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Development News The Skin Clinics opened a new office in Germantown.

Three new retail openings in Germantown-Collierville

Michael WaddellWednesday, February 22, 2017
Block Advisors, a division of H&R Block, opened its first office in the Memphis area earlier this year joining several growing businesses celebrating recent openings in the Germantown-Collierville area.
Innovation & Job News Christy Valentine (L) and Kimberly Hooper-Taylor write postcards to legislators advocating for arts funding.

The "birthplace of rock and roll" braces for federal cuts to arts funding

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, February 22, 2017
"This is a way for us to proactive. It’s to get these stories together and showcase that federal support of the arts is important so that we will be ready if the arts are cut or eliminated from the budget," said ArtsMemphis president and CEO, Elizabeth Rouse.
Innovation & Job News MATA bus riders

Memphis public transit is underfunded compared with peer cities, research shows

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, February 22, 2017
Declining financial support of the Memphis Area Transit Authority and a 40-year trend of development sprawling away from the city core has created a challenge for public transportation in Memphis.
Feature Story A home-based bagel bakery has taken off in Memphis.

Dave's Bagels finds early success

Lance WiedowerWednesday, February 22, 2017
David Scott relocated to Memphis from Portland in October, and within weeks began offering his homemade Dave’s Bagels. The business is quickly growing with new distribution opportunities in the works.
Feature Story Porter Leath Childrens’ Home on Manassas Street is the oldest structure in Klondike/Smokey City. It was an orphanage until 1969 when it became a multi-service agency to serve more children in need.

Prosperity and decline shape Klondike Smokey City's history

Lance WiedowerWednesday, February 22, 2017
Klondike Smokey City’s history tells a story of prosperity but also one of decline with shuttered factories, white flight and racial segregation at its core. 
Feature Story Robert Church

Memphis Black history: Millionaire Robert Church rebuilds Memphis after the Yellow Fever epidemic

Morgan BeckfordWednesday, February 22, 2017
Robert Church stuck it out. He dedicated his life to the city that he loved even when times got difficult. When he had the privilege to run away, he stayed and invested in Memphis.
Feature Story Darrell Cobbins

Opinion: Economic justice means loving Memphis in the public eye

Darrell CobbinsWednesday, February 22, 2017
We have a plan for our parks and greenways, our Downtown, our workforce development, then why not a plan to address the biggest obstacle staring us in the face?  A locking of arms that says we will not be a community where this economic imbalance exists for future generations to toil over. 
Feature Story Rita sits with her friend’s baby Honeybun while at a cookout near the old Firestone plant.

Is SPARCC the start of North Memphis opportunity?

Lance WiedowerWednesday, February 22, 2017
Is $1 million enough to turn around the decades of disinvestment and decline that have plagued North Memphis? 
Feature Story Mosque

Video: Midtown Mosque brightens North Memphis

Lauren Squires-ReadyWednesday, February 22, 2017
On a corner of North Memphis, the Midtown Mosque provides prayer, community and a little bit of urban gardening.
Feature Story The compact dining room of Lotus Vietnamese Restaurant

From refugees to restauranteurs: Vietnam War-era immigrants make Memphis home

Tamara WilliamsonTuesday, February 21, 2017
More than 3,000 Vietnamese immigrants call Memphis home. Their contributions to the city wouldn't have been possible without local support from nonprofits and the Catholic community.
Feature Story Harry Hill (L) and George Utkov, founder of app "intown".

Three startups to watch founded by Memphians under 25

Madeline FaberThursday, February 16, 2017
Memphis’ college-aged entrepreneurs are inventing apps and products that respond to the needs of a young, tech-savvy generation.
Development News Old Dominick

Repurposing of Old Dominick Distillery poses challenges

Michael WaddellWednesday, February 15, 2017
Conversion of the 1900s warehouse into a functioning whiskey and vodka distillery and tasting room is costing developer D. Canale & Co. upwards of $10 million.
Development News Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland

Mayor Strickland’s first State of the City address touts new development

Michael WaddellWednesday, February 15, 2017
Development happening throughout the area figured heavily in Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s first State of the City address last week at the weekly meeting of the Frayser Exchange Club. 
Development News Champion

Whitehaven family-run pharmacy & herbal medicine shop freshens up

Michael WaddellWednesday, February 15, 2017
Dr. Charles Champion was the first African-American pharmacist at John Gaston Hospital which is now known as Regional One Health. He’s now 86 years old and still comes in to the pharmacy most afternoons to help his daughters who are the pharmacists employed at Champion’s Pharmacy and Herb Store.
Innovation & Job News Senators Lee Harris and Brian Kelsey

Senators Harris and Kelsey file legislation to protect Memphis sands aquifer

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, February 15, 2017
The Memphis sands aquifer regional development board would have the potential to protect water supplies in West Tennessee amid the Tennessee Valley Authority's plan to access the Memphis aquifer to cool TVA's natural gas plant. 
Innovation & Job News SWE

Women underrepresented in engineering celebrate local efforts to close the gap

J.D. ReagerWednesday, February 15, 2017
“Women are underrepresented in engineering leadership despite progress in earning engineering degrees," said Dr. Sharon Rozzi, president of the Memphis chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.
Innovation & Job News Stickemfoodtruck

Cynthia Daniels: Five easy ways to support black-owned businesses

Cynthia DanielsWednesday, February 15, 2017
In a city with the majority is the minority, we tend to leave out a representative portion of our black restaurants and these very restaurants have grown to become hidden treasures.
Feature Story A view of Decatur Street in Smokey City.

SPARCC grant targets North Memphis for equitable developmentSPARCCgrantannouncement.aspx

Madeline FaberWednesday, February 15, 2017
North Memphis, which has suffered from chronic public and private disinvestment, is getting an injection of capital with a $1 million grant and access to a larger $90 million financing pool. 
Feature Story Brandon Marshall painting a recent temporary mural at the Crosstown strip.

Public art investments create a moveable museum for Memphis

Lesley YoungWednesday, February 15, 2017
"Public art has become much more an expectation rather than something we can’t afford or as something unnecessary," said Carissa Hussong, executive director of the Metal Museum about Memphis' 20-year dance with public art. 
Feature Story Dr. Narayanaswami Rangaswami, the pediatric physician at the Guthrie Primary Care Clinic in Smokey City, examines Christine Jones, 17.

Nutrition, access to care impact health of Klondike Smokey City

Lance WiedowerWednesday, February 15, 2017
Regional One Health’s Guthrie Primary Care clinic provides services to the Klondike Smokey City community as Church Health’s future presence at Crosstown Concourse could have a local impact. But the neighborhood’s healthcare needs go beyond what services are provided.
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