The University Park Flats project will convert a vacant, blighted office building in an economically distressed stretch of Park Avenue into apartments and a coffee shop.

The MBCC formed in 2014 when the rate of African American women in Memphis dying from breast cancer was 2:1 with white women. 

Construction will start soon on a BP gas station/convenience store on the now-vacant northeast corner of Poplar and Holmes. And next door, the Century Building will soon be demolished to make room for Woodie's Wash Shack car wash.

A large retail center with more than 230 parking spaces is planned in southeast Memphis if the developer can get approval for gas sales at the location.

A developer wants to build a five-story Residence Inn by Marriott with 98 guestrooms and structured parking. 

A new building fronting Park Avenue will house The Juicy Crab while Five Below and Ross will move into the former Burlington Coat Factory space. 

The University of Memphis would like to buy Audubon Park Baptist Church to expand the footprint of its Park Avenue campus for a middle school and possibly a high school later. 

Planning consultants on Monday evening unveiled proposals to make a half-mile of Highland near the University of Memphis safer for walkers and more appealing for everyone.

Collierville delayed vote on annexation of 102 acres southeast of the town's current limits. 

The owner of landfill in northeast Memphis is ordered to cease operations and hire independent experts to analyze soil and water at the property that backs up to the Wolf River.

Golf and Games Family Park has added Toptracer technology to enhance the golf range experience for users and draw a new demographic to the multiuse facility. 

Two restaurants will open soon on Brookhaven Circle, and David Krog's new venture, Dory, is scheduled for the fall.

Oak Court Mall may receive a code citation for cutting down about 10 large trees along Poplar Avenue so motorists can see its new, larger sign. 

A new restaurant promises both a fresh start and fresh ingredients for a diner that has been through several name changes.

Construction crews are building a substantial crosswalk where University of Memphis students cross a busy, five-lane street to reach the revived Highland Strip's popular hang-outs. 

More details are emerging for a 10-story hotel on Poplar near Interstate 240.

Owners of French bakery La Baguette sign lease extension to remain in the Shops of Chickasaw Oaks Village.

Founded in 2016, the Transgender Voice Development program helps trans people craft voices that align with their identities.

A building permit was applied for last week for Rising Roll, a fast-casual restaurant which will open on the ground floor of Poplar Towers in East Memphis.

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?

The second of three consecutive full weekend closings of Interstate 240 and Park Avenue in East Memphis is scheduled for Feb. 8-11. Crews will be completing a new railroad bridge.

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.

Tennessee Taco Co., a street taco concept developed by Belly Acres co-founders Ben McLean and Chef Rob Ray, has closed.

Blue Water Wash has substantially changed its proposal for a new, East Memphis car wash on Poplar at Century. But it remains to be seen if the tweaks will soften opposition from neighbors.

In the third installment of the High Ground News podcast, the On The Ground team kicks off its coverage of the University District, and learns more about the neighborhood's assets, opportunities, and issues from a community leader working on the area's revitalization.