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    Construction permit sought for cobblestone restoration

    Memphis River Parks Partnership has filed for a building permit to restore the historic cobblestone field on the Downtown riverfront.

    By Tom Bailey February 22, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Malco: Powerhouse Cinema will open Downtown in March

    Malco's Powerhouse Cinema location has a March opening date. 

    By Elle Perry February 14, 2019
  • Business

    FedEx Logistics HQ project wins $3 million in grants, tax freeze worth millions

    Public incentives flowed Thursday into a project to retrofit the Gibson Guitar Factory and make it FedEx Logistics' global headquarters. A tax freeze and two grants sailed to approval.

    By Wayne Risher February 14, 2019
  • Business

    Healthy East Memphis office district can absorb some loss to Downtown

    The East Memphis office district has been the city's strongest submarket for years. But is it strong enough to weather the shift of big tenants from the suburbs to Downtown?

    By Tom Bailey February 18, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    FedEx Logistics, The Clipper are variations on a Downtown theme of live-work-play

    Developers of a new FedEx Logistics headquarters in the Gibson Guitar building and an adjoining $250 million mixed-use project hope to fill gaps in Downtown office, hotel and retail. 

    By Wayne Risher February 13, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    The Peabody spreads its wings at 150, launches yearlong celebration

    The Peabody marks the 150th anniversary of opening on Feb. 5, 1869, with the launch of a yearlong celebration, including multiple ticketed events and offerings.

    By Wayne Risher February 07, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    ALSAC readies Pinch District block for St. Jude patient-family housing

    More housing for the families of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patients could be coming soon to the Pinch District Downtown. 

    By Michelle Corbet February 05, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Swankys Taco Shop to replace closed LYFE Kitchen on S. Main

    Swankys Taco Shop is coming Downtown where the now-closed LYFE Kitchen operated in Chisca on Main.

    By Tom Bailey February 05, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Transformed Tom Lee Park to be a hybrid of city, nature

    Plans to redesign Tom Lee Park will bridge the disconnect between Downtown Memphis and the Mississippi Riverfront using nature-inspired elements and permanent infrastructure. 

    By Michelle Corbet February 02, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Tom Lee Park engagement center to give Memphians first look at future park

    Memphians will have the opportunity to get a first look and explore the future of Tom Lee Park at a new engagement center inside Beale Street Landing starting Saturday, Feb. 2.

    By Natalie Pilgrim January 30, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Chancellor delays hearing on expanded Sheraton challenge of Loews incentives

    Attorneys for the Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel and the City Council squared off in Chancery Court Tuesday over a challenge to public incentives for a new Loews Hotel. 

    By Wayne Risher January 29, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    $1.5M building permit filed for Clayborn Temple exterior work

    Clayborn Temple is preparing for work to begin on the historic site's exterior. 

    By Elle Perry January 25, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Board OKs East Memphis car wash, Downtown convenience store with fuel

    The Board of Adjustment approved requests to build a car wash near East Memphis houses and a convenience store with gas pumps on the southern gateway to Downtown.

    By Tom Bailey January 24, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Proposed convenience store with fuel seeks zoning exceptions Downtown

    Three zoning exceptions are sought for a proposed convenience store at Crump and Florida. 

    By Tom Bailey January 23, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Big River Crossing quarterly data reveal increase in bike engagement

    Big River Crossing, the pedestrian and biking path across the Mississippi River along the Harahan Bridge, saw another successful quarter of visitors with an increase in bike engagement.

    By Natalie Pilgrim January 17, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Downtown’s latest, Hilton Garden Inn, harnesses greyhound’s charm

    The Hilton Garden Inn Memphis Downtown, with 150 guest rooms on seven stories and a bar called The Greyhound, pays homage to the site's past as the Greyhound Bus Station.

    By Wayne Risher January 15, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Union Avenue block to get median, bike lanes, landscaping

    The city has plans to add a median strip, bike lanes and landscaping on the block of Union Avenue between Marshall and Manassas streets. The changes will connect with a longer stretch of road on Manassas that is something of a proving ground for lots of similar features.

    By Bill Dries January 12, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Hotel Indigo Memphis readies slice of authenticity for 2019 debut

    The Hotel Indigo in Downtown Memphis has begun taking reservations for the New Year as a $15 million project to retrofit a former Holiday Inn winds toward conclusion.

    By Wayne Risher January 11, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Former hotel proposed for renovation into apartments, Airbnb units

    Downtown incentives are sought for renovation of Main Street section of Ambassador Hotel and a 1920s warehouse in the South End and development of Grind City Brewery in Uptown.

    By Wayne Risher January 11, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    Carolina Watershed changes focus, hours of operation

    Downtown bar and restaurant Carolina Watershed will be renovated this week so it can host more private events and will change hours of operation.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 09, 2019
  • Neighborhoods

    $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.

    By Patrick Lantrip December 21, 2018
  • Neighborhoods

    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.

    By Kate Crawford December 14, 2018
  • Neighborhoods

    Cidery submits plans for Downtown location

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

    By Patrick Lantrip December 14, 2018
  • Neighborhoods

    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.

    By Patrick Lantrip December 14, 2018
  • Neighborhoods

    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.

    By Tom Bailey December 13, 2018

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