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    Committee recommends TIF for $950 million Union Row development

    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.

    By Omer Yusuf December 13, 2018
  • Neighborhoods

    Mighty Lights seeking dedications for individual lights  

    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.

    By Patrick Lantrip December 12, 2018
  • Neighborhoods

    Union Row project clears initial 30-year TIF approval

    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.

    By Michelle Corbet December 11, 2018
  • Neighborhoods

    Wiseacre seeking 15-year PILOT for $9M brewery

    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.

    By Patrick Lantrip December 06, 2018
  • Neighborhoods

    Wagner Place a key piece in connecting visitors to riverfront

    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.

    By Michelle Corbet December 05, 2018
  • Neighborhoods

    Downtown Memphis ramps up retail recruitment strategy

    At a time when brick-and-mortar retailers are competing with e-commerce, Downtown Memphis is trying to figure out if it can support retail at all.

    By Michelle Corbet November 23, 2018
  • Business

    DMC board questions capacity for apartments Downtown

    Several major Downtown Memphis apartment projects received tax breaks Tuesday morning, causing some board members to question just how many apartments are too many?

    By Michelle Corbet November 13, 2018
  • Neighborhoods

    Downtown master plan kicks off with ‘less vacancy, more retail, dining’

    The Downtown Memphis Commission is collecting feedback that will help it shape the next decade of development and initiatives for the Bluff City’s core.

    By Michelle Corbet November 08, 2018
  • Business

    Big River Crossing: No longer a bridge to nowhere

    When Big River Crossing initially opened, many wondered if it would be a bridge to nowhere. Over the past two years, that question has been answered.

    By Christin Yates November 08, 2018
  • Neighborhoods

    Museum Lofts developers move forward with large building permit

    The developers of a multifamily project in South City filed a $10 million building-permit application with construction code officials Friday, Nov. 2.

    By Patrick Lantrip November 05, 2018
  • Downtown

    Photo Gallery: Downtown Memphis runs pink for cancer fundraiser

    Downtown Memphis was flooded with pink tutus, pink wigs and pink feathered boas as more than 6,000 runners turned out for the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. 

    By Jim Weber November 01, 2018
  • Business

    Clayborn Reborn envisions the future of historic Downtown Temple

    In a sanctuary once desolate, hope floats. More than 200 visitors from across the city attended an open house at Clayborn Temple, where they listened and learned what could be next for the historic Downtown landmark.

    By Jane Schneider October 25, 2018
  • Real Estate

    Union Mission building $34M homeless shelter

    The city’s largest emergency shelter for the homeless holds a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the first phase of a $34 million project replacing its outdated facilities Downtown with a 52,875-square-foot complex.

    By Tom Bailey October 18, 2018
  • Business

    Lifestyle hub slated for vacant S. Main property

    A group of Venezuelan-American businessmen, who manage a local network of pharmacies and medical clinics, are turning a vacated building on the Main Street Mall into a “lifestyle hub.”

    By Michelle Corbet October 09, 2018
  • City of Memphis

    Convention center rebid one piece in Downtown changes

    Construction contractors get a detailed look Friday, Oct. 5, at changes to the $175 million renovation of the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2018
  • Business

    Hotel Napoleon celebrates two successful years in iconic Downtown building

    With a vision to repurpose an older building into a boutique hotel, Jay Kumar and Snay Patel immediately fell in love with the charm of the former Press-Scimitar building, located at the corner of Madison Avenue and B.B. King Boulevard.

    By Christin Yates October 02, 2018
  • Real Estate

    Downtown sensors keeping tabs on feet on the street

    More feet on the street has long been a mantra in the Downtown Memphis Commission’s effort to attract development and improve quality of life Downtown.

    By Wayne Risher September 28, 2018
  • Education

    17 schools in Tennessee’s turnaround district remain priority schools six years after first takeovers

    Most of the schools that were taken over by Tennessee’s turnaround district remain on the state’s priority list six years after the intervention efforts began.

    By Caroline Bauman September 28, 2018
  • Health Care

    Bereaved parents help pediatric hospitals, medical professionals deliver bad news

    When 9-year-old Sydney Ives attended her first piano lesson, she put her hands on the keys and when she attempted to play a note, her right hand fell flat to her side, as if she’d had a stroke.

    By Michelle Corbet September 26, 2018

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