Memphis’ iconic bridges receive fresh investment
The Downtown Memphis Commission announced plans to replace the existing light bulbs on the Hernando Desoto Bridge — 196 total — with new LED lighting that is “color optional.” The […]
The Pinch
The Pinch District took its name in the 1800s from a pejorative term for the emaciated Irish immigrants fleeing the potato famine (“pinch gut”). The Pinch was home to the city’s earliest Irish, Italian, Russian, and Greek immigrants, as well as Memphis’ Jewish community through the 1930s. Suburban expansion post-World War II decimated the Pinch’s population, and it has since struggled to maintain stability. There are hopes that the newly repurposed Pyramid, now a Bass Pro Shop flagship store, will anchor new growth in the area.
Memphians encouraged to celebrate city’s investments
Development leaders tout the investments underway in Memphis, some $3.4 billion that is reshaping neighborhoods and altering opinions.
Affordable housing enters downtown equation
Residential development is once again booming downtown, successfully attracting new downtown-dwellers into market-rate properties. But a smattering of recent news has given hope to those would-be residents who have been priced out.
