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Development News FoodHall

Renovations nearly complete at Downtown food hall and event venue

Michael WaddellWednesday, January 18, 2017
Memphis' first food hall is not far from completion. 
Innovation & Job News A Rhodes College student visits the National Civil Rights Museum.

Rhodes College awarded $600,000 for collaboration with National Civil Rights Museum

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, January 18, 2017
The partnership could bring about co-taught classes between Rhodes College and the National Civil Rights Museum as well as lectures, performances and workshops around Memphis social issues. 
Innovation & Job News Urban Arts Commission

Artists sought to contribute to Memphis' first comprehensive city plan

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, January 18, 2017
The UrbanArt Commission is seeking three local artists to collaborate in the comprehensive city planning process, Memphis 3.0.
Feature Story KSC

Klondike Smokey City in photos

Andrea MoralesWednesday, January 18, 2017
Churches, barbershops and other community centers are focal points in Klondike Smokey City. 
Feature Story Vigil

Klondike Smokey City’s history drives its future

Lance WiedowerWednesday, January 18, 2017
For the next three months embedded On the Ground writers, photographers and videographers will focus on the North Memphis neighborhoods of Klondike and Smokey City.
Feature Story Unmarked

Unmarked Memphis I: Mummies, a fatal orphanage and legal prostitution

Devin GreaneyWednesday, January 18, 2017
 A trained eye can show you the weird and wonderful underground history of Memphis.

Memphis named No. 1 city for musicians

Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Source: Sonicbids Blog
Feature Story Angela Davis

Activist Angela Davis speaks on Memphis' civil rights legacy

J. Dylan SandiferTuesday, January 17, 2017
“The legacy (of nonviolence) is...a collective legacy of vast people who stood together in unity to proclaim that they would never surrender to forces of racism and inequality," said Dr. Angela Davis at her recent address in Memphis. 
Feature Story Medford Roofing

Fear of heights and risk did not deter owner of Medford Roofing

Lance WiedowerTuesday, January 17, 2017
Always up for a challenge, Meghan Medford made her foray into a male-dominated field in the wake of the Great Recession. Oh, and she's afraid of heights. 
Development News DixieQueen

Franchisee opens her second 24-hour Dixie Queen location

Michael WaddellMonday, January 16, 2017
Dixie Queen joins the Cookout restaurant on Highland Avenue as new 24-hour eateries that have opened in the past month in the University of Memphis area.
Feature Story Notes for Notes

Free recording and production studio trains young Memphis musicians

J.D. ReagerMonday, January 16, 2017
A national nonprofit has opened a branch in the Berclair neighborhood to workshop the next generation of Memphis musicians and producers.

Clayborn Temple renovation secures $400K federal grant

Thursday, January 12, 2017
Source: Congressman Steve Cohen
The National Park Service has awarded a federal grant to support the revitalization of Clayborn Temple, a important site in African-American and history and the Civil Rights movement.
Development News CBU Rosa Deal School of the Arts

CBU's oldest building replaced by top-modern school of the arts

Michael WaddellWednesday, January 11, 2017
Christian Brothers University's oldest building gets an $8 million facelift. 
Innovation & Job News Pinball

Memphis pinball scene picks up momentum

J. Dylan SandiferWednesday, January 11, 2017
Memphis' third annual International Flipper Pinball Association tournament takes place in February. 
Feature Story Dairy

High Fences: How industrial facilities evolve in changing neighborhoods

Michael WaddellWednesday, January 11, 2017
As Memphis modernizes and densifies, leaders are coming up with innovative ways to grow with longstanding industrial tenants or coerce new development. 

"I Love Memphis" blogger named a Southerner of the Year

Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Source: Southern Living Magazine

Memphis nonprofit leader named to top Forbes list

Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Source: Forbes

Latino Memphis launches youth mentorship program

Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Source: Latino Memphis

GiVE 365 opens grants to benefit youth opportunity programs

Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Source: Community Foundation of Greater Memphis
Innovation & Job News Booksellers

With a giant closing, Memphis weighs the future of independent book stores

J. Dylan SandiferTuesday, January 10, 2017
Independent bookstore owners consider the fate of publishing and niche markets after the Booksellers at Laurelwood announced it will shutter next month after a 32-year tenure. 
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