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Lance Wiedower

Lance is a veteran journalist with more than 16 years of experience in newsrooms in the Memphis area as a reporter and editor, including most recently as managing editor of The Daily News. He regularly contributes to The Daily News, including a biweekly travel column, The Daily Traveler. 

Lance Wiedower's Latest Articles

Cummins Inc. seeks expansion of Foreign Trade Zone
City uses grant for lead hazard reduction
Stax Records embraced the raw, live energy that came from its location
Saving soul: The revitalization of the Soulsville neighborhood

Soulsville has a rich history and now a bright future. Community stakeholders in the area are pushing forward with a collective vision for a better neighborhood.

Rendering of the planned Gould's Salon and Spa downtown
Gould’s Day Spa expands downtown
The Memphis International Airport would benefit Amazon's second headquarters.
Airport uses incentives to lure new service
The United Warehouse is a blank canvas for artist lofts, studios
Artspace South Main lofts receives grant
Mentors share hi-tech digital skills with teens in Cloud901, a partly crowdfunded project at the Memphis Public Library
Memphis Library opens teen tech center
South Main follows own blueprint to success

With $450 million of new investment in the works between Beale Street and Crump in the South Main District, including developments that will double the residential population, the outlook for the neighborhood is bright. But the path to vibrancy for this booming district was a slow and deliberate one that required vision and collaboration from those willing to take a chance.

Mobile vision clinic hits the streets
The Overton Park Farmers Market is held in the park's gazebo weekly.
Overton Park adds farmers market

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