Memphis, as well as Chicago, Akron and Detroit, are all participating in the three-year, $40 million Reimagining the Civic Commons initiative. Their involvement follows the initiative's pilot in Philadelphia.
The first construction for Beale Street's Handy Park renovation will create space to house an Insomnia Cookies shop.
The Mississippi River has been lubricating the economic machinery of Memphis since land speculators put down stakes where a high bluff overlooked the muddy terminus of the Wolf River.
Coworking community Launch Pad Memphis puts an emphasis on membership. Now halfway to capacity, they are set to celebrate the entrepreneurs who bought into their vision.
Demolition work has begun on a $16 million hotel project at the previous site of the Muhammad Ali Towne II Cinema and several nightclubs at 380 Beale St.
Cafe Eclectic has closed its Harbor Town shop, but signs indicate it will reopen across the street.
Revelry rolled through Downtown Memphis as the Beale Street Merchants Association hosted their 46th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday afternoon.
A special tax financing district Downtown has ginned up more than $223 million since its inception in 2001, capturing sales tax growth for projects to lure more visitors.
With an influx of boutique hotels coming into Downtown Memphis, the new owners of the DoubleTree by Hilton are spending $47 million to turn the "tired" hotel into a one-of-a-kind lifestyle asset.
In rejecting "affordable" apartments for Uptown, the City Council seeks to balance Uptown's mix of low-income and more affluent residents.
Union Row developers purchase second property for 29-acre, $950 million mixed-use development.
A New York-based developer gobbles up Pinch properties and commits to following Memphis' plan to make a mixed-use area that is pedestrian-friendly.
Although Downtown Memphis has landed several corporate headquarters relocations, some local leaders see it as part of a bevy of community assets rather than a center for economic activity.
From huge, shiny new tractors to amazing new technology, growers and suppliers flock in droves to the annual Mid-South Farm & Gin Show in Memphis.
Malco Theatres latest location will allow patrons to recline back in their seats and have food delivered to them inside the theater.
The people who work and play in Downtown Memphis say they need more public parking options. The city doesn't agree, and is working toward a culture shift of getting locals to pay higher rates and walk farther to park.
Belz is requesting a microbrewery be allowed on land the company owns at 845 N. Main St. in Uptown.
With public input in hand, Downtown officials will host sessions this week with experts who will engage the public on issues of importance as part of a Downtown master plan process that began last year.
Finding out after the fact that the value of Electrolux's plant was undervalued, Shelby County's property assessor wants to get blueprints, permits and personal property records up front.
Memphis in May International Festival officials on Friday released the Downtown Memphis Commission's list of six alternative sites for the premier outdoor festival, including Beale Street and two on Mud Island, unbeknownst to the Downtown organization.
Memphis River Parks Partnership has filed for a building permit to restore the historic cobblestone field on the Downtown riverfront.
Malco's Powerhouse Cinema location has a March opening date.
Public incentives flowed Thursday into a project to retrofit the Gibson Guitar Factory and make it FedEx Logistics' global headquarters. A tax freeze and two grants sailed to approval.
The East Memphis office district has been the city's strongest submarket for years. But is it strong enough to weather the shift of big tenants from the suburbs to Downtown?
Developers of a new FedEx Logistics headquarters in the Gibson Guitar building and an adjoining $250 million mixed-use project hope to fill gaps in Downtown office, hotel and retail.