Maciel’s taco shop opening on Highland Strip
A Downtown favorite moves out east.
University District
The University District is home to Memphis’ largest institution of higher learning, The University of Memphis. The district is made of several distinct neighborhoods, including East Buntyn, Sherwood Forest, and Normal Station. Its main drag, a two-block strip of Highland Avenue known as the Highland Strip, is a staple of Memphis nightlife and offers food and drinks to fuel any study session. Recently, planning has focused on prioritizing pedestrians, including building standards for storefronts and updated railroad crossing to suit the university’s 20,000-plus students.
City fights blight for MLK Day of Service
Community leaders, residents and volunteers from local businesses braved the cold on Monday and took to the streets to clean up blighted properties in neighborhoods across Memphis for the second annual MLK Days of Service.
Memphis Money: Investment pipeline for startups has room for improvement
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.
Industry leaders encourage students to pursue careers in manufacturing
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.
Memphis pushes to level the playing field for black entrepreneurs
"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."
Belly Acres founders open Tennessee Taco Company
Overton Square restauranteurs are dipping their toe in East Memphis with a new concept.
HuffPost, High Ground News & MLK50 to discuss economic inequality in Memphis
Why is it so hard for black and brown businesses to get their share of the green? Join the discussion here.
New public speaker series to address importance of urban planning
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.
New 9-1-1 initiatives seek to alleviate demands of nonemergency calls
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.
College students open coffee shop and pottery studio near University of Memphis
Young entrepreneurs Micah Dempsey and Christopher Galbreath, who learned how to make pottery while in high school at Harding Academy, have turned their passion into a successful business. After opening a pop-up pottery studio and coffee shop earlier this year inside Minglewood Hall, the pair are now moving the business to a permanent spot on the Highland Strip near the University of Memphis.
