The state of Tennessee has withdrawn $316,680 from the city for a riverfront bike and pedestrian system due to inactivity, according to state officials.

“Sorry for the bad news but this project is very old and there was no movement and I could not get any information out of any one on why there was such a delay in getting the project constructed that Federal Highway Administration said they were pulling the funding,” Lisa Dunn, transportation planner with the Tennessee Department of Transportation, wrote in an email to Jim Reeder, project development coordinator for the Riverfront Development Corp.

2. Memphis in the Meantime - Saturday, May 25, 2013

The city’s tourism and travel industry is thriving as a one-of-a-kind destination for leisure and business travelers, but industry insiders believe a larger, technologically updated convention center is needed in years to come if Memphis wants to remain competitive in bringing larger groups to town.

3. Changing Current - Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The Uptown waterfront along the Wolf River Harbor – the area of the rejuvenated Uptown neighborhood that has for the most part been left out of the revitalization – could soon become a bustling waterfront village, according to a recently released master plan for the area.

4. Hopping to It - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Its tagline is Hop On, Tune In and Rock Out. That’s a bite-sized description of what the new Memphis Hop bus service that launched earlier this month, with the goal of whisking Memphians and tourists to several local cultural attractions, is all about.

5. Core Focus - Saturday, May 11, 2013

The Great Recession silenced construction crews throughout the Memphis area, and that was especially evident Downtown, where ambitious, skyline-changing projects were put on hold, reconfigured or scrapped altogether.

6. Beale Street Landing Eatery Search Resumes - Wednesday, May 01, 2013

There were some signs early on that finding a restaurant operator for Beale Street Landing might be difficult.

The date for the restaurant to open kept getting pushed back and the contract remained unsigned long after it was announced that Beale & Second Inc. had tentatively agreed to operate the restaurant.

7. Beale Street Landing Restaurant Stalls - Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Riverfront Development Corporation is looking for a new contractor to operate a restaurant in Beale Street Landing.

8. Carlisle Corp. Solidifies Development of Chisca - Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Paul Morris hesitated when he started organizing the project launch two weeks ago for the renovation and conversion of the old Chisca hotel into an apartment building.

9. Carlisle Joins Chisca Project - Monday, April 29, 2013

The partners developing the old Chisca hotel on South Main as apartments announced at a Friday, April 26, project launch that Carlisle Corporation is the main partner for the project.

10. Carlisle Joins Chisca Project - Saturday, April 27, 2013

The partners developing the old Chisca hotel on South Main as apartments announced at a Friday, April 26, project launch that Carlisle Corporation is the main partner for the project.

11. Editorial: Beale Has Room for Improvement - Saturday, April 20, 2013

Beale Street has been so many things since its development by Robertson Topp in the 19th century.

Decades later, Beale Street is still evolving and we hope the three-block entertainment district can expand several ways.

12. The New Beale - Saturday, April 20, 2013

Over the last four years, the next chapter in the development of Beale Street has been a stop-and-go affair. First would come announcements followed by silence from official channels.

Along with that silence, though, was quiet activity on the side, a movement that culminated with the March announcement of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s strategic planning committee’s report, “A Framework for Beale Street.”

13. Troubled Beale Nightspot Changes Hands - Tuesday, April 09, 2013

It’s been almost four months since Club Crave, the Beale Street nightspot with a history of violence under several names, was closed as a public nuisance under state law.

As the legal question of whether the building at 380 Beale St. is off limits for any future nightclub leases works its way through Shelby County General Sessions Environmental Court, the ownership of the club has changed in the last four months.

14. Lendermon Discusses Riverfront Access - Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Riverside Drive could work well if it lost a lane of automobile traffic in each direction, says the president of the Riverfront Development Corp.

15. Beale District Future Mapped Out in Report - Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Whatever comes next for the Beale Street entertainment district, the city of Memphis isn’t likely to turn over the three blocks of real estate for several decades to a developer and the nonprofit middleman, Beale Street Development Corp.

16. Nonprofit Proposed for Beale - Tuesday, March 26, 2013

A strategic planning committee on the future of the Beale Street entertainment district has recommended to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. a new nonprofit foundation to serve as the purveyor of the street’s culture and history.

