Central BBQ, the first for the Kemmons Wilson Companies, opened Saturday in the former Lyfe Kitchen at 6201 Poplar Avenue. In early 2017, Central BBQ owners Roger Sapp and Craig Blondis sold the rights to future restaurants to KWC, but are still involved.

2. Memphis Experts See Economic Growth Building Off 2017 Into 2018 - Saturday, January 6, 2018

With resolutions made and the new year now, another annual exercise rises to the forefront – predictions on what Memphis and its economy can expect in 2018.

If 2017 taught us anything, it’s that there’s so much we won’t be able to even remotely see coming, from Memphis bidding to become the potential home for Amazon’s second headquarters to action finally being taken on the Confederate monuments in city parks and so much more.

3. Tiki Bar Joins List of New Memphis Restaurants - Thursday, December 28, 2017

Memphis’ restaurant community will get a little bigger almost immediately in 2018, with a new tiki bar concept in Midtown courtesy of Hi-Tone owner Brian “Skinny” McCabe and restaurateur Jeff Johnson.

4. Possible Trader Joe’s Update, New $35M Airport Facility - Monday, December 18, 2017

In this week’s Real Estate Recap, a new development in the saga of Germantown’s Trader Joe’s, Memphis International Airport begins work on a new $35 million facility, and Central BBQ announces a new a location...

5. Central BBQ to Open 4th Memphis Restaurant - Saturday, December 16, 2017

Central BBQ LLC announced Thursday, Dec. 14, that it will open its fourth Memphis area restaurant along the Poplar Avenue corridor.

6. Central BBQ to Open Fourth Memphis Store on Poplar - Friday, December 15, 2017

Central BBQ LLC announced Thursday, Dec. 14, it will open its fourth Memphis-area restaurant along the Poplar Avenue corridor.

7. Central BBQ to Open Fourth Store on Poplar - Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Central BBQ LLC announced Thursday, Dec. 14, that it will open its fourth Memphis area restaurant along the Poplar Avenue corridor.

8. Commission Debates Use of $20M Surplus - Wednesday, April 5, 2017

The Shelby County Commission delayed a vote Monday, April 3, on a $120 million refinancing of the county’s capital bond debt for two weeks.

Commissioners are specifically eyeing a $20 million surplus in the county’s debt service fund – the fund that pays down the county’s debt.

9. Graceland West Moves Forward With $6.8M Permit - Thursday, March 3, 2016

1116 Craft St.
Memphis, TN 38116

Permit Amount: $6.8 million

Owner: Elvis Presley Enterprises

Architect: Hnedak Bobo Group

10. The Week Ahead: Jan. 25, 2016 - Monday, January 25, 2016

We hope everyone survived Snow Terror ‘16 and is looking forward to a fun, productive week ahead that’s free of milk and bread runs. (Saturday’s high temp is 60 degrees – woohoo!) Here’s your weekly rundown of events and happenings worth paying attention to…

11. Events - Monday, December 7, 2015

Memphis Botanic Garden will exhibit Stephanie Wexler’s “uRbanRuraLandscapes” Monday, Dec. 7, through Jan. 4 at MBG, 750 Cherry Road. All works available for purchase. Visit memphisbotanicgarden.com.

12. Events - Saturday, December 5, 2015

Touchdown Club of Memphis, will host its AutoZone Liberty Bowl Night on Thursday, Dec. 10, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Hilton Memphis, 939 Ridge Lake Blvd. Head coaches from the SEC and Big 12 teams playing the Liberty Bowl will speak. Cost is $60. Visit tdcmemphis.com.

13. Solana Senior Living Facility Sells for $65.5 Million - Tuesday, June 9, 2015

8199 Poplar Ave.
Germantown, TN 38138

Sale Amount: $65.5 million

Sale Date: May 27, 2015

14. LYFE Kitchen Pays $3M For East Memphis Spot - Monday, June 8, 2015

LYFE Kitchen has purchased its East Memphis location from a division of Memphis-based Carlisle Corp.

LYFE bought the restaurant at 6201 Poplar Ave. from Wendelta Property Holdings LLC for $3 million, according to a May 29 warranty deed.

15. Breathing New ‘Lyfe’ Into Existing Space - Saturday, May 2, 2015

Construction is underway on Carlisle Corp.’s LYFE Kitchen in East Memphis and the restaurant should be dishing out its “fast, natural, chef-inspired” meals later this summer.

16. Breathing New ‘Lyfe’ Into Existing Space - Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Construction is underway on Carlisle Corp.’s LYFE Kitchen in East Memphis and the restaurant should be dishing out its “fast, natural, chef-inspired” meals later this summer.

17. LYFE Kitchen Moving to Memphis - Wednesday, August 13, 2014

LYFE Kitchen, a unique California-based restaurant concept, will move its headquarters to Memphis and open two locations – one in Downtown and another in East Memphis.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based LYFE, which stands for Love Your Food Everyday, will open a restaurant in the former Sharky’s Gulf Grill location at 6201 Poplar Ave. and another inside Downtown’s Chisca Hotel, now under construction.

