South Memphis recycling facility expands
Entrepreneur Fred Spikner has helped to combat blight and improve the nearby area in hiring several employees over the years from South Memphis.
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New casual dining option opens at the Brooks Museum
Visitors to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art during its centennial celebration this year can now enjoy a light snack with a latte or a glass of wine from the new Café Brooks, a casual and family-friendly eatery from the team of Paradox Catering & Consulting.
Memphis a model for on-the-ground funding, ioby says
The impact from ioby, an online crowdfunding platform, has been significant in Memphis with 203 projects funded since early 2014.
$60M down payment fund invests in Memphis’ “hardest hit” neighborhoods
“The idea here that neighborhood investment requires more than investment; it requires the presence of an invested owner," said Ralph Perrey, executive director of the Tennessee Housing Development Agency about the state organization's $60 million fund to help Memphians purchase homes in disadvantaged neighborhoods.
Five upcoming projects that will change Memphis neighborhoods
This year will see the opening of several high-profile, big-impact projects across the city. We take a quick look at a few developments that will change the way we live, eat and play in Memphis.
MEMPopS announces expansion to Crosstown Concourse
Local gourmet frozen popsicle purveyor MEMPopS is expanding to its second location in April with a spot secured in the new Crosstown Concourse development.
State-of-the-art early childhood academy set to open in South Memphis
A focal point of the new Porter-Leath school will be the teacher excellence program developed in partnership with Shelby County Schools to provide continual training for preschool educators.
Community LIFT launches fund to boost community development
The fund, which is the city’s only dedicated source of funding solely for CDCs, will help with revitalization efforts in blighted neighborhoods.
Art lights up lesser-known Flicker Street in Midtown
Recently, small business owners have banded together to brand the one-block area as the Flicker Street Arts District. However, that banner doesn’t mean that greater Memphis necessarily knows where Flicker Street is located.
Children’s Museum of Memphis gets 100-year-old carousel spinning again
An historic attraction from the Memphis of yesteryear is set to make its return by this fall, when the grand carousel ride from the former Libertyland amusement park will debut as part of a new expansion at the Children’s Museum of Memphis.
