Memphis City Council members offer their first thoughts Tuesday, July 23, on the reconfiguration of city sanitation services outlined last week by Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.

2. Crosstown High School Gets $2.5 Million XQ Institute Grant - Wednesday, August 16, 2017

A year from opening, organizers of Crosstown High School have secured a $2.5 million, five-year grant from a national education reform group focused specifically on high schools.

“It puts us in a much greater financial position,” said Chris Terrill, Crosstown High executive director. “But more important than the financial revenue is the connection we make to the XQ network of people.”

3. Dunbar Elementary Gets Reprieve, But Carnes Closing - Thursday, February 2, 2017

Dunbar Elementary School will remain open next August, while Carnes Elementary will close its doors forever at the end of the current school year.

The Shelby County Schools board voted unanimously Tuesday, Jan. 31, to close Carnes after SCS superintendent Dorsey Hopson withdrew his recommendation to close Dunbar.

4. Hopson Says Violence Shows 'Desperation and a Lack of Hope' - Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Shelby County Schools superintendent Dorsey Hopson wants the school system to find a way to combat violence outside the borders of school campuses as well as within.

Hopson expressed concern Tuesday, Jan. 31, about violent crime in the city after a spike in January in which there were five homicides in one weekend across the city. Two of the five people who died were each 15-years old and both Shelby County Schools students.

5. Evolving PILOT Programs in Memphis Look to Restore Competitive Balance - Saturday, December 10, 2016

When the Memphis-Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine approved its Fast Track payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) program earlier this year, it was with the hopes of bringing back a competitive balance between Memphis and North Mississippi.

6. $21.6 Million in Construction Headed to Graceland - Thursday, May 26, 2016

1064 Craft Road

Memphis, TN 38116

Permit Amount: $18.1 million

Project Cost: $21.6 million

7. Moving Dirt - Saturday, April 9, 2016

The Memphis development community is looking inward and upward to increase density in the urban core. New construction is happening across all four commercial real estate sectors, with long-anticipated projects like Trader Joe’s and the redevelopment of Central Station finally coming to fruition. Construction and operating costs continue to be a challenge as new projects hit the top of their class to command higher rents.

8. Collins Plots Different Course for Memphis Mayoral Bid - Friday, April 10, 2015

Backers of Memphis mayoral contender Harold Collins are referring to his campaign as a crusade in which incumbent Mayor A C Wharton Jr. and Collins’ City Council colleague Jim Strickland may have claimed most of the contributions and support of business leaders.

9. Hickory Hill’s Eden Square Ready for Takeoff - Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Five years after the city bulldozed away any trace of the old Marina Cove apartment complex in Hickory Hill and gave the land to a community development corporation, Power Center Academy is about to break ground on what is called the Eden Square development.

10. Brewery Developers Buy Site for New Apartment Building - Tuesday, March 3, 2015

11 Butler Ave.
Memphis, TN 38103
Sale Amount: $1.25 million

Sale Date: Feb. 23, 2015
Buyer: 495 Tennessee LLC
Seller: BCH Investments LLC
Details: The team behind the development of the historic Tennessee Brewery has acquired a key piece of property adjacent to the long-vacant structure as plans for the new Tennessee Brewery: The Revival series of events there move forward.

11. Gestalt Renews Plans for Hickory Hill School - Saturday, February 28, 2015

A new Power Center Academy middle school in Hickory Hill near or on the footprint of the old Marina Cove Apartments moved a step closer to reality with Gestalt Community Schools applying for a $7 million building permit to build a 40,147-square-foot middle school at 5449 Winchester Road.

12. Gestalt Renews Plans for Hickory Hill School - Wednesday, February 25, 2015

A new Power Center Academy middle school in Hickory Hill near or on the footprint of the old Marina Cove Apartments moved a step closer to reality with Gestalt Community Schools applying for a $7 million building permit to build a 40,147-square-foot middle school at 5449 Winchester Road.

13. Gestalt Renews Hickory Hill School Plans - Tuesday, February 24, 2015

A new Power Center Academy middle school in Hickory Hill near or on the footprint of the old Marina Cove Apartments moved a step closer to reality with Gestalt Community Schools applying for a $7 million building permit to build a 40,147-square-foot middle school at 5449 Winchester Road.

14. Gestalt Schools Signs Lease in Hickory Hill - Friday, June 20, 2014

A charter school operator has inked a lease for space on Winchester Road in Hickory Hill.

Gestalt Community Schools has leased 57,000 square feet of space at 5360 Winchester Road inside the Mendenhall Square shopping center.

15. School Board Begins Contract Extension Talks, Approves Two Charters - Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Shelby County Schools board members have authorized the board’s attorney to begin talks with attorneys for superintendent Dorsey Hopson about a possible extension of his three-year contract to lead the school system.

16. Real Estate Road Show Heads to Hickory Hill - Saturday, August 10, 2013

The Shelby County Real Estate Road Show starts its second year Aug. 28 with an event that will provide information on the county’s tax sale and land bank.

The free event will be held at the Hickory Hill Community Center, 3910 Ridgeway Road. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the 90-minute program starting at 6 p.m.

17. Real Estate Road Show Heads to Hickory Hill - Thursday, August 8, 2013

The Shelby County Real Estate Road Show starts its second year Aug. 28 with an event that will provide information on the county’s tax sale and land bank.

The free event will be held at the Hickory Hill Community Center, 3910 Ridgeway Road. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the 90-minute program starting at 6 p.m.