17. Beale Street Plan Recommends New Nonprofit - Monday, March 25, 2013

A strategic planning committee on the future of the Beale Street entertainment district has recommended to Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. a new nonprofit foundation to serve as the purveyor of the street’s culture and history.

18. Riverfront Report Highlights Quick Fixes - Wednesday, March 20, 2013

With a set of 20 Memphis riverfront plans and reports spanning several decades, urban planner and designer Jeff Speck’s mission wasn’t to add to the stack of documents, maps and renderings.

19. Speck Suggests Riverfront Remedies - Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Urban planner and designer Jeff Speck has told city government leaders that the recently renamed Jefferson Davis Park is the “obvious next opportunity” for riverfront development plans and represents a “big bang in an important place.”

20. South Main Growth Should Be Celebrated - Saturday, March 02, 2013

If those planning the emerging renaissance in the South Main district find the formula for preserving the “vibe” that makes the area unique and growing the district in the process, they should apply for a patent.

21. South Main’s New Life - Saturday, March 02, 2013

The history of the South Main Historic Arts District is as colorful as its present-day users, an alternating rhythm of sorts in Memphis’ songbook.

The area has oscillated from its ritzy suburban roots of the 1800s to the industrial era ghost town of the 20th century and now to its current status as Downtown’s flourishing arts and boutique district and the subject of some $100 million in investment. And it’s all due to stakeholders who braved the status quo in distinguishing the southern end of the Central Business District as that funky place with an indescribable vibe.

22. ADDYs Boast Creative Industry’s Finest - Tuesday, February 26, 2013

The tall ceilings and 100-year-old wood flooring of the historic 409 S. Main St. building were right in line with the American Advertising Federation Memphis’ 2013 ADDY Awards ceremony, themed beware of “The Creeping Boredom.”

23. Incentives Help Bring More Women Into Business Fold - Saturday, February 23, 2013

When Kimberly Taylor decided to launch her boutique K’PreSha, she considered East Memphis and Downtown.

24. Spence Named Vice President at Riverfront Development - Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Dorchelle T. Spence has been promoted to vice president at Riverfront Development Corp. Spence, who formerly served as director of communications, will assume broader organizational responsibilities to focus on providing strategic direction in addition to marketing, public relations, advertising, community relations, programming and government relations.

25. Going With the Flow - Friday, February 15, 2013

When the world’s largest steamboat returns to Beale Street Landing on March 9, it will have a different look than it did almost a year ago when it came up the river from New Orleans to dock at its Memphis home port for the first time.

26. Downtown Focus - Monday, February 11, 2013

With its own tax incentives, a narrowly focused group of development boards, a variety of neighborhood demographics and development clusters that run the gamut from commercial to residential, Downtown Memphis is a veritable petri dish of economic development.

27. ‘Memphis Enthusiast’ Ham Honored by Advertising Federation - Monday, January 28, 2013

Phrases used to describe Cynthia Ham at the Thursday, Jan. 24, American Advertising Federation Memphis meeting included “the Memphis enthusiast,” “the art-aholic,” “the hostess/entertainer,” “a local celebrity” and even “a pushy broad.”

28. Beale Bankruptcy Terms Nearly Done - Monday, January 28, 2013

A federal bankruptcy court judge has adopted a settlement on the bankruptcy case involving control of the Beale Street Entertainment District.

But all sides in the legal action will be reading the fine print of the coming written court order carefully as one part of the long-running legal drama over the storied district nears an end.

29. ‘Memphis Enthusiast’ Ham Honored by Advertising Federation - Friday, January 25, 2013

Phrases used to describe Cynthia Ham at the Thursday, Jan. 24, American Advertising Federation Memphis meeting included “the Memphis enthusiast,” “the art-aholic,” “the hostess/entertainer,” “a local celebrity” and even “a pushy broad.”

30. ‘So Many Positives’ - Monday, January 21, 2013

Tuesday, Jan. 15, would have been the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 84th birthday.

In the almost 45 years since his assassination at the Lorraine Motel, the South Main district and Downtown as a whole have certainly seen its ebbs and flows. But 2013 has the potential to be one of the years in which the civil rights icon would be most proud of the area’s revitalization.

31. Club Crave Ends, Larger Beale Dispute Continues - Friday, January 18, 2013

Club Crave, the latest nightclub at 380 Beale St. with a history of violence, is dead.

