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. Hotel Indigo, Trader Joe’s Move Ahead - Monday, February 12, 2018

22 N B.B. King Blvd., Memphis, TN 38103: Atlanta-based Three P Partners has filed a $5 million building permit application with the Office of Construction Code Enforcement to construct a 118-room Hotel Indigo at the corner of North B.B. King Boulevard and Court Avenue.

4. 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.

5. New Apartments Planned for Overton Square - Wednesday, February 7, 2018

PMT Investments LLC, a newly formed business partnership between Aaron Petree, Cliff McLemore and Ed Thomas III, is seeking an 11-year tax abatement to construct a 16-unit apartment building on the periphery of Overton Square.

6. Impact America Offering Free Tax Prep Services - Saturday, February 3, 2018

Impact America - Tennessee is again providing free tax preparation services for working families in the Memphis area in partnership with Rhodes College, the University of Memphis, Christian Brothers University, St. Mary’s Episcopal School, the Junior League of Memphis, Graduate Memphis, the South Memphis Alliance and JUICE Orange Mound.

7. Digest - Monday, January 29, 2018

Memphis Toys R Us

To Remain Open

A representative with Toys R Us has confirmed to The Daily News that the retailer’s Memphis location, at 7676 Polo Ground Blvd., won’t close after all.

8. Free Tax Preparation Services Offered by Impact America - Monday, January 29, 2018

Impact America - Tennessee is again providing free tax preparation services for working families in the Memphis area in partnership with Rhodes College, the University of Memphis, Christian Brothers University, St. Mary’s Episcopal School, the Junior League of Memphis, Graduate Memphis, the South Memphis Alliance and JUICE Orange Mound.

9. One Family - Saturday, May 21, 2016

An unprecedented private investment aims to restore a commercial heart to the Soulsville USA neighborhood, where a pair of sprawling buildings take up nearly a full block across from the Stax Museum of American Soul Music. It isn’t an eyesore, but inactivity within those walls has been a drag on the community.

10. Council Stirs Raleigh Springs Mall Project - Thursday, October 8, 2015

The city’s Raleigh Springs Mall project moved just a bit at the last Memphis City Council meeting before Thursday’s city elections.

At its Tuesday, Oct. 6, meeting, the council approved a resolution that sets the stage for a public hearing on the Memphis Housing Authority’s plan to convert the mall into a “town center.”

11. Shadyac Finalizes Purchase of Soulsville Town Center - Saturday, September 26, 2015

Filmmaker Tom Shadyac has become the official owner of the New Town Center in Soulsville after buying it at auction in August.

A Sept. 15 warranty deed shows Shadyac’s nonprofit, The Foundation for I Am, paid $2 million for the properties at 879 E. McLemore Ave. and 915 E. McLemore, as well as vacant parcels on East McLemore and College Street.

12. Highland Row Developer Seeks Permit for Parking Garage - Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Highland Row
Parking Garage
Permit Amount: $5 million

Application Date: September 2015
Completion: Late summer 2016
Owner: Poag Shopping Centers LLC
Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss
Contractor: Milhaus Development LLC
Details: Indianapolis-based developer Milhaus Development LLC and Memphis-based Poag Shopping Centers LLC have pulled a $5 million building permit as they continue developing the new Highland Row urban infill development.

13. Shadyac Finalizes Purchase of Soulsville Town Center - Monday, September 21, 2015

Filmmaker Tom Shadyac has become the official owner of the New Town Center in Soulsville after buying it at auction in August.

A Sept. 15 warranty deed shows Shadyac’s nonprofit, The Foundation for I Am, paid $2 million for the properties at 879 E. McLemore Ave. and 915 E. McLemore, as well as vacant parcels on East McLemore and College Street.

14. Memphis’ Town Center Trio Concept Takes Double Hit - Friday, August 28, 2015

Two of the three town centers envisioned by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton are going in different directions with a recent court ruling and an auction.

The city of Memphis lost its bid to acquire the Raleigh Springs Mall by eminent domain as The New Towne Center at Soulsville was sold at auction Thursday, Aug. 27.

15. Cohen Announces Grants For Porter-Leath, Memphis Health - Friday, August 21, 2015

Porter-Leath and the Memphis Health Center are getting federal funding boosts.

Porter-Leath was awarded $1.1 million for its Early Head Start programs, which provide early, comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income infants, toddlers, pregnant women and their families. The program offers home- and center-based services.

16. Events - Saturday, September 28, 2013

The fifth annual Mike Conley Bowl-n-Bash, benefiting the Methodist Healthcare Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Billy Hardwick’s All Star Lanes, 1576 S. White Station Road. Individual tickets are $125; teams of four are $500. Visit methodisthealth.org/bowlnbash to register.

17. Events - Saturday, February 2, 2013

Nike Inc. will host construction symposiums for locally owned small, women-owned and minority businesses Thursday, Feb. 7, and Friday, Feb. 8, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the U of M Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1 N. Front St. Attendees will learn about construction opportunities at Nike’s Memphis expansion. R.S.V.P. to Brenda Montgomery at bmontgomery@memphischamber.com or 543-3500.

18. Events - Friday, February 1, 2013

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will hold its second annual Go Red for Women Fashion Show Friday, Feb. 1, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the UTHSC Student-Alumni Center, 800 Madison Ave. Tickets are $7, which includes lunch. Email eanderson@uthsc.edu.

19. Events - Thursday, January 31, 2013

Literacy is Key: A Book & Author Affair, a Literacy Mid-South benefit luncheon hosted by the Memphis Alumnae Association of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, will be held Thursday, Jan. 31, at 11 a.m. at Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Featured authors are Mary Kay Andrews, Claire Cook and Courtney Miller Santo. Tickets are $45. Visit memphiskkg.org.

20. Events - Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The Prosperity Series Memphis will host U.S. Learning CEO and author Don Hutson Wednesday, Jan. 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. at Memphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Road. Cost is free for members and $149 for nonmembers. R.S.V.P. to huey@uslearning.com or 767-0000.

21. Financing in Place For Towne Center at Soulsville - Tuesday, May 20, 2008

915 E. McLemore Ave.
Memphis, TN 38106
Loan Amounts: $5.8 million; $1.5 million; $1.5 million

Loan Dates: May 5, 2008

Maturity Dates: N/A

Borrower: New Towne Center Inc.

22. Brinkley Heights Ministries To Expand Academy - Tuesday, April 8, 2008

3277 Macon Road
Memphis, TN 38122
Permit Cost: $2.4 million

Project Cost: $2.4 million

Permit Date: Applied March 2008

23. LeMoyne-Owen CDC To Build Center, Subdivision - Tuesday, April 1, 2008
     LeMoyne-Owen College Community Development Corp. (LOC-CDC) has applied for a $501,000 building permit for a lifestyle center and subdivision at 915 E. McLemore Ave.
     The lifestyle center