Restaurant roundup: Ethiopian and Indian look for new locations
In this week’s roundup, a food truck is dropping anchor in a new brick-and-mortar store, and a hidden Indian gem is looking at an Eastern expansion.
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Rhodes students put Memphis public art on the map
The Memphis Art Project is mapping public murals and installations around the city and promoting off-the-beaten path tours of its colorful communities.
Memphis Fashion Week is full-fledged and strutting this week
This week, Memphis Fashion Week has added three days of events to the culminating Friday and Saturday night fashion shows. Several events are open to the public and local retailers will be hosting special fashion-themed events.
Local property management group adds new division to aid distressed properties
Renshaw Property Management has added a new division, Renshaw Rehabs, to get houses market-ready in a short turnaround. This is in response to a hotter real estate market in Memphis and a need to amend blighted properties.
New Renaissance Faire to transport Shelby Farms to Elizabethan Era
A local group is putting together a Renaissance Faire to sprawl across eight acres of Shelby Farms. Local concession vendors, artisans and performers are encouraged to be a part of the transformation.
Building smart: archimania headquarters good for the environment and community
archimania's new offices will be the first Net Zero Energy buildings in Tennessee. The architecture firm is making considerable investments in eliminating its carbon footprint and strengthening the community.
National nonprofit to gift 100 community gardens to Memphis schools
The Kitchen Community is making a $350,000 investment in the well being of Memphis’ communities. The nonprofit plans to build 100 gardens in schools across the city and establish an ongoing education outreach.
Restaurant round-up: Vegan cupcakes and Casablanca come to Midtown
Pink Diva Cupcakery is bringing cruelty-free confections to Crosstown, and local favorite Casablanca is finishing the build-out on its latest Midtown location.
Community members weigh in on Pinch district
Can the nearly empty Pinch District return to its roots as one of the richest neighborhoods for entrepreneurship? With property owner cooperation and a push from MEMfix, many community members believe so.
The blight fight: 314 new local homeowners as a result of Wells Fargo settlement
Memphis continues to edge back from the Recession with a landmark lawsuit against Wells Fargo Bank in restitution for predatory lending practices.