18. Carlisle Corp. Buys Sharky’s Property - Tuesday, August 5, 2014

6201 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38119
Sale Amount: $2.9 million

Sale Date: July 29, 2014
Buyer: Wendelta Property Holdings LLC
Seller: Aaron Muschel
Details: An affiliate of Carlisle Corp. has paid $2.9 million for the recently closed Sharky’s Gulf Grill at 6201 Poplar Ave.

19. Carlisle Corp. Buys Sharky's Property - Friday, August 1, 2014

An affiliate of Carlisle Corp. has paid $2.9 million for the recently closed Sharky’s Gulf Grill at 6201 Poplar Ave.

20. Bankruptcy Filings Drop Below 3,000 - Friday, July 18, 2014

For the first time since 2011, the number of Memphis-area bankruptcies filed in the second quarter dropped below 3,000.

Between April 1 and June 30, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee saw 2,959 bankruptcies in which the person or business listed a Shelby County address. That’s a 6.4 percent decrease from the 3,164 filed during the second quarter of 2013, according to The Daily News Online, memphisdailynews.com.

21. Sharky's Closes Following Chapter 11 - Saturday, July 5, 2014

Sharky’s Gulf Grill, an upscale seafood establishment in East Memphis, has closed its doors.

Sharky's Gulf Grill LLC, which opened in 2009 and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April, closed the restaurant in the 6,300-square-foot building at 6201 Poplar Ave. in East Memphis, which is prime commercial real estate space.

22. Former French Village Apts. Sell for $2.8 Million - Tuesday, July 12, 2011

4055 Summer Ave.
Memphis, TN 38122
Sale Amount: $2.8 million

Sale Date: June 30, 2011

23. Events - Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Rhodes College will host speaker Qubad Talabani, United States representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq and son of the current president of Iraq, today at 7 p.m. in Blount Auditorium of Buckman Hall. Talabani will present “Iraq: As U.S. Forces Stand Down, Who is Standing Up?”

24. Old Steak & Ale Gives Way To Seafood Grill - Tuesday, September 15, 2009

With hopes of “bringing Destin to Memphis,” the owner of Sharky’s Gulf Grill at 6201 Poplar Ave. is counting down the days until his seafood restaurant opens.

25. Georgia Co. Buys U of M-Area Senior Nursing Facility - Tuesday, May 26, 2009

3549 Norriswood Ave.
Memphis, TN 38111
Sale Amount: $7.3 Million

Sale Date: May 11, 2009
Buyer: FC Highlands LLC
Seller: Wesley Highland Nursing Homes Inc.
Loan Amount: $9.4 million
Loan Date: May 11, 2009
Maturity Date: N/A
Lender: First Bank

26. Local Investor Files Permit For E. Memphis Restaurant - Friday, May 22, 2009

RABF Holdings LLC, an investment group headed by Bernard Farber, has applied for a $350,000 permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement for renovations at 6201 Poplar Ave., the site of a former Steak & Ale restaurant.

27. $2M Retail Center to Rise Near Rose Complex - Monday, March 9, 2009

A $2 million retail center – co-anchored by a gas station/convenience store and a Subway restaurant with a detached automated car wash – will rise soon at 4356 Forest Hill-Irene Road in Southeast Memphis, the project’s developer confirmed last week.

28. Newly Merged Renal Firm To Improve Poplar Ave. Building - Tuesday, January 6, 2009

1333-1341 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104
Permit Amount: $1.2 Million

Project Cost: $1.2 million
Permit Date: Applied December 2008
Completion: TBA
Owner: National Renal Alliance LLC
Tenant: National Renal Alliance LLC
Contractor: N/A
Architect: N/A

29. Former Steak & Ale Sells for $1.9 Million - Monday, January 5, 2009

RABF Holdings LLC, an investment group headed by Bernard Farber, Robert Allen and Anwar Aman, has bought the old Steak & Ale restaurant at 6201 Poplar Ave. for $1.9 million from CNL Net Lease Funding 2001 LP.

30. Events - Tuesday, July 12, 2005

The Center City Commission park committee meets at 4:30 p.m. today in the CCC boardroom, 114 N. Main St. Call 575-0540.

The South Main Association meets at 6:30 p.m. today at Jay Etkin Gallery, 409 S. Main St. Terry Lynch of the Southland Cos. discusses plans for South End development. Visit www.southmainmemphis.org.

31. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, April 14, 2003
Calendar of events April 14-April 20

Calendar of events April 14-April 20

April 14

Shelby County Republican Women's Club hosts Tennessee Republican Party chair and eight-term member of the state House of Representatives Beth Harwell at an 1...

32. Archived Article: Market Briefs - Monday, April 7, 2003
The Memphis Chapter of Women in Communications

The Memphis Chapter of Women in Communications meets at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Andertons restaurant, 1901 Madison Ave.

Cost for the meeting and luncheon is $13 for members, $16 for non-members an...

33. Archived Article: Real Review - Tuesday, October 30, 2001
Fogelman Management Group was awarded the management contract for Arbors River Oaks Apartments

Fogelman adds Arbors to portfolio

Fogelman Management Group was awarded the management contract for Arbors River Oaks Apartments.

Built in 1990, ...