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Michael Waddell

Michael Waddell

Michael Waddell is a native Memphian who returned to Memphis several years ago after working for nearly a decade in San Diego and St. Petersburg, Fla., as a writer, editor and graphic designer. His work over the past few years has been featured in The Memphis Daily News, Memphis Bioworks Magazine, Memphis Crossroads, the New York Daily News and the New York Post. Contact Michael.

Michael Waddell's Latest Articles

Rizzo’s Diner co-owner to open Downtown cocktail bar

A historic downtown building at 115 Union Avenue that was restored in 2012 for mixed use will finally utilize its ground-floor commercial space when a new cocktail club, Tailors’ Union, opens this spring.

Maciel’s taco shop opening on Highland Strip

A Downtown favorite moves out east.

Dave & Buster’s expands to Memphis market with Wolfchase location

Restaurant and entertainment destination Dave & Buster’s has made its Memphis market entry with a sprawling 43,500-square-foot location in The Commons at Wolfcreek near Wolfchase Galleria Mall.

Attracted to Downtown growth, mixed-use project going up at site of former Blue Monkey

The infill project sits just around the corner from the large-scale Central Station mixed-use redevelopment and future Malco movie theater.

Steve Lockwood, executive director of the Frayser CDC. (Houston Cofield)
Frayser Community Development Corp. plans headquarters expansion, new home construction

A scrappy community development corporation in Frayser is expanding its headquarters and mission as the Frayser CDC preps to build ten new homes to support the neighborhood.

The return of Black Lodge Video brings innovation to analog retail

Black Lodge, a staple for renting hard-to-find movies in Midtown for more than a decade that shut down several years ago, is making its big comeback by late spring in the Crosstown area with an innovative new approach. The new 8,000-square-foot location at 405 N. Cleveland Avenue will include a massive 30,000-plus film library, along with a fast casual restaurant, a retro and console gaming arcade, and film and event space.

First Central BBQ under new partnership opens this spring

Central BBQ is expanding its Memphis presence in the coming months and will be moving into markets outside of Memphis thanks to a new partnership with Kemmons Wilson Companies.

MEMpopS opening Collierville location, expanding mobile presence

Local gourmet popsicle makers MEMpopS are expanding again, this time with a new brick-and-mortar location opening in March in Collierville along with a beefed up mobile fleet for events across the area.

New artist live-work lofts opening in South Main District in March

A downtown affordable housing project seven years in the making is nearly ready for first move-ins by March. The South Main Artspace Lofts mixed-use project, developed by Minneapolis-based nonprofit developer Artspace, Inc., will include 58 live/work spaces for artists and 12,000 square feet of event and commercial space.

Crosstown Brewing Co. opens next month

For Crosstown Brewing Co. co-founders Clark Ortkiese and Will Goodwin, the next three weeks will include a flurry of activity leading up to the grand opening of their new craft brewery and taproom on February 16.

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