A deteriorating former automobile service facility in the Edge District is getting a new life as prime office space, as rapidly growing LEO Events is in the process of renovating the buildings at 407 and 411 Monroe Avenue to take over as its new corporate headquarters by the end of the year.
The collaboration that hosts the annual Klondike-Smokey City foster care awareness parade says its more than just fun; the event is a major part of their effort to keep kids out of the Department of Children Services system and in their own communities.
It’s been four years in the making, but Memphis’ trolleys have finally returned. Once deemed too dangerous to ride, they’re now said to be the safest in the country.
After roughly three years under construction, the new $39.7 million Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will finally open its doors on May 11 for its grand opening.
Construction is finally underway on the $210 million mixed-use redevelopment project at the former site of Foote Homes, the city’s last public housing community, in South City. Site work is happening now, and vertical construction will get started in the next couple of months.