But the Shelby County General Sessions Court order that ended it is not the endgame for a property at Beale and Fourth streets that has had many names over the decades.

32. Wharton Talks New Convention Center - Friday, January 11, 2013

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. said 2013 will be the year his administration reopens discussions about a new convention center.

Wharton’s open question about how to compete for convention and meeting business comes five years to the month that his predecessor as mayor, Willie Herenton, talked of building a new convention center or expanding the existing one, which underwent a major renovation in 2005.

33. Wharton Gives Beale Street Clues - Thursday, January 10, 2013

There would still be a role for the Beale Street Development Corp. in the second phase of development of the entertainment district.

34. Club Crave Nuisance Case Moves Slowly - Wednesday, January 09, 2013

The Shelby County District Attorney General’s office and attorneys for the owners of Club Crave have been talking privately since prosecutors got the court order that closed the Beale Street nightspot during the Christmas holidays as a public nuisance.

35. Beale Nightspot Continues to Defy Easy Answers - Thursday, January 03, 2013

After a relatively quiet New Year’s Eve on Beale Street, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. told a prayer breakfast on New Year’s Day, “Beale Street will soon be behind us. … It’s going to be a safe Beale Street.”

36. River Business - Friday, November 30, 2012

From Thanksgiving through the first full week in December, four overnight cruise boats will have docked at the Memphis riverfront.

And the Riverfront Development Corp., which manages the riverfront for the city including Beale Street Landing, has been talking with one cruise company about more of the boats coming to Memphis.

37. Heritage Trail Plan Raises Concerns - Tuesday, November 20, 2012

While the focus of the Heritage Trail Community Redevelopment Plan is on public housing projects Cleaborn Pointe at Heritage Landing and Foote Homes, the 20-year plan has far reaching implications for Downtown stakeholders, especially real estate developers.

38. Judge’s Ruling Moves Beale’s Future Forward - Thursday, November 01, 2012

For at least a year, a box containing copies of a report on the future of Beale Street has been in storage awaiting a settlement of the two levels of court disputes for control of the entertainment district.

39. Beale Street Bankruptcy Ruling Clears Way for City Control - Wednesday, October 31, 2012

More than two years after the city of Memphis reached a settlement with the company that managed and developed the Beale Street entertainment district, a federal bankruptcy court ruling Tuesday, Oct. 30, cleared the way for the city of Memphis to regain day to day control of the district.

40. Bankruptcy Trial Under Way in Beale Street District Case - Wednesday, October 31, 2012

A trial in Memphis federal bankruptcy court began Monday, Oct. 29, that will play a crucial role in the future of the Beale Street Entertainment District.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Jennie Latta will decide after the testimony whether leases in the city-owned district between Second and Fourth streets can be assigned to the city or will remain with Beale Street Development Corp.

41. International Exposure - Thursday, October 25, 2012

The Memphis hotel industry can thank at least 200,000 of its room nights last year to European visitors booked by tour operators.

European stays in Memphis averaged three nights, with each person spending more than $200 per day.

42. Hilton Developer Granted Closing Extension - Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Developers of the Downtown Memphis Hilton Hotel project were granted a one-year closing extension from the Memphis Center City Revenue Finance Corp. board Tuesday, Oct. 9.

43. Hilton Developer Granted Closing Extension - Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Developers of the Downtown Memphis Hilton Hotel project were granted a one-year closing extension from the Memphis Center City Revenue Finance Corp. board Tuesday, Oct. 9.

44. Indie Memphis Festival Gets a Tech Feel - Friday, October 05, 2012

Based on a lineup the nonprofit organization released, this year’s Indie Memphis Film Festival will feel a lot like the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

It’s a reflection of the digital convergence of film, music and interactive media. Adding a kind of innovation and technology focus to the festival is something organizers have wanted to add for a while, according to Indie Memphis board president Iddo Patt.

45. Downtown Memphis Commission Celebrates Progress - Monday, October 01, 2012

There was bicycle-powered smoothie preparation, an aerial circus-style art show, Beale Street Flippers, live music outside, a disc jockey inside, and food and drinks from Downtown restaurants and suppliers.

