The Nation is Talking About Memphis

The new president of Memphis-area Realtors, Cassandra Bell-Warren, showed a house in Cordova on Sunday, the day after the home hit the market. The schedule of showings for it Sunday “were back-to-back-to-back solid. … And they are looking at offers today,” she said on Monday, Jan. 11. You might also be interested in: Memphis Apartment…

Organizations around Memphis are reimagining their commemoration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday around the coronavirus pandemic. The holiday, celebrated on the third Monday of January, is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service. But during a pandemic that has pushed many Americans to be in need of that service, community service…

Eso Tolson, aka @coolurbanhippie, says his brand — “joy, pride, Black culture, celebration” — has a lot in common with the themes of a multinational beverage company headquartered in Atlanta. The Memphis artist says that’s probably why the Coca-Cola Company chose his art as part of its New Year’s Eve message to be featured on…

There are no mountains in Memphis. The only rocks rest on jetties in the Mississippi River, lonesome current breaks where few people dare to venture as the river’s muddy waters ripple past endless rows of cotton, rice and soy. The city itself sits on a bluff, overlooking passing barges headed south to New Orleans, or…

Five Memphis companies have made a national list of the fastest-growing companies in under-resourced communities. The Inner City 100 list, compiled annually by the Boston-based Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, recognizes businesses with substantial growth in metro areas with concentrated poverty. This year’s honorees were picked based on job creation and revenue growth from 2015-19,…

With the Amazon fulfillment center on New Allen Road now open, there’s now a possibility for additional jobs in that area in the near future. Just on the west side of the Amazon fulfillment center, prep work is happening for Amazon’s third delivery station in the city of Memphis.