01/15/21
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…
01/04/21
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…
12/16/20
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…
12/11/20
The words are written at the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, “Memphis is the birthplace of rock and roll.” In the 1920s, it was Memphis that lured blues musicians out of the Mississippi Delta and into the saloons of Beale Street. In the 50s, it was in Memphis where the sounds of…
12/11/20
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,…
12/08/20
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.
12/07/20
The real estate industry in Memphis is booming thanks to historically low interest rates and inventories of properties for sale, making now the perfect time to invest. Currently, there are roughly 2,500 greater Memphis real estate listings compared to more than 14,000 back in 2007. With inventories so low, and despite COVID-19’s impact, demand is…
12/03/20
The $45 million Raleigh Springs Civic Center project at 3452 Austin Peay Highway is nearly finished at the former site of the Raleigh Springs Mall. The 23-acre multiplex is comprised of a new, 17,500-square-foot library and the 38,000-square-foot Austin Peay Police Station and Traffic Precinct, where 600 police officers will be stationed. The officers are…
12/02/20
What a difference a year makes. Last October, Bailey Bigger released her debut EP, Between the Pages, on Blue Tom Records (the label run by the University of Memphis), and certainly her skills as a songwriter and vocalist were obvious. Her unaffected alto, reminiscent of Buffy Sainte-Marie, was the perfect vehicle for her simple, deft turns…
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