46. Wharton Holds Campaign Fundraiser - Thursday, August 30, 2012

Less than a year after winning election to a full four-year term as Memphis mayor, A C Wharton Jr. held a campaign fundraiser Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Memphis Botanic Garden.

The $1,000-a-person event invitation included a letter that said the money could be used for a re-election campaign and/or for donation by Wharton to candidates in other races as well as to donate to organizations.

47. Wharton Hosts Fundraiser Amidst Development Blitz - Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Less than a year after winning election to a full four year term as Memphis Mayor, A C Wharton Jr. held a campaign fundraiser Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Memphis Botanic Garden.

The $1,000-a-person event invitation included a letter that said the money could be used for a re-election campaign and/or for donation by Wharton to candidates in other races as well as to donate to organizations.

48. Venson Center Work Kicks Off Heritage Trail - Tuesday, August 28, 2012

The ambitious $1 billion, 10-year redevelopment project called Triangle Noir during former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton’s administration is now called Heritage Trail.

And the first move beyond the demolition of the Cleaborn Homes public housing development is the exterior renovation of the R.Q. Venson Center high rise at Beale Street and Danny Thomas Boulevard.

49. Funding Brings More Changes to Riverfront - Tuesday, August 07, 2012

The world’s largest steamboat will have some company at Beale Street Landing. Water taxis would travel from the landing at the foot of Beale to the south end of Mud Island River Park and back as part of a still developing plan that last week secured $800,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation.

50. B&B Could Spark Victorian Village - Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Following years of due diligence, the James Lee House in Downtown Memphis could soon be the centerpiece of the Victorian Village master plan.

51. B&B Development Could Spark Victorian Village - Monday, August 06, 2012

Following years of due diligence, the James Lee House in Downtown Memphis could soon be the centerpiece of the Victorian Village master plan.

52. Beale Street Blues - Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Last September, a working group appointed by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. completed its work on recommendations for the future of Beale Street.

The report has been printed and boxed up – but it won’t be released until a judge settles the federal bankruptcy case embroiling the entertainment district.

53. Landing Sign Approved Following Design Debate - Friday, July 13, 2012

The sign for Beale Street Landing turned out not to be a big deal for the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board.

It’s larger than the planning standards and guidelines for that part of Downtown. But most on the board argued an exception was warranted and the sign could go bigger because of the scale of the project it is attached to. The sign was approved.

54. City Should Keep Square Revival Front and Center - Monday, July 09, 2012

The plan for the revitalization of the Overton Square entertainment district needs to move forward before it changes again or becomes even more complex than it is now.

The latest iteration of the redevelopment plan includes Overton Square becoming part of a Tourism Development Zone and Tax Increment Financing district that would funnel its anticipated increase in sales tax revenue to get the Fairgrounds renovation back on track.

55. Fair Expands One Source With New Broker, Listings - Tuesday, June 19, 2012

For 15 years, One Source Commercial Inc. has been comprised of one agent: its founder, Rosemarie Fair.

56. Cordova’s Appling Lakes Sells for $26 Million - Monday, May 28, 2012

1385 Appling Road
Cordova, TN 38016
Sale Total: $26.4 million (27 TIC sellers)

57. RDC Files $9.8M Application for Beale St. Landing - Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Riverfront Development Corp. is preparing for the next phase of Beale Street Landing: development of a riverfront park. The organization has filed a $9.8 million building permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement for the park.

58. Riverfront Rehab - Wednesday, May 16, 2012

As the American Queen steamboat docked Tuesday, May 15, at Beale Street Landing and left the same day for a trip to New Orleans, plans were under way for the restoration of another part of the riverfront just to the north – the cobblestones as well as a plaza and fountain at the foot of Union Avenue.

59. Global Connections - Monday, May 07, 2012

Although the Memphis in May International Festival is widely known for its Beale Street Music Festival and World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, the festival’s focus on developing international economic trade and fostering Memphis companies’ global business relationships remains central to its mission.

60. DRB Approves Cobblestone Work - Friday, May 04, 2012

The Design Review Board of the Downtown Memphis Commission has approved the cobblestone river landing project tentatively set to start work sometime this fall.

The review board is one of the final stops for the long-planned project to stabilize the cobblestones by the river as well as create a plaza at the foot of Union Avenue and allow public access to the river’s edge.

