guitar building has begun.

Developers haven't been building more Downtown condos, so supplies are low and prices are rising. 

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.