Midtown

Midtown is a neighborhood of neighborhoods — Overton Square, Cooper Young, Vollintine Evergreen, and many other distinct communities sit within its borders. Neighborhood identities are strong, but throughout the area, streets are wide and green, hipsters and hundred-year-old houses are commonplace, and politics are generally liberal. Midtown is known for eclectic, local options in food, entertainment, culture, and arts. It’s home to the region’s only art college and the local theater scene, and its main thoroughfares – Cleveland, Cooper, Madison, Poplar, Union, and Young — play host to hundreds of locally-owned businesses to serve any need.

Development News Architect's rendering of The Citizen mixed-use development.
Feature Story An empty pedestal the morning of December 21. (Dylan Sandifer)

Cranes at twilight remove Confederate monuments from Memphis parks


Feature Story A selection of polish at Colours the Nail Salon, located at 881 South Cooper. (Sarah Jones)

Midtown nail salon's "safe space" draws tri-state patrons


Feature Story The exterior of the Brooks Museum, at 1934 Poplar Avenue in Overton Park. (Kevin Barre)
Innovation & Job News When Dr. Phillip Baker opened Good Shepherd Pharmacy in 2015, it offered around 300 medicines free.

This Memphis-based nonprofit pharmacy serves the uninsured


Development News The college's historic Rust Hall will be one of the final pieces sold off by 2020.
Feature Story The Art Center, located at 1636 Union Ave., is owned by Tom Wilson and Susan Steele.
Feature Story The hops grown at Agricenter International will be tested for their quality.

Mid-South farming experiment pursues a truly a local beer


Feature Story Accelerator programs hosted by organizations such as EPICenter Memphis, Memphis Bioworks and Start Co., help entrepreneurs launch businesses and   connect them with pathways to capital. To date, EPICenter has raised more than $16 million in capital.
Development News Rhodes College Robertson Hall

Rhodes College unveils cutting-edge science facilities


Development News Memphis Theological Seminary new chapel

Memphis Theological Seminary building new chapel in Midtown


Innovation & Job News A resident looks on the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in Coamo, Puerto Rico.

How to get involved with Memphis' relief efforts for Puerto Rico


Development News National Manufacturing Day
Feature Story  The Captain Harris house, built in 1898, is one of dozens of properties available for short-term rental in Cooper-Young, the city's most commonly listed neighborhood on the site.

Memphis sees 80% growth in Airbnb visitor stays over past year


Innovation & Job News Hug Neighborhood Park Friends encourages engagement with city parks with activities like bicycle clubs and rodeos.

Adopt-A-Park program ramping up the call for volunteers


Feature Story The latest chapter in the effort to tap into the Fairgrounds' potential started in 2015, when the Coliseum Coalition was founded. Its goal was to restore the idle structure to its former glory.
Development News Dorothy Day House 1178 Peabody