61. Cobblestone Plan Gets DMC Design Board Approval - Thursday, May 03, 2012

The Design Review Board of the Downtown Memphis Commission has approved the cobblestone river landing project tentatively set to start work sometime this fall.

The review board is one of the final stops for the long planned project to stabilize the cobblestones by the river as well as create a plaza at the foot of Union Avenue and allow public access to the river’s edge.

62. Our River Reflects City’s Past, Future - Monday, April 30, 2012

For decades, redevelopment of the city’s riverfront has been an elusive goal. Look at it over the years and you can see moves toward a goal of a riverfront that is once again busy – but busy for reasons different than those when the cobblestones represented the gateway to a 19th century logistics hub.

63. Gather at the River - Monday, April 30, 2012

About a year ago Memphians were drawn to one spot in particular on the city’s riverfront.

At the foot of Beale Street, the Mississippi River had risen last May to a level where the muddy water covered the intersection of Riverside Drive and Beale, offering a view of an uninterrupted river stretching three miles from the intersection to the levees in West Memphis.

64. Events - Tuesday, April 10, 2012

The Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force will host a meeting Tuesday, April 10, at 8:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Select, 160 Union Ave. Federal and state officials will discuss strategies to address water quality in the river basin and gulf. For details, contact Reginald Jackson at 501-352-7761 or reginald.jackson@ar.usda.gov, or Jeannine May at 601-260-0298 or jeannine.may@ms.usda.gov.

65. Parallels for City Found in Spring - Monday, April 09, 2012

It seems as if we were walking between bare trees with our collars up just the other day. And now all is green and growing in our corner of the world.

That’s the way the seasons can change in Memphis. It’s also a good metaphor for how the civic movements and issues that are the backdrop for most of our lives rise up suddenly and are gone just as quickly only to return later when the skies again grow tentative.

66. City Council Approves $9M Stadium Improvements - Thursday, April 05, 2012

The idea of advancing city money with several layers of other funding from sources other than City Hall at a later date surfaced again this week at City Hall.

The Memphis City Council approved on Tuesday, April 3, a $9 million deal to make improvements to Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

67. Joyful Noise - Thursday, April 05, 2012

Memphis has a major new advocate of live, original music.

It’s Madison Line Records, a locally based full-service nonprofit record label launched by Visible Music College, which itself offers a variety of music industry programs and classes.

68. Center City Board Grants Incentives - Friday, March 23, 2012

A new loft-style apartment development, a retail renovation and a new clothing store all got a helping hand from a Downtown development board this week.

The Center City Development Corp. approved an $85,000 development loan for what will be a roughly $3.2 million mixed-use development Downtown called Printer’s Alley Lofts that will be anchored by loft-style apartments. It’s in the works for the northwest corner of Front Street and Talbot Avenue.

69. Downtown Board Grants Incentives - Thursday, March 22, 2012

A new loft-style apartment development, a retail renovation and a new clothing store all got a helping hand from a Downtown development board Wednesday.

The Center City Development Corp. approved an $85,000 development loan for what will be a roughly $3.2 million mixed-use development Downtown called Printer’s Alley Lofts that will be anchored by loft-style apartments. It’s in the works for the northwest corner of Front Street and Talbot Avenue.

70. River View - Wednesday, March 21, 2012

A river view alone isn’t enough for a restaurant to make a go of it on the Memphis riverfront.

And there are many examples to prove the point.

The old Harbor Landing restaurant on Mud Island has a beautiful view of the Memphis harbor and a slightly more distant view of the Mississippi River. There was once an old towboat on the cobblestones that offered the pleasures of dining on its decks. And One Beale Street also came with a view.

71. Planned Riverfront Grille Would Open in July - Thursday, March 15, 2012

The Riverfront Development Corp. is in the final stages of negotiations with Beale and Second Inc. to operate the restaurant at the Beale Street Landing project.

72. Morris: It’s Time to Redevelop Chisca Hotel - Wednesday, March 14, 2012

The Downtown Memphis Commission is working with developers interested in converting the Chisca Hotel into a set of smaller studio apartments.

DMC president Paul Morris on Tuesday, March 13, talked in general terms about working with the developers, noting the commission has signed a confidentiality agreement with them.

