Two residential infill projects in South Main and Midtown that will add density to the city’s core were approved for financial incentives Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 13.

A new mixed-use development slated for South Main will be headlined by a long-time Blue Monkey employee.

2. Long-Time Blue Monkey Employee Opening Deli Downtown - Wednesday, February 14, 2018

A new mixed-use development slated for South Main will be headlined by a long-time Blue Monkey employee.

Michael Johnson of Blue Monkey Enterprises told the Center City Revenue Finance Corp. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, that 18-year employee Brandon Moss will be running a deli on the bottom floor of a new three-story, 7,500-square-foot building that will be located at 529 S. Front St.

3. DMC to Review Plans For New Downtown Mixed-Use Building, Midtown Apartments - Friday, February 9, 2018

A local investment group is seeking a nine-year tax break from the Downtown Memphis Commission to construct a new mixed-use building where the Downtown Blue Monkey once stood at 529 S. Front St.

4. Mixed-Use Project Planned On Old Blue Monkey Site Downtown - Thursday, February 8, 2018

A local investment group is seeking a nine-year tax break from the Downtown Memphis Commission to construct a new mixed-use building where the Downtown Blue Monkey once stood at 529 S. Front St.

5. Fratelli’s Cafe Under New Ownership - Monday, October 2, 2017

Fratelli’s Café, the eatery inside Memphis Botanic Garden, has a new owner. Kris Shelby has become the sole proprietor of the lunchtime café, which specializes in fresh soups, salads and sandwiches.

6. Midtown Market Developers Scale Back Plans - Thursday, February 9, 2017

The proposed Midtown Market mixed-use development at Union Avenue and McLean Boulevard has changed as its developers continue to seek financing and adjust more than a year after they unveiled the ambitious but tentative plan.

7. South Front Hits its Stride as Standalone Corridor - Thursday, May 5, 2016

South Front Street, which stretches Downtown from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Central Station, is emerging as its own standalone residential and commercial corridor. What was once a heavy industrial area and warehousing district for South Main’s department stores is undergoing a transformation into Downtown’s most residentially dense neighborhood.

8. Mixed-Use Midtown Market on Tap for Long-Vacant Corner - Thursday, October 8, 2015

Rumors and speculation have long run rampant about potential development at the southwest corner of Union Avenue and McLean Boulevard, one of Memphis’ busiest intersections.

Some of the speculation involved keeping the eight-story hotel, which was built in the late 1960s, as the central feature of whatever came next. In other scenarios it would be demolished.

9. Grocery, Apartments to Rise at McLean-Union Corner - Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Belz Enterprises and Harbour Retail Partners of Marietta, Ga., have a plan to demolish the empty eight-story Artisan Hotel on the southwest corner of Union Avenue and McLean Boulevard.

The project would replace the blighted building with a $43 million mixed-use “Midtown Market” anchored by a “national gourmet grocery store." It also would include 188 apartments: 47 studios; 94 one-bedroom units; and 47 two-bedroom units.

10. Marshall County in Running for Cummins Jobs - Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Add the burgeoning industrial area in Marshall County, Miss., to the list of communities competing for a significant chunk of the Cummins Inc. jobs that are currently in Memphis.

11. Events - Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The Downtown Neighborhood Association will hold its holiday party Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Blue Monkey, 513 S. Front St.

12. Events - Monday, December 20, 2010

The Alzheimer’s Association will hold an introduction to dementia and Alzheimer’s class Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s Association offices, 326 Ellsworth St. For more information, call 565-0011 or visit www.alz.org.

13. Events - Thursday, July 31, 2008

The Memphis Bar Association will hold a Bench & Bar Luncheon today at 12:30 p.m. at Pearl’s Oyster House, 299 S. Main St. Reservations are encouraged but not required. For more information, call 526-6701 or e-mail firm@ricelaw.com.

14. Archived Article: This Week - Monday, July 26, 2004
Grant Writing Workshop Held at the Radisson

Grant Writing Workshop Held at the Radisson

July 26

The Memphis chapter of the Certified Commercial Investment Members presents Continuing Ed-Advanced Studies in Market Analysis from 8 a.m. to 5 p...

15. Archived Article: Marketplace - Monday, March 18, 2002
South Main development spills over to South Front South Main development spills over to South Front By SUE PEASE The Daily News Andy Grooms, owner of the Corkscrew, is looking forward to the next few months, when many pieces of the development puzzl...

16. Archived Article: Market Side - Monday, March 18, 2002
Opening soon Opening soon Many businesses are opening in the next few months on South Front Street and the surrounding area. Here is a smattering of who, where and when. Business Type Address Anticipated opening Owner(s)...