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    Memphis-area small businesses gear up for big shopping day

    Momentum of Small Business Saturday continues to grow every year.

    By Frank Lanigan November 30, 2019
  • Midtown

    Indie Memphis, Malco to partner on permanent programming at Studio on the Square

    Independent, foreign and classic films will have a permanent home at the "Indie Memphis Cinema" space at Malco's Studio on the Square in Midtown.

    By Chris Herrington November 04, 2019
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    Arrow plans $10M facility in Broad Arts District

    Arrow, the nonprofit organization that supports artists in multiple ways, has decided to drop its bid for Overton Park's Rust Hall and instead build a permanent, $10 million facility in the Broad Avenue Arts District.

    By Tom Bailey October 28, 2019
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    The Corner will offer free HIV prevention in Cooper-Young space

    Friends for Life will open The Corner on Nov. 4, providing free testing for sexually transmitted infections. The community space will feature a pharmacy and offer PEP, PrEP, STI testing and education. Local art will be for sale in the space.

    By A.J. Dugger III October 28, 2019
  • Real Estate

    New plan puts masonry apartments by Broad sidewalk

    North Carolina-based developer requests the Board of Adjustment to review its plan for Broad Avenue Arts District apartments on Nov. 20. 

    By Tom Bailey October 23, 2019
  • Midtown

    Details of Memphis Fairgrounds Planned Development revealed

    The city plans to break ground on the development in January 2020, with the sports complex and hotel opening in June 2021 and initial retail opening in November 2021. 

    By Elle Perry October 19, 2019
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    ServiceMaster gives back for We Care Day 2019

    ServiceMaster employees locally and nationally fanned out across their communities Thursday to help various causes as part of the Memphis-based company's "We Care Day 2019."

    By Michael Waddell October 11, 2019
  • Midtown

    City seeks approval for Memphis Fairgrounds Planned Development

    The city seeks approval from the Land Use Control Board for a new 200,000-square-foot sports and events complex and a 700,000-square-foot mixed-use development of retail, restaurants, hotels, entertainment, commercial office space and multifamily residential. 

    By Elle Perry October 10, 2019
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    Developers open to public meeting on mixed-use project in Cooper-Young

    Developers of a new mixed-use project in Cooper-Young say they will meet with residents who are concerned the apartment project is not good for the neighborhood.

    By Frank Lanigan September 21, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Owners trot out plans for old mounted police station

    The long-vacant, long-ignored Barksdale Mounted Police Station still has jail cell bars, horse stable windows and the name of Tennessee’s most infamous politician etched into the ornate front wall. A renovation will soon breathe new life into the city's first “suburban” police station.

    By Tom Bailey September 19, 2019
  • Midtown

    Five years after closing, Midtown movie-rental store Black Lodge is reborn, reinvented

    By surrounding its 20,000-title DVD collection with screenings, concerts, gaming and more, Memphis video store Black Lodge returns from the dead with an expanded mission. 

    By Chris Herrington September 17, 2019
  • Midtown

    Asian market offers chicken and potatoes, duck feet and durian fruit

    Memphis is home to 3,000 Vietnamese immigrants, and many now live around the Madison Heights neighborhood, where Viet Hoa is located.

    By A.J. Dugger III September 14, 2019
  • Midtown

    Crone Construction opening Midtown showroom

    Family business Crone Construction will open a showroom at 798 S. Cooper St. in the Cooper-Young neighborhood.

    By Christin Yates August 23, 2019
  • Midtown

    Ozanam Center offers people in crisis a place to recover

    The center is located in Madison Heights, which has a high concentration of low-income residents and people experiencing homelessness. Recently the area – surrounded by Crosstown, Midtown and the Medical District – has seen business development, which has the potential to displace vulnerable residents.

    By Kim and Jim Coleman July 10, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Retail center’s demolition tied to future Poplar Viaduct project

    This week's demolition of a small shopping center is attributed to the future project to replace the Poplar Viaduct. 

    By Tom Bailey July 04, 2019
  • Midtown

    A thrift store, a car wash and a mission to fight addiction

    A faith-based, nonprofit residential facility is an alcohol and drug treatment program for men 18 and older, who staff BAM, or Business as Ministry, and a car wash as part of their recovery process.

    By Cole Bradley June 27, 2019
  • Midtown

    Memphis’ gay bars hold their ground

    There are two dedicated gay bars operating in Memphis, both located in Madison Heights. Though gay bars are on the decline across the U.S., Dru's Bar and The Pumping Station are still well-loved spots to socialize and to organize politically. 

    By Cole Bradley June 26, 2019
  • Midtown

    Developers present townhouse options to Cooper-Young residents

    The developers of a townhouse project in Cooper-Young presented four different site plans to residents, saying fewer units will mean higher prices. 

    By Tom Bailey June 25, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Mixed-use building coming to Cooper in Midtown

    A planned, three-story building will house a restaurant or offices on the ground floor and three studio apartments on each of the top two levels.

    By Tom Bailey June 17, 2019
  • Real Estate

    Demolition removes more of old Midtown shopping center

    Two small pads for freestanding buildings will be built where the middle of a 99-year-old strip shopping center is being razed.

    By Tom Bailey June 12, 2019
  • Midtown

    10-townhouse development proposed for Cooper-Young

    Townhouses and a Goodwill retail store/donation center for Midtown are among the requests that the Land Use Control Board will consider in July.

    By Tom Bailey June 04, 2019
  • Midtown

    Riko’s brings the heat to Madison Heights

    On June 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Riko's Kickin Chicken will hold Hustle and Brunch, inviting customers to bring their business cards and network with entrepreneurs and business owners from Madison Heights and beyond while they dine.

    By Cole Bradley May 25, 2019
  • Midtown

    Midtown multifamily infill continues on Peabody, Rembert

    Two proposed new multifamily infill projects in Midtown are requesting variances from the Board of Adjustment. 

    By Michelle Corbet, Elle Perry May 29, 2019
  • Real Estate

    BAM Thrift Store wins grant to spruce up, add coffee shop at 1340 Madison

    The Business as Ministry (BAM) Thrift Store at 1340 Madison will add a coffee shop later this year in conjunction with an exterior facelift of the old Stewart Brothers Hardware.

    By Wayne Risher May 15, 2019
  • Midtown

    New arts space pays homage to Piggly Wiggly founder

    A nearly 100-year-old building at 579 N. McLean has had several lives. Its latest incarnation will give artists in the Memphis community a chance to share their "soul" creations with others. 

    By Elle Perry May 08, 2019

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