73. Celebration of Creativity - Tuesday, February 28, 2012

The gold-plated columns and crystal chandeliers of The Cadre Building were right in line with the American Advertising Federation Memphis’ 2012 ADDY Awards ceremony, themed “Hustle + Workflow.”

All “pimps, players and winners” that produced the best in local advertising and all of the disciplines associated with it were recognized Saturday, Feb. 25, in the historic Downtown building at 149 Monroe Ave., with the tagline, “Damn, it feels good to be a winner.”

74. ADDY Awards Highlight Ad Industry's Top Work - Monday, February 27, 2012

The gold-plated columns and crystal chandeliers of The Cadre Building were right in line with the American Advertising Federation Memphis’ 2012 ADDY Awards ceremony, themed “Hustle + Workflow.”

75. Room Service - Monday, February 27, 2012

The good news for the local hotel industry is that last year notched the most rooms ever sold on a daily basis with 4.8 million – 115,628 more than 2010 and 76,780 more than the previous high set in 2007.

76. Speaker to Introduce ‘Urban Magnet’ Concept - Thursday, February 09, 2012

Todd Richardson knows it takes a village to create a village.

Last summer Richardson – Crosstown Arts co-director and a University of Memphis assistant professor – was in Vancouver seeking ideas and connections that could aid in the transformation of the vacant Sears Crosstown building into an arts-based, mixed-use development.

77. Business Licenses Rise Slightly in 2011 - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Shelby County Clerk’s Office issued 5,751 business licenses in 2011, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com. It’s about a 5 percent increase from 2010, when 5,489 were filed in the county.

78. Loeb Tells Rotary About Overton Square Plans - Thursday, January 12, 2012

Among the first of Bob Loeb’s comments when he addressed the Memphis Rotary Club Tuesday, Jan. 10, was that when his firm finishes the redevelopment of Overton Square, the hope is to pass the Rotarian Four-Way Test.

79. That's a Wrap - Monday, January 02, 2012

If the grand sweep of 2011 could be captured on celluloid and presented to an audience on the big screen, all the components of a great film would be readily apparent.

There was drama, in the form of a deluge and historic flooding that led the Mississippi River to crest at nearly 48 feet early in the year. One of the year’s big surprises saw President Barack Obama give the commencement address for the Booker T. Washington High School class of 2011 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

80. Heart of Memphis - Monday, November 14, 2011

The day before Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam was the keynote speaker this summer at the Downtown Memphis Commission’s 2011 Annual Luncheon, he went for a jog in Nashville wearing his “Believe Memphis” Grizzlies T-shirt.

81. Lightman Entity Buys Sanderlin Centre - Tuesday, November 08, 2011

5101 Sanderlin Ave.
Memphis, TN 38117
Sale Amount: $5.3 million

Sale Date: Nov. 1, 2011

82. Sanderlin Centre Sells for $5.3M to Lightman Entity - Monday, November 07, 2011

An entity composed of Michael A. Lightman Sr. and family members has bought Sanderlin Centre retail property at 5101 Sanderlin Ave. for $5.3 million.

83. Lightman Entity Buys Sanderlin Centre for $5.3M - Friday, November 04, 2011

An entity composed of Michael A. Lightman Sr. and family members has bought Sanderlin Centre retail property at 5101 Sanderlin Ave. for $5.3 million.

84. Bleu Owners Hope for Hotel Longevity - Monday, November 07, 2011

With its spiffy updated interior and aggressive social media presence, it’s pretty clear that bleu restaurant & lounge is aiming at being the hippest and hottest drinking and dining place Downtown. The reconfigured space in The Westin Memphis Beale Street hotel was first the Daily Grill, then Sole and now bleu, with a new concept and chef (Robert Nam Cirillo) and a dose of attitude: “Something Bold. Something Neu. Something Bleu.”

85. 143 Beale Co. LLC Files $1.5M Leasehold Loan - Monday, October 17, 2011

143 Beale Co. LLC has filed a $1.5 million leasehold deed of trust through First Alliance Bank for property at the southeast corner of Beale and Second streets in the Beale Street Urban Renewal Area. The loan matures Oct. 1, 2017.

