Imagine Vegan Café has found a new home about three blocks east of its current location in Midtown’s Cooper-Young neighborhood.

The family-friendly, 100-percent vegan café’s last day at its current 2156 Young Ave. location will be Friday, March 29. Imagine hopes to re-open its new location at 2299 Young Ave. at the corner of East Parkway and Young by Friday, April 5, if inspections go as planned.

2. Imagine Vegan Café Landlord Ends Lease - Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Imagine Vegan Café in Cooper-Young said the restaurant is moving and is soliciting ideas for vacant buildings.

“Our landlord decided to not renew our lease so we are now intensely looking for a new spot,” read a Friday, Feb. 15, Facebook post. “We ask that everyone please bear with us as things might be a little scattered over the next month or so. Our last day here in this spot is March 31st. We would like to stay in the Midtown area or maybe move over to Crosstown. Overton Square and out East are just out of our budget. If you have any specific ideas as to vacant buildings, please let us know.”

3. Baldwin Joins Trumbull Labs as Pathologist - Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Dr. Heather Sehnert Baldwin has joined Trumbull Laboratories LLC as a pathologist. In her new role, Baldwin will practice a full range of pathology with a focus in hematopathology.

4. Baker Donelson Elects New Shareholders - Monday, April 23, 2012

Four attorneys in the Memphis office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC have been elected shareholders.

They are Adam Baldridge, Christopher Coats, Richard Mattern and Stacie Smith Winkler.

5. Burton Promoted to PR Manager at inferno - Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Ashley Burton has been promoted to public relations manager at inferno. Burton joined the agency in 2005 and most recently served as a public relations account executive.

6. Baker Donelson Names New Marketing Officer - Friday, January 06, 2012

Adam Severson on Feb. 1 will join the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC as its chief marketing and business development officer.

Severson will be based in Baker Donelson’s Nashville office. In his new job, he’ll lead the firm’s 21-member marketing team and will be responsible for the firm’s strategic direction and execution of its business development and marketing initiatives.

7. A. Schwab Under New Ownership - Monday, December 26, 2011

A. Schwab in Downtown Memphis is under new ownership.

A group of investors led by Terry Saunders and other Saunders family members of Piggly Wiggly heritage have acquired the A. Schwab business and the real estate at 163 Beale St. and 165 Beale St., which was handled by Adam Slovis of Slovis & Associates LLC.

8. New Gourmet Food Truck Hits Streets of Memphis - Friday, December 16, 2011

Revival Southern Food Co. is the latest truck to hit Memphis streets in response to the national food truck craze.

9. Smith Named Vice Prez At S. Webster Haining - Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Doug Smith has been named vice president, administrative operations, at S. Webster Haining & Co.

10. 89.9 FM Hosts Spring Pledge Drive This Week - Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Celebrating its 35th anniversary this year, WEVL 89.9 FM is continuing its Spring Pledge Drive through Saturday at 6 p.m.

This week, the Pledge Drive will feature live music, special guests and theme programs. Gift incentives – including the 35th Anniversary WEVL T-shirt by Memphis musician and artist Adam Woodard – are offered for pledges of $65 or more.

11. Extreme Makeover Accepting TN Applicants - Monday, October 11, 2010

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is coming to Tennessee, looking for families whose homes need to be rebuilt.

The show, which airs on ABC Sundays at 7 p.m., features a race against time to complete a project that would ordinarily take months, involving a team of designers, contractors and several hundred workers who have just seven days to rebuild an entire property.

12. Lamar Crossing Development Faces Foreclosure - Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Once a promising development in a blighted area, the $11.7 million Lamar Crossing Apartments has gone the way of so many other commercial properties in town – fenced in and foreclosed.

A chain-link fence surrounds the perimeter of the 7.13-acre property on Lamar Avenue just north of Interstate 240. Overgrown grass proves the property hasn’t been cared for and a phone number posted on a sign outside the apartments for leasing information has been disconnected.

13. U of M’s Preza Receives $740K Award for Research - Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Dr. Chrysanthe Preza has received a more than $740,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award for her research to improve live cell imaging. Preza is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Memphis’ Herff College of Engineering.

14. Thompson Named Chair of MPACT Board - Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Jeni Stephens Thompson has been named the new chairwoman of the MPACT Memphis board of directors. Thompson is the director of marketing and development for the Memphis Bioworks Foundation. She has a bachelor's degree in communications from Lambuth University and a master's degree in education from Vanderbilt University. Thompson serves as the programs chair for the Association of Fundraising Professionals and sits on the Playhouse on the Square board. She is a member of the Leadership Memphis Class of 2008.

15. Diocese Settles Sex Suits for More Than $300K - Wednesday, June 20, 2007

The Catholic Diocese of Memphis has settled three lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by a priest assigned to minister to the city's Vietnamese Catholic community.

The settlements, announced last week, are the first in any of the nine civil lawsuits filed beginning in August 2004 against the Memphis Diocese and five priests. All nine allege child sexual abuse and a cover-up by the Diocese.

16. Stapleton to Head Global Operations For Primacy Relocation - Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Steve Stapleton has been named vice president of global operations for Primacy Relocation, a third-party employee relocation provider based in Memphis. Stapleton will be responsible for leading the company's U.S. Global Operations team and developing procedures for efficient delivery of services. In related news, Primacy Relocation has been recognized by Target Corp. as a 2006 Vendor of the Year. The award recognizes top vendors that demonstrate values embraced by the organization.

17. Blount Rises to Vice President at Wachovia - Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Michelle Blount has been named vice president and senior community banker for Wachovia Bank in Memphis. She has 12 years of experience in the financial services industry and most recently served as vice president in commercial banking for First Tennessee Bank.

18. YMCA Board of Directors Names New CEO - Wednesday, November 30, 2005

The YMCA metropolitan board of directors named Keith G. Johnson CEO of YMCA of the Memphis & the Mid-South. Johnson is a 27-year YMCA veteran who has served in various positions in Atlanta, Fort Worth and New Orleans. His earliest position with YMCA of Memphis & the Mid-South was as vice president and executive director of the Fogelman Downtown YMCA. He graduated from Georgia State University.

19. Archived Article: Ccrfc (lead) - Wednesday, May 14, 2003
Tax freeze spurs more work in run-down block

Tax freeze spurs more work in run-down block

By STACEY WIEDOWER

The Daily News

A developer who plans to renovate the WT Grant Building at 113 S. Main St. into residential and commercial space ...