Last year was a banner year for adaptive reuse projects in Midtown and Downtown.

Developers announced plans for the Sears Crosstown building, Overton Square, Hotel Chisca, James Lee House and old United Warehouse in the South Main Historic Arts District. Construction began on The Pyramid, turning it into a 220,000-square-foot mega-Bass Pro Shop Outdoor World, and Memphis in May moved into its new headquarters at 56 S. Front St., a 14,600-square-foot building that’s on the National Register of Historic Places.

2. Midtown Vacancy - Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Memphis hospitality professional Tony Westmoreland hopes someone can breathe new life into a beleaguered, empty Midtown building that operated as a hotel for more than four decades.

3. Midtown’s Towery Building Faces Foreclosure - Friday, April 09, 2010

The Midtown office building at 1835 Union Ave. that houses the sheriff campaign headquarters of Randy Wade has been foreclosed.

4. Events - Friday, November 23, 2007

Graceland will begin the holiday season today with the annual lighting of Elvis' traditional lights and decorations on the mansion property at dusk (about 5:45 p.m.) at 3734 Elvis Presley Blvd. The display will be up through the Elvis Presley Birthday Celebration Jan. 8.

5. Events - Wednesday, November 21, 2007

The Cathedral of Faith Community
Church will host its eighth annual Thanksgiving Feast & Clothes Giveaway Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church, 2212 Jackson Ave. Donations for new or gently worn clothes, shoes and other items are being accepted. For more information, call 327-1616 or 949-5226.

6. Burning Desire - Monday, January 29, 2007

In his State of the Union address last week, President George W. Bush proposed expanding the supply of alternative fuels to nearly five times the current target in the next 10 years.

That would increase the amount of alternative fuels used in gasoline blends from the current requirement of 7.5 billion gallons by 2012 to 35 billion gallons by 2017.

7. Artisan Hotel's OwnersBuy Towery Building - Thursday, November 09, 2006
     Working as a limited liability company called 1835 Nevassee Investments, the owners of The Artisan Hotel at 1837 Union Ave. last week bought the adjacent Towery office building at 1835 Union from D&O Management Co. for $

8. Archived Article: Small Biz Focus - Wednesday, August 20, 2003
Small biz

Bettys opens in new site, gets back to retro basics

By LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Retro clothing is all about bringing back the past what was in style 25 years ago suddenly finds its way back to the forefront.

The same goes ...

9. Archived Article: Ramada (lead) - Thursday, February 27, 2003
Midtown property bought by Texas investors

Midtown property bought by Texas investors

By BRYAN MASSEY

The Daily News

Texas investors have purchased property at the busy intersection of Union Avenue and McLean Boulevard.

MOAB-1 Enterpr...

10. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, August 22, 2002
By DAVID LYONS

Towerys demise creates Chambers nightmare

By DAVID LYONS

The Daily News

The Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce and several other Chambers filed a motion in U.S. District Court last week seeking to intervene in the Tennessee ...

11. Archived Article: Ip (lead) - Thursday, February 03, 2000
By LAURIE JOHNSON International Paper to lease building at Lenox Court By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News International Paper is in the process of further expanding its operations in Memphis. The company has signed a lease to occupy a four-story, 97,0...

12. Archived Article: Shoney's Sells Lj - Wednesday, August 05, 1998
By LAURIE JOHNSON Shoneys sells two Memphis businesses to local owners By LAURIE JOHNSON The Daily News Nashville-based Shoneys Inc. has divested itself of two Memphis-based insurance companies as part of a plan to concentrate more fully on the food...