MVP3 Foundation plans to turn four Downtown properties into artistic hubs, ranging from music to culinary arts. 

The United Warehouse property is for sale, the Poplar Towers office building is being sold and a Dollar General Market is opening on Bellevue Boulevard. 

The City of Memphis will build a $25 million 21-acre solar photovoltaic system and emergency battery storage backup adjacent to the T.E. Maxson Wastewater Treatment Facility. 

 Another Raising Cane’s is coming to Memphis, plus hip-hop-inspired cookie franchise Cookie Plug and smoothie shop Groovy Gratitude are now open.

At the end of the golf tournament, a wish is granted and this year’s wish went to a 12-year-old girl from Bradford, Arkansas.

After 12 years, Overton Park Conservancy executive director Tina Sullivan is ready to step down and she’s confident the green space will endure and thrive under the next generation of leadership.

The ribbon-cutting Thursday, June 13, of a new senior-citizen apartment building at the former Foote Homes was also a look back at the longer timeline of the city’s move to mixed-income communities.

The development was originally approved under the condition that no drive-thru restaurants would be allowed. 

The Marriott-branded hotel is the sixth phase of the mixed-use development in Germantown.

Ubee’s on Highland has closed but the owners plan to reopen at another location, most likely in the suburbs. 

“We’ve needed a larger brewery for years and this one will allow us to grow and produce even more styles of beer,” said Andy Ashby, one of Memphis Made’s co-owners. 

Co-owned by Black nonprofit organizations Tone Memphis and Unapologetic, the mixed-use development project has begun its design and schematic phases with construction to soon follow in late 2024 or early 2025. 

Zinnie’s is closing temporarily to renovate inside and update the menu. But SupperClub on 2nd is closing for good, and Lucy J’s Bakery in Crosstown Concourse is cutting its hours.

Reaction to word of an AI supercomputer coming to southwest Memphis drew bipartisan support from elected and other officials in the city and the region.

The facility could be worth billions of dollars and be one of the most advanced computing sites in the world.

Plus, Gloss Nail Bar signs final lease, fully booking a Germantown shopping center.

The Downtown Memphis Commission’s anti-blight committee files lawsuits against blighted properties in Memphis that are inhabitable. The DMC said the litigation is the effective, but “last resort.” 

The development involves transforming the 712-unit Foote Homes into a mixed-income neighborhood with 393 replacement units, 126 mid-range affordable units and 193 market-rate units.

Also: Memphis’ first Waldo’s Chicken and Beer is now open and Plant Based Heat Express is making some changes at its Downtown location.

Mr. Lincoln’s Costume Shoppe will close its doors on Saturday, June 1, after 33 years of dressing Memphians for Halloween, Mardi Gras, costume parties, school plays, historical tours and other occasions. 

Collierville office building sold for $1 million, a Memphis retail center sold for $950,000 and Germantown Center has a new tenant. 

Chick-fil-A Uptown construction is moving forward, Villa Castrioti is expanding to Nashville, JamRack is now open and Belltower Coffee is serving food at Shelby Farms Park and introducing a membership program. 

A new mixed-use luxury hotel development has been proposed, including a 191-room hotel, a 65-unit condominium, a restaurant/bar, retail space and a parking garage. 

The 210-unit apartment building is phase one for the $100 million development planned by Carlisle Corp.

Ohio-based Cleveland Construction co-hosted an outreach event at the Springhill Suites Downtown Wednesday, May 22, to find subcontractors for Memphis’ tallest tower.