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01/06/18

Local non-profit arts industry drives $197M

According to a new study, the local nonprofit arts industry drives $197.3 million in annual spending and supports the equivalent of more than 6,100 full-time jobs. The sector created household income of more than $160 million and generated more than $22 million in government revenue.

September 1, 2017 - MEMPHIS, TN: Darrell Cobbins, president and principal broker at Universal Commercial Real Estate, LLC, stands for a portrait near his office in downtown Memphis.

01/06/18

Memphis Pushes to Level the Playing Field for Black Entrepreneurs

Samuel Peace opened Peace Realty in 1959, a company whose legacy includes building Memphis’ first neighborhood for middle-income African-Americans ― the 600-home Lakeview Gardens subdivision. You might also be interested in: Memphis Neighborhoods: Guide to the Best Places to Live, Work, and Play

Flowers lie on the plaque that lays at Lorraine Motel, now part of the National Civil Rights Museum, where Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, April 4, 2008. April 4th marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the civil rights leader who was shot as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES)

01/06/18

“What would Dr. King think about America today?” – Faith Morris, Chief Marketing and External Affairs Officer, featured in Huffington Post

What would Dr. King think about America today? We get this question all the time at the National Civil Rights Museum – especially with the museum’s yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of his assassination in Memphis at the Lorraine Motel, culminating on April 4, 2018. You might also be interested in: Museums in Memphis…

01/06/18

South Main listed as one of the most stylish streets in America

Style is really all about energy. So when people talk about a city’s “energy,” they’re not referring to how the power lines are aligned. The layout of it’s streets, the local businesses and restaurants, and above all else, the people — that mix is what gives a city its unique vibe and attitude. You might…

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Memphis Homecoming Week - 10/18 - 10/26

Memphis Homecoming Kickoff
Oct 18 @ 1PM

Celebrate the start of Memphis Homecoming Week at Handy Park on Beale Street! Enjoy live performances, school pride, and a citywide party you won't forget.

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