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Downtown Is Looking Up Major projects are luring residents and visitors to the heart of the city.
Posted on 5/22/23
Downtown Memphis has continued to evolve as we come out of the pandemic into curious fiscal times that seem, for now at least, to be stabilizing. Plenty of projects are underway from proposal to completion that are changing the face of the core Downtown area; we check in on several here. The Downtown Memphis Commission […]
Read Morekeyboard_arrow_rightDowntown Mobility Center approaches final phases; skybridge moves ahead
Posted on 5/22/23
The $40 million Mobility Center has been in the works since before the pandemic. The project brings 960 parking lots to a busy section of Downtown.
Read Morekeyboard_arrow_rightMPD seeks to improve Downtown response times with new e-bikes
Posted on 5/22/23
The Memphis Police Department has received 10 new top-of-the-line electric bicycles to use in the entertainment district. The bikes are designed specifically for police officers, allowing them to respond to incidents Downtown faster. The bikes were donated by Capitol City Residential Healthcare.
Read Morekeyboard_arrow_rightBlues Music Awards: Buddy Guy, Albert Castiglia, John Németh among winners
Posted on 5/22/23
Mid-South artists John Németh, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Charlie Musselwhite were among the winners at the annual Blues Music Awards (BMA) on Thursday night. The 44th edition of the BMA honors — staged by the Memphis-based Blues Foundation — were held at the Renasant Convention Center in Downtown Memphis. The evening’s top winners, each taking home two […]
Read Morekeyboard_arrow_rightPopular Memphis breakfast pop-up Kinfolk to open a restaurant. Here’s what we know.
Posted on 5/22/23
Kinfolk will soon have its own home. The popular weekend breakfast pop-up at Comeback Coffee is moving to 111 Harbor Town Square this summer. Chef and owner Cole Jeanes said he hopes to open the restaurant in mid-August. “Think of this as version 3.0 of Kinfolk,” he said of his plans for the next step of his business. […]
Read Morekeyboard_arrow_rightDMC retail program highlighted by National League of Cities as model to emulate
Posted on 5/15/23
The National League of Cities has highlighted the Downtown Memphis Commission program Open on Main as a model for other cities to emulate in a report for the future of retail in cities.
Read Morekeyboard_arrow_rightDMC: Proud of the Role Our Program Played!
Posted on 5/15/23
Here’s how Courtney McNeal wound up as chief of staff at Innovate Memphis — and what her plans are for her latest role.
Read Morekeyboard_arrow_rightDown by the river: BSMF cranks up the energy in Tom Lee Park
Posted on 5/15/23
Beale Street Music Festival returned to Tom Lee Park Friday, May 5 at 5 p.m., with multiple acres of garden patches and trees greeting attendees along with a new pavilion and pathways. But despite updates to the notorious park which have stirred a fervor among many Memphians, some festivalgoers didn’t feel much of a difference […]
Read Morekeyboard_arrow_rightA. Schwab digital scavenger hunt brings basement archives to life
Posted on 5/15/23
A. Schwab Dry Goods has digitized nearly 5,000 items from its basement archives and is celebrating with an online scavenger hunt to help Memphians win prizes and learn more about the historic retailer. The project is a collaboration between Schwab’s, Storyboard Memphis and DIG Memphis. Storyboard is a nonprofit multimedia organization that highlights local arts […]
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