18. Council Marks Year’s End With Full Agenda - Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Memphis City Council members end their year Tuesday with an agenda that includes final approval of the Power Center planned development in Hickory Hill.

The council meeting begins at 3:30 p.m. at City Hall, 125 N. Main St.

19. Projects Seeking IDB OK Need More Time - Monday, December 13, 2010

All of the items on the Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board’s special meeting Friday were lacking one major detail: time.

The board granted U.S. Foodservice Inc. more time for the presentation of its seven-year, $14.3 million payment-in-lieu-of-taxes request for expanding a distribution warehouse it now leases a portion of at 5900 E. Holmes Road.

20. More Time Needed for Projects Seeking IDB Approval - Friday, December 10, 2010

All of the items on the Memphis-Shelby County Industrial Development Board’s special meeting Friday were lacking one major detail: time.

The board granted U.S. Foodservice Inc. more time for the presentation of its seven-year, $14.3 million payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) request for expanding a distribution warehouse it now leases a portion of at 5900 E. Holmes Road.

21. Charter 411 - Monday, August 30, 2010

The metro government charter, to be voted on Nov. 2, would combine the Memphis and Shelby County governments into one new local government.

The 49-page charter is the work of the 15-member Metro Charter Commission, which began in November and completed its work just weeks ago.

22. In Search of an Oasis - Monday, August 2, 2010

Part of the path to inner-city recovery appears to run through a garden, or at least through the produce section of a supermarket. Nine farmers markets operate in various parts of Shelby County this summer, from Downtown to Collierville and places such as Germantown, Agricenter International and Cooper-Young in between.

23. Mall Boosts Hickory Hill Business Activity - Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Jara Robinson picked up a shoe that looked more like artwork than footwear at The Stiletto Bar.

“The name almost speaks for itself,” she said, describing the store she opened inside Hickory Ridge Mall two months ago. “I was just trying to bring something new and trendy to the area.”

24. Changing Tide - Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The foreclosure crisis took an interesting twist in the past year.

No longer was the problem relegated only to blighted communities like Frayser, Raleigh and Hickory Hill.

Although those areas were still severely afflicted by loan defaults and vacant homes, the biggest foreclosure headlines of the previous 12 months centered on some of the area’s most ambitious projects and most prominent properties.

25. New & Improved - Friday, April 2, 2010

Just more than two years after being ravaged by a tornado, Hickory Ridge Mall will reopen this weekend under new ownership and having undergone millions in renovations.

The mall now will be a community center featuring retail components and eventually will include a medical center.

26. American Esoteric Laboratories Buys Land for New Headquarters - Tuesday, March 30, 2010

1701 Century Center Parkway
Memphis, TN 38134
Sale Amount: $2 Million

Sale Date: March 18, 2010
Buyer: Memphis Pathology Laboratory/American Esoteric Laboratories
Seller: Whitten Partnership Ltd.

27. World Overcomers Sells Mall to CDC - Thursday, March 25, 2010

World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church Inc. has transferred ownership of the former Hickory Ridge Mall at 6075 Winchester Road to the Hickory Hill Community Redevelopment Corp. for $1.4 million.

28. Le Bonheur Files Permit For FedExFamilyHouse - Tuesday, September 22, 2009

918 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38105
Permit Amount: $5.2 Million

Project Cost: $5.2 million
Permit Date: Applied September 2009
Completion: Fall 2010
Owner: Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center
Tenant: FedExFamilyHouse
Contractor: Montgomery Martin Contractors LLC
Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss Architects Inc.

29. Stimulus Money To Return Foreclosures To Marketplace - Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Part of the latest dose of federal stimulus money to arrive in Shelby County predates the Obama administration.

This week at the Frayser Community Development Corp., office, home and mortgage lenders as well as leaders of the various CDCs across the county gathered to mark the awarding of almost $27 million in federal funding. The money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development comes from Washington through the Tennessee Housing Development Agency and other state agencies.

30. Stimulus Funds Allocated to Erase Neighborhood Blight - Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Bit by bit, it’s becoming clearer how millions of dollars in emergency federal money flowing to cities and agencies across the country will be used to repair Memphis neighborhoods ravaged by foreclosure and blight.

31. For Bella Vista Buyers, Hickory Hill Is a Beautiful Site Indeed - Tuesday, April 3, 2007

3316 Hickory Hill Road
Memphis, TN 38115
Sale Amount: $10.9 million

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

Buyer: Maple Creek Properties I LP

32. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, October 11, 2004
Workers Comp Workshop Held In Jackson

CCC to Present Draft for South Forum Redevelopment

Oct. 12

The Tennessee Department of Labor and the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry offers a workshop to explain changes in workers compensa...

33. Archived Article: Frayser (lead) - Friday, May 28, 2004
By Andy Meek

Frayser Faces Hurdles in Revitalization

Community leaders work to reduce high foreclosure rate

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

Steve Lockwood, director of the Frayser Community Development Corp., said his group is one of many wo...

34. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, November 21, 2002
Renew old neighborhoods for smart growth, says expert

Renew old neighborhoods for smart growth, experts say
By MARY DANDO
The Daily News
Shelby County elected officials and planners were urged not to neglect old neighborhoods as gr...

35. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, June 16, 1997
June 16 June 16 East Memphis Business and Professional Women will meet at 6 p.m. at the Lulu Grille, 565 Erin Drive. Networking begins at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. The speaker will be Cary Ciocca, volunteer coordinator for Abused Womens Servic...