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    ‘Please don’t let The Peanut Shoppe die’

    The business’ owner is requesting a $30,000 Retail Tenant Improvement (TI) Grant to move to 121 S. Main. 

    By Rob Moore October 21, 2021
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Big River Park effort gains $1 million gift

    First Horizon Foundation announced $1 million dollars toward the creation of Big River Park, a conservation effort along the Mississippi River between the Hernando DeSoto bridge and Big River Crossing on the Harahan Bridge. 

    By Jasmine McCraven October 21, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Downtown board approves consultant to review tax incentive policy

    St. Louis, Missouri-based PGAV Planners will determine if the PILOT program is delivering the desired results of growing the tax base and helping projects happen that couldn’t otherwise. 

    By Rob Moore October 12, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Downtown board reexamines PILOT program, considers new applicant

    At its Oct. 12 meeting, the Center City Revenue Finance Corp. is set to approve a plan for reviewing its PILOT program, and it will hear a new PILOT request for a Medical District development. 

    By Rob Moore October 12, 2021
  • About Town

    About Town: Growing brand agency boosts Black-owned business cluster

    After adding a new principal and more staff, Baby Grand is looking for a new location in the Edge District. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 08, 2021
  • Downtown

    Video shows mystery chainsaw crew at Martyrs Park

    Surveillance video shows a five-man crew with chainsaws and other equipment in Martyrs Park on March 10. That’s the day that a 200-yard-wide swath of trees were cut — without permission — from the public riverbank.

    By Tom Bailey October 08, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Board approves Downtown Mobility Center

    The DMC hopes the transformative parking hub will solve most of Downtown’s parking needs. 

    By Rob Moore October 06, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Downtown Mobility Center will go before the Design Review Board

    The massive mixed-use building will be part of a $62 million parking overhaul across Downtown Memphis.

    By Rob Moore September 30, 2021
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    DMC moves forward to redevelop historic N. Main building

    While the Downtown Memphis Commission prepares for renovations to its own North Main headquarters, it is also evaluating bids for its giant neighbor, 100 N. Main. 

    By Rob Moore September 23, 2021
  • Real Estate

    South Main development secures increased density capacity requirement

    Despite exceeding the density capacity for the South Main District, the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment granted approval of a new mixed-use development.

    By Rob Moore September 25, 2021
  • Real Estate

    114 N. Main set for commercial renovation

    The tower at 114 N. Main sits at the corner of Adams Avenue and North Main Street. It shares the block with the Fire Museum of Memphis.

    By Rob Moore September 20, 2021
  • Downtown

    Former Raymond James Tower to get residential makeover

    The Downtown Memphis building once known as Raymond James Tower will become the Memphis Waterfront Tower, with more than 300 apartments.

    By Rob Moore September 18, 2021
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    Construction crew makes discovery at landing: bonus cobblestones

    The extra, 5,300 square feet of buried stones would expand the area of the cobblestone-landing project by nearly 2% if state and local officials agree to enlarge the restoration site.

    By Tom Bailey September 15, 2021
  • Downtown

    Morris Park, an urban oasis, set for upgrades

    The green space near Poplar Avenue and Manassas Street serves as a gateway between the Medical District and Victorian Village, and as a haven for people experiencing homelessness. 

    By Rob Moore September 13, 2021
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Events throughout Shelby County honor fallen heroes of 9/11

    Ceremonies in Bartlett and at the Fire Museum of Memphis were among the events across Shelby County marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

    By Julia Baker and Abigail Warren September 12, 2021
  • Premium Real Estate

    11 developers vying for iconic tower

    Proposals include known names like Chance Carlisle and Tom Intrator, as well as ones new to Memphis like Aaron Mesner of Block Real Estate Services. 

    By Rob Moore September 03, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Downtown developer seeks density capacity increase for development

    Current zoning allows for 60 dwelling units per acre, and 18 Main’s development plans call for 133 dwelling units per acre. 

    By Rob Moore August 26, 2021
  • Premium Downtown

    Idea born in Victorian Village spreads throughout city

    EcoPro Services, a division of Empower Employs, provides jobs to the disadvantaged who sanitize agencies working with the homeless in Memphis.

    By Jane Roberts August 16, 2021
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    Main Street’s final furniture-only store to close

    Jesse Chapman Sr. stopped parking cars for a living about 75 years ago to open the Downtown store now called Chapman Furniture. His children just sold their building at 335 and 341 S. Main St. and plan to close shop within six months.

    By Tom Bailey August 16, 2021
  • Reviews

    New Eats: Sandwiches come ‘piled high’ at The Backlot

    At the Backlot Sandwich Shop, on South Front, the meats are done in-house and piled high, from clubs to Reubens to po’ boys and more. 

    By Chris Herrington August 06, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Design of Grand Hyatt at One Beale receives conditional approval

    The 20-story, $190 million Grand Hyatt will be a centerpiece of the 5.2-acre mixed-used development at the end of Beale Street overlooking the Mississippi River.

    By Rob Moore August 04, 2021
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    Incredible hulks: Two muscular buildings by esteemed architects appear doomed

    A eulogy for two important, modern buildings, each designed by architects who sit in the pantheon of Memphis architecture.

    By Tom Bailey August 02, 2021
  • Real Estate

    One Beale reveal: Grand Hyatt’s final renderings unveiled

    One Beale’s developer unveiled the final renderings for the 20-story, $190 million Grand Hyatt Hotel. Construction is to start early next year.

    By Tom Bailey July 28, 2021
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Bridge won’t reopen until early August

    The initial estimate was a late July reopening for the Hernando DeSoto Bridge. TDOT officials also upped the number of replacement plates to be installed aside from the damage that prompted the closing of the interstate bridge from 16 to 17.

    By Bill Dries July 23, 2021
  • Downtown

    Walking in Memphis: Grants now available for sidewalk repair Downtown

    The board of a Downtown agency approved a matching-grant program that offers commercial property owners up to $5,000 to repair their sidewalks.

    By Tom Bailey July 22, 2021

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