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Generational blend: Son opens cafe inside father’s restaurant
Mustapha Mustapha, the owner of Sam’s Main Street Eatery, felt his space needed something more. His son wanted to run his own coffee shop. So, they brewed a plan.
Sophia Surrett
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Real EstateInked: National Plaza building, Downtown gas station find new life
National Plaza Memphis could become a new mixed-use development, a new Downtown gas station and a new laundromat in Raliegh.
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Business Hear, hear: Pickleball Kingdom coming to Memphis
Pickleball Kingdom is taking over a former Memphis superstore and, with it, bringing indoor courts, classes and more.
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Food NewsFood Files: Petra Cafe closes; Catherine & Mary’s to undergo $175K reno
Petra Cafe is looking for a new location, Guthrie’s Chicken will open, Wendy’s on Covington will be torn down and rebuilt, and Catherine & Mary’s will be renovated.
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Real EstateInked: New Collierville center, South Main to get retail spots
The Collierville intersection at North Byhalia Road and Wolf River Boulevard will get a shopping center, South Main to get new retail spots and the three-building Mendenhall Road Collection was sold for $1.175 million.
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Food NewsFood Files: City Silo opens new location; Farm Burger goes local — Globally
City Silo reopens in East Memphis with a new look and a new location. Plus, a Bartlett bakery has closed its storefront.
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Food NewsTekila owners to open restaurant in former Carrabba’s
People familiar with the restaurant said the concept could be an upscale steakhouse similar to the Tekila location at the Nineteenth Century Club building at 1433 Union Ave.
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Real EstateInked: AAON buys building; two industrial buildings sold
AAON buys a Memphis property through Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Advisors.
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Food News Beer or THC tonight? Buds & Brews offers both on Broad
Nashville-based Buds & Brews is opening its first restaurant in Memphis, its third in Tennessee.
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Real Estate Hu. Hotel sold
The hotel at 79 Madison Ave. is on the National Register of Historic Places and features a rooftop bar, meeting spaces and a fitness center.
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Real Estate Downtown policies changed back to spark new development
Since the original policy change in July 2023, only five projects have been approved and none of those are under construction.
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Real Estate Hu. Hotel to become a luxury Hilton brand hotel
Formerly The Madison, the 15-story, 78,412-square-foot hotel will be refurbished in phases to ensure the hotel can continue operations.
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BusinessElon Musk’s xAI poised to invest billions of dollars in Memphis supercomputer
Tech giants Nvidia, Super Micro Computer and Dell are also eyeing Memphis for new manufacturing space.
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Real Estate St. Jude leader and real estate brokers ‘optimistic’ for Memphis
The Daily Memphian’s Commercial Real Estate: Forecast and Review Seminar featured Richard Shadyac and a panel of three local real estate brokers: Jonathan Aur, Elliot Embry and Michael Donahoe.
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Real Estate Two Memphis projects get $500K from state historic development grant
The grant program is meant to help “restore and revitalize some of Tennessee’s most historic buildings so that they once again can flourish.”
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Real EstateInked: Commercial Appeal office auction delayed; Millington retail strip sold for $1.4M
Plus, a warehouse is getting an upgrade, and a Memphis firm was acquired by a Michigan-based company.
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Food NewsFood Files: TacoNGanas closes in Olive Branch; Poplar Ave. pizza place opening
A Jackson, Tennessee-based pizzeria is coming to East Memphis, and a local restaurateur is bringing more food to Hollywood Street.
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Real Estate Designs revealed for new Crosstown venue, Falls Building redevelopment
The Design Review Board approved the architectural design for the Falls Building redevelopment into apartments and the recently announced Crosstown/Live Nation indoor event venue.
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Elon Musk’s xAI poised to invest billions of dollars in Memphis supercomputer
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI could invest tens of billions more into its Memphis supercomputer with the data center reaching up to 1 million high-tech Nvidia semiconductors, Brent Mayo, xAI’s top Memphis executive, said Wednesday, Dec. 4. -
Business Memphis in May chooses South Korea as 2025 honored country
Greater Memphis Chamber President and CEO Ted Townsend said the announcement highlights the growing economic partnership between Memphis and South Korea.
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Real EstateHome Sweet Hotel: The rise of extended-stay living
Longer-term lodging has become an attractive alternative for displaced families, traveling business people, and those who don’t know their next step.
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Real EstateInked: Bank fitted for former fitness hub; new tenant coming to Crescent Center
Plus, a Bartlett building was sold for $685,000, and the County Line Express gas station on Winchester Road is set to be demolished.
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Food NewsFood Files: Ramen in Midtown, burgers in Hernando, and potentially chicken on Poplar
Crazy Coop looks at a new location, and the former Cooper-Young Korean barbecue spot gets a new purpose. Plus, something big is coming to Bog & Barley.
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Food NewsFood Files: Flyway Brewing Co. opens, Graz’n Tables making changes
Flyway Brewing in the Edge District and Non-Vintage Wine Bar in the Broad Avenue District are open. Charcuterie and bakery shop Graz’n Tables is changing locations — and maybe its name.
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Real Estate A look inside the 100 N. Main project: What’s left and what’s to come
Phase One of the 100 N. Main redevelopment is more than 75% complete, with plans to begin construction next year. So what exactly goes into cleaning out a 58-year-old, 38-story building?
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