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  • Spirit of Memphis

    Couple’s dream to build veteran housing edges closer to reality

    Paul and Debra Brantley started Memphis nonprofit BHW Estate with the goal of building permanent housing for homeless and at-risk veterans.

    By Omer Yusuf March 15, 2021
  • North Memphis

    Vaccine appointments available for pop-up Frayser site

    First-dose Pfizer appointments are available for Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Chester Anderson Training Center.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 09, 2021
  • Public Safety

    Community outreach still the goal at MPD’s new North Memphis station

    Austin Peay Station is part of the new $45 million Raleigh Springs Civic Center development at the former Raleigh Springs Mall site on Austin Peay Highway. The station serves as both a traffic and police precinct.

    By Omer Yusuf February 25, 2021
  • South Memphis

    LeMoyne-Owen survey highlights Black health care needs

    LeMoyne-Owen College is helping the Shelby County Health Department better plan and execute coronavirus care.

    By Linda A. Moore February 25, 2021
  • North Memphis

    New equipment means Memphis plant can make 40M boxes of facial tissue yearly

    The mammoth K.T.G. (USA) plant in North Memphis has room to add a new equipment line. The $20 million investment also means the hiring of another 27 employees who will be paid more than $20 an hour.

    By Tom Bailey February 25, 2021
  • City of Memphis

    Bottled water goes quickly in city giveaway

    Long lines marked most of the eight sites the city operated Sunday, Feb. 21, to give families with no or slow-flowing water a case of bottled water per car. 

    By Bill Dries February 21, 2021
  • Shelby County

    New vaccination site to open in Raleigh next week

    The Raleigh vaccination site will open next week at Greater Imani Cathedral of Faith.

    By Jane Roberts, Omer Yusuf February 16, 2021
  • Shelby County

    Frayser could get permanent COVID vaccine site later this month

    Discussion of Shelby County increasing vaccine sites countywide includes a possibility of Frayser. The Health Department already has a first-dose location at the Whitehaven Center of Southwest Tennessee Community College.

    By Omer Yusuf February 04, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Tillman Cove project could be mixed-use development

    The City of Memphis seeks zoning exceptions so the 219-unit Tillman Cove redevelopment can have ground-floor commercial space on Tillman, a second entrance into the neighborhood, and a maintenance building.

    By Tom Bailey January 27, 2021
  • Transportation & Logistics

    Heights Line has a design, economic study, even a logo

    The Heights Line has advanced a few more steps toward reality. The design of the 1.75-mile path, a logo and a one-time economic impact study have been completed.

    By Tom Bailey January 26, 2021
  • Health Care

    UTHSC widens opioid study to add focus in Frayser

    With feet on the ground and money for Uber rides, researchers hope to stop barriers that keep Black people out of treatment.

    By Jane Roberts January 25, 2021
  • North Memphis

    Not a Coffee Shop aims to create conversation, change in the Heights

    Not a Coffee Shop is open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 6:45 to 11:15 a.m. and serves all of its coffee, including pour overs and espresso shots, black.

    By Omer Yusuf January 15, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Suburban developments pivot to housing; CBU expansion approved

    The Land Use Control Board approved two unsurprising changes for a couple of big, suburban planned developments. Out, or diminished, is brick-and-mortar retail from the projects.

    By Tom Bailey January 14, 2021
  • Real Estate

    Prices rise, fewer homes available in Frayser and Raleigh

    A trend of rising housing prices combined with less homes available in Shelby County is reflected in two North Memphis neighborhoods: Frayser and Raleigh, albeit at different rates, according to Memphis Area Association of Relators (MAAR) data.

    By Omer Yusuf January 11, 2021
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Frayser Exchange Club honors Steve Lockwood

    On Thursday, the Frayser Exchange Club awarded Steve Lockwood its 2020 Community Service Award. He’s credited in helping turnaround one of the city’s worst housing markets during the past decade. 

    By Omer Yusuf December 19, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Frayser mom starts neighborhood driving school to fill need

    After Teresa Landrum Caswell couldn’t find an affordable, nearby driving school for her daughter, she started one herself.

    By Omer Yusuf January 08, 2021
  • Education

    After-school program a reality after receiving $320K UT grant

    Granville T. Woods Academy was awarded a $320,000 grant from University of Tennessee’s Extension program. The STEM-based (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) school was one of two grant recipients in the entire state.

    By Omer Yusuf December 12, 2020
  • North Memphis

    State-run school district hosting food giveaway in Frayser Thursday

    The event begins 10 a.m. Thursday at 1602 Dellwood Ave., in the parking lot between Frayser Corning Elementary and Martin Luther King College Prep, two FCS schools operated under ASD.

    By Omer Yusuf December 09, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    Final piece of Raleigh Springs Civic Center near completion

    The new Raleigh branch library is set to open Dec. 14, replacing the 54-year-old location at 3157 Powers Rd., which is closed as the transition begins to its future home.

    By Omer Yusuf December 05, 2020
  • Real Estate

    Amazon building 3rd Memphis delivery station in Frayser/Raleigh

    Amazon has quietly started site work atop a hill behind its just-opened fulfillment center at 4055 New Allen Road. The future, 183,000-square-foot facility will be a delivery station that employs about 300.

    By Tom Bailey December 03, 2020
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Memphis pastor recommitted to Frayser following shooting incident

    While he suffered no serious injuries, Ricky Floyd made a significant decision following the shooting. He resigned as interim chairman of the local Civilian Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB).

    By Omer Yusuf November 29, 2020
  • City of Memphis

    How city, community leaders plan to fill Ed Rice void in Frayser

    While the wait until completion likely won’t be as long as the years long push for a new facility, there’s no Ed Rice center available while those improvements are underway.

    By Omer Yusuf November 19, 2020
  • North Memphis

    A second ‘sustainability hub’ opens, offering ‘good, nutritious food’

    Healthy Frayser celebrated its first anniversary Friday, Nov. 13 by opening a second food sustainability hub. Each week residents from food insecure neighborhoods can pick up a free meal. 

    By Omer Yusuf November 13, 2020
  • North Memphis

    Starbucks coming to Raleigh as part of new development

    Construction on a new Starbucks at 3545 Austin Peay Highway is expected to begin this week. The Starbucks will be located at The Marketplace at Raleigh development. 

    By Omer Yusuf November 12, 2020
  • North Memphis

    Container-home development proposed for North Memphis

    A businesswoman who is a veteran of the logistics industry proposes to adapt shipping containers for housing if she can receive approval for a 34-lot planned development in North Memphis.

    By Tom Bailey November 06, 2020

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