Midtown residents oppose Oliver Place condo development
A condo developer has retreated from a Cooper-Young project for the time being.
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Diner backed by owners of City & State coffee shop headed to Broad Avenue
The iconic liquor store building on Broad Avenue is getting a new look and a new use as a restaurant thanks to entrepreneurs Lisa and Luis Toro, owners of City & State coffee shop and fair trade retail outlet.
Germantown bets on live-work-play with $200M town hall project
Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo who envisions the project as similar to Overton Square with the potential for jazz playing in one of the center’s public realms on cool evenings or a pop-up ice skating rink in the winter.
After four months in operation, Izakaya restaurant closes until July
“Even if they didn’t make a go of this new restaurant, which I think they will, there’s probably going to be a lot of people after that building because it is ready to go, especially for a restaurant."
Home ownership takes off with state’s down payment assistance program
“There are probably a lot of households in Memphis that have been thinking about home ownership, but also thinking it was probably something for two to three years down the road. Now they’re taking a look and finding that this is a product they can qualify for and is possible for their family right now.”
Germantown urban-style development set to open next February
The urban, walkable setting of TraVure stands out against other suburban developments of multistory buildings set in a sea of parking.
Wimpy’s returns to Memphis
Local entrepreneurs Edith Kelly-Green and Jacob Crafton have opened their first Wimpy’s Burgers & Fries in Memphis at 150 N. Avalon in Midtown, and they have plans to open more.
What Memphis can learn from Detroit’s riverfront transformation
About $134 million in investment into the Detroit riverfront has yielded more than $1 billion of private development and 3 million annual visitors.
Sprouts Farmers Market to open bulk grocery store in East Memphis
This will be the health and wellness-focused chain's first location in the East Memphis market.
Memphis riverfront activated with skating rink, Downtown activities
RiverPlay, a temporary pop-up park with playing fields and basketball courts, a skating rink, and spaces for mobile food vendors, will open in early May on the Memphis riverfront within Mississippi River Park and adjacent parts of Riverside Drive.
