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Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She has been with The Daily Memphian since July 2023, first starting as a business reporter covering various beats. Now, she covers food, restaurants, and hospitality and tourism.
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Compass Intervention Center is growing. Plus, Kemmons Wilson Regional Shopping Center has a new occupant, and a Peabody Avenue apartment building has been sold.
The shortage of houses on the market, price increases and the rise of interest rates have resulted in a national trend of declining home sales, said the president of the Memphis Area Association of Realtors.
Restaurant co-owners, Bala Tounkara and Mady Magassa are adding to their traditional soul food menu by venturing into Memphis barbecue with a twist: West African flavors.
A hotel expert thinks the Sheraton could be a “really good opportunity for a buyer under the right circumstances.”
Despite receiving a 30-year pilot, the owners of the hotel at 250 N. Main St. are planning to sell.
City Silo Table + Pantry to have organic cocktails and wine, Sister Sump opens by Southland Mall and Guatemalan-based Pollo Campero coming to Memphis.
Kennedy View Retail Center and a Bartlett office building have been sold, a new tenant is at Goodlett Farms Parkway and 666 Riverside Drive will become an indoor climate-controlled storage facility.
The 5,000-square-foot nightspot at 6642 Winchester Road will serve hand-crafted cocktails and small plates alongside live entertainment from various musical artists.
Uncle Red’s, previously Red Bones, will leave Carolina Watershed to open its first brick-and-mortar location. Plus, Rock’n Dough opens in the FedEx Forum, and Captain D’s is coming to Summer Avenue.
A 2,500-space parking garage will be built in the eastern part of the St. Jude campus, and the Chick-fil-A Downtown is one step closer to construction.
Insight Global moves into TraVure, Chase Bank proposed to be in Cordova and TwelveStone Infusion Clinic is moving into the Wolf River Medical Building.
When completed this summer, the Avaline at River Oaks will have 90 assisted-living and 24 memory-care apartments managed by Claiborne Senior Living.
“This program will accelerate and amplify this region’s work to create more pathways to prosperity for all, and especially for people who are looking for a second chance,” said Ted Townsend, Chamber president and CEO.
JJ’s Tropical expands, Biscuits & Jams opens Downtown and A Taste of Glenny extends its hours to include Sundays.
“We’re just very grateful that people accepted us for who we are and enjoyed our food and came and supported us,” Dino Grisanti said.
Victory Packaging leases spaces in the Intermodal Distribution Center, Tropical Smoothie coming to Raleigh, and a new three-tenant retail development planned for Oakland.
In December, the average sales price for a house was $262,144, up 6.2%.
San Marcos Bakery, a pan-dulce and sweet-bread bakery, will be located at 4600 Quince Road in the Colonial Plaza Shopping Center.
As costs for food and labor rise, the owners of dining establishments see a slump in business. Customers facing their own money problems or fear of crime increasingly choose inexpensive fast-food options or eat at home.
JamRack will open at 150 N. Avalon St., formerly Wimpy’s Burger and Fries, and specialize in authentic Jamaican cuisine.
A Mercedes-Benz Van Center opened in Memphis, a new health facility is planned for Whitehaven and River Horse Logistics is leasing space in Lamar Industrial Park.
A Mercedes-Benz Van Center opened in Memphis, a new health facility is planned for Whitehaven and River Horse Logistics is leasing space in Lamar Industrial Park.
Mo’Bay Beignet Co., Hog Wild East, BedRock Eats & Sweets are closing. The Ginger’s Bread & Co. will have exclusive carnival season offers, and a new Guthrie’s Chicken is coming to Whitehaven.
The new design will be a four-story apartment complex with 126,762 square feet of rental space, 243 apartment units, a two-and-a-half-story parking garage with 260 spaces and less amenity space.
The project is being directed by the not-for-profit Poplar Corridor Business District Association of Owners using tax increment financing the group was awarded in 2018 from the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County.