One of the city's historically hip neighborhoods is commanding new attention. South Main is attracting development projects and new business by capitalizing on its history, fostering the creative community and relying on its signature charm.  

From Crosstown to Binghampton, Memphis has proven that temporary neighborhood activation projects can yield long-term results. With Tennessee Brewery: Untapped events ready for rollout this week, the city is once again ready to reimagine a forgotten space.

University of Memphis MBA student Zach Harrison is the founder of the new DepthChartz website, which helps high school and college student athletes gain first exposure.  

Adriene Holland and Chloe O'Hearn started their new hooping and fitness business, Co-Motion Studio, after testing the waters with a pop-up shop in the Crosstown neighborhood's MEMFix Cleveland Street event.

Sprawl, burdensome regulations, rising property taxes, and decreasing levels of municipal services – these challenges are the focus of the inaugural Strong Towns Boot Camp happening in Memphis this week. At these events our local leaders are being immersed in out-of-the-box civic planning that can save a fragile city with shrinking resources and growing demands – and you can learn along with them.