Originally the main street of the Binghampton township, Broad Avenue served as the major commercial thoroughfare for the Binghampton neighborhood until the early-2000s extension of Sam Cooper Boulevard rerouted the street’s heavy traffic and shuttered most of its once-successful businesses. Beginning in the late 2000s, a concerted effort was made to reimagine the area as a thriving arts and entertainment district. Today’s Broad Avenue, which is classified as Memphis’ first mixed-use district, is a hotspot of artisan shops, nightlife and some of the city’s best eats and drinks with a focus on the local.
Since City & State set the stage for an outpouring of new coffee shops, Memphis has seen growth in locally-sourced craft coffee shops in the past year alone, from Edge Alley to French Truck and The Hub.
The urban renewal of Memphis, including breathing new life into old buildings instead of simply tearing them down, was the theme of a luncheon event on Oct. 30 at the University of Memphis Holiday Inn ballroom, hosted by New Memphis and the First Tennessee Foundation.
Facing a sore lack of later-stage capital in Memphis, startups that matriculate through local accelerator programs often have to look outside of the Mid-South to scale.
For the fourth straight year, the Greater Memphis Chamber, the Workforce Investment Network, the Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce, students from local high schools and area manufacturing companies will celebrate National Manufacturing Day with tours designed to get the students excited about possible careers in the industry.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 20 former service members commit suicide every day. For veterans of conflict, service dogs can be a practical way to help them overcome stresses as they transition back into everyday life. A new local non-profit has been established to provide returning service members with these working animals.
"We can never be the kind of community that we want to be until we have the minority firms have a much larger piece of the pie."
Why is it so hard for black and brown businesses to get their share of the green? Join the discussion here.
A series of events focusing on the creation of the Memphis 3.0 comprehensive plan and featuring national planning and development experts is coming to Memphis thanks to a partnership from the Urban Land Institute and the University of Memphis Design Collaborative.
The misuse of EMS costs Memphis $20 million in budget shortfall. New programs help to put people to call 9-1-1 but don't need emergency care receive to appropriate resources.
Sarah Baumann illustrates the special pieces of a city in 8x10 or 11x14 prints, including those places that locals call their favorite part of their city.
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