86. Morris Makes Case for Reviving City’s Core - Tuesday, October 04, 2011

Kurt Vonnegut died in 2007 but his words live on through Twitter under the handle @Kurt_Vonnegut.

Paul Morris is a big fan of the late writer’s posthumous tweets, especially a recent one that read, “Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.”

87. Greyhound Station Listed for $2.3M - Friday, September 30, 2011

The Greyhound Bus Station in Downtown Memphis has been listed for sale by CB Richard Ellis Memphis for $2.3 million.

The intercity bus transportation hub is at 203 Union Ave., directly across from AutoZone Park and near one of Downtown’s busiest intersections.

88. Greyhound Station Listed for $2.3M - Monday, October 03, 2011

The Greyhound Bus Station in Downtown Memphis has been listed for sale by CB Richard Ellis Memphis for $2.3 million.

The intercity bus transportation hub is at 203 Union Ave., directly across from AutoZone Park and near one of Downtown’s busiest intersections.

89. Back into the Fold - Monday, October 03, 2011

Before there was South Bluffs, there was French Fort.

Before the Hernando DeSoto Bridge was built and city zoning regulations placed more distance between commercial, industrial and residential areas, this neighborhood by the trio of older Mississippi River bridges south of Downtown survived in one of the most historic and isolated parts of the city.

90. GASC Looks to Promising Future as Bookings Begin - Friday, September 23, 2011

There are a lot of bare walls in the offices of the newest tenant at One Commerce Square. But the offices of the Great American Steamboat Co. have a river view and the lobby houses a scale model of the company’s chief asset – the largest steamboat ever built.

91. Events - Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Center City Development Corp. board of directors will meet Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 9 a.m. in the Downtown Memphis Commission conference room, 114 N. Main St.

92. Events - Tuesday, September 20, 2011

The Small Business Chamber will continue its Building Better Business Breakfast Series with John Churchill speaking on the topic “Essential Components of a Leader” Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Better Business Bureau, 3693 Tyndale Drive. For more information, call Sally Nancy Crawford at 757-8627.

93. Rollin’ on the River - Tuesday, August 30, 2011

With the announcement that two grand steamboats will soon begin trolling the Mighty Mississippi past Memphis – one of which will make the city its home port – the last few weeks have brought news for the city’s riverfront that’s definitely made some waves.

94. Riverboat News Points to Upswing Along River - Monday, August 29, 2011

With last week’s approval of up to $215 million in bonds for the city’s expanded Pyramid plus plans, the project Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s administration describes as the other anchor for riverfront development has been moving in quieter waters.

95. ‘We’re OK’ - Wednesday, August 24, 2011

For decades, a residential area called French Fort, near the Metal Museum and Interstate 55, has thrived in isolation and anonymity.

The larger area is now poised to return to its one-time role as a gateway. But the owner of two key pieces of property told homeowners not to expect much movement for several years.

96. Council Approves Expansion of Pyramid Project - Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Memphis City Council members approved a bond resolution that expands the scope of The Pyramid renovation by Bass Pro Shops.

The project now includes a $75 million city buyout of the county’s interest in the Memphis Cook Convention Center, $5 million more for what had been a $10 million city purchase of the Lone Star concrete facility near The Pyramid and a $25 million seismic retrofit of The Pyramid and the land bordering the Wolf River Harbor.

97. Street Signs - Wednesday, August 17, 2011

More than a year after the city of Memphis reached an out-of-court settlement with Performa Entertainment that would put day-to-day control of the Beale Street entertainment district in the hands of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.’s administration, the federal bankruptcy case tied to that settlement remains unsettled.

98. Keeping Pace - Monday, August 15, 2011

The Tennessee chapter of the American Institute of Architects selected Memphis for its recent annual convention, not only because of the city’s history and entertainment but for its charming design.

99. His Latest Flame - Monday, August 15, 2011

There is Elvis Presley Boulevard and there is Graceland.

The boulevard takes in much more than the considerable financial and cultural presence left by the entertainer who lived and died in rock ‘n’ roll’s house on the hill in Whitehaven.

100. $10M Permit Filed for Beale Street Landing - Friday, August 12, 2011

Just days after the purchase of the American Queen riverboat by the Great American Steamboat Co. was announced, the Riverfront Development Corp. filed a building permit for the next phase of the Beale Street Landing project.