There are 66 article(s) tagged South Memphis:

• August 2023

  • $10 Deal: Stuffed pitas at ZamZamz

    Joshua Carlucci reports he’s found a good reason to drive from his house all the way to southeast Memphis besides Costco, and that reason is ZamZamz Mediterranean Grill.

    By Joshua Carlucci August 18, 2023

  • Calkins: Meet the most interesting woman in Memphis. (She’s 94 years old and has 19 kids.)

    Annie Ruth Taylor, 94, has 19 kids, 54 grandkids and 124 great-grandkids. OK, that’s just a rough count. But take a moment to meet the most interesting woman in Memphis — who lives in a most interesting house.

    By Geoff Calkins August 11, 2023

  • Sculpture to honor history of South Memphis park

    “Given its prominence at the intersection of two busy thoroughfares (and) the neighborhood that it serves, it is an important park with a lot of amenities.”

    By Rashod Cobb August 01, 2023

• July 2023

  • American Deli has a new location on Lamar Avenue

    The new location joins more than 200 American Deli locations across eight states. In Tennessee, this will bring the number of American Deli locations to 11.

    By Sophia Surrett July 19, 2023

• June 2023

  • Drive-In cleanup: Westwood dreams of new future for the Southwest Twin

    Volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work cleaning, weeding and painting Westwoods’ abandoned drive-in, with sights set on a new community area. 

    By Alicia Davidson June 24, 2023

• March 2023

  • TBI investigating Whitehaven shooting that hospitalized two officers

    At the request of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking at the Whitehaven shooting where two officers and a suspect were injured.

    By Julia Baker, Ben Wheeler March 31, 2023

• February 2023

  • Driver in crash that killed Galen Young receives judicial diversion

    Miracle Rutherford, 20, appeared in Shelby County Criminal Court Division 9 Judge Melissa Boyd’s courtroom Monday, Feb. 27, and Tuesday, Feb. 28.

    By Julia Baker February 28, 2023

• January 2023

  • Social media: ‘Is there a serial killer loose in Westwood?’ Cops: ‘No.’

    A TikTok user has drawn attention to a possible connection between six murders in the Westwood area. Raines Station police addressed each one. 

    By Jasmine McCraven January 24, 2023

  • Herrington: Where does Midtown end? A defining question for modern Memphis

    Defining Midtown is perhaps the key question of Memphis geography, in part because it helps define the rest of the core city. If Midtown is encased by Downtown, South Memphis, East Memphis and North Memphis — and maybe that’s debatable, too — then defining Midtown partly defines the rest.

    By Chris Herrington January 03, 2023

• December 2022

  • EDGE board approves Parkside extension, three inner-city loans

    The 60-acre Parkside at Shelby Farms mixed-use development received a development agreement extension until Dec. 31, 2023.

    By Neil Strebig December 21, 2022

• October 2022

  • Health Department launches first specific cancer-cluster study

    Residents who live near the Sterilization Services of Tennessee facility in South Memphis have a lifetime cancer risk of 100 in a million from EtO exposure, according to the EPA. 

    By Keely Brewer October 21, 2022

• September 2022

  • The ‘Raw Extractions’ of Lukah: a South Memphis emcee

    In a city that is mostly recognized for its gritty rap scene, Timothy “Lukah” Love is restoring balance. 

    By Jasmine McCraven September 16, 2022

  • On Bullington Avenue, nurse’s aide struggles with rental housing market

    In what has been called “America’s fastest-growing rental market,” a South Memphis neighborhood is a microcosm of change as homes that were once owner-occupied are purchased by investment firms and renters find themselves seeking stability. 

    By Shera Avi-Yonah September 07, 2022

• August 2022

  • EPA is monitoring possible cancer-causing emissions in Southwest Memphis

    A recent assessment of a local commercial sterilization facility shows elevated risk of long-term exposure to ethylene oxide, a chemical that is carcinogenic to humans through inhalation. 

    By Keely Brewer August 04, 2022

  • Panel highlights Memphis’ impact on national civil rights movement

    Community leaders and officials highlighted the legacy of Stax, the record label and museum, with a musical performance and panel in celebration of its addition to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. 

    By Daja E. Henry August 02, 2022

• July 2022

  • Distribution company plans $58M, 2.3 million-square-foot distribution center in South Memphis

    Distribution Realty Group plans to build three-warehouse, 2.3 million-square-foot distribution center at 5420 Tulane Road in South Memphis. 

    By Neil Strebig July 23, 2022

• June 2022

  • Local developer to build 12 homes, increase area value by $1 million

    Developer Dwayne A. Jones is primarily known for building tiny homes.

    By Daja E. Henry June 15, 2022

• May 2022

  • Gaston Community Center undergoing $3.4 million renovation

    The oldest community center in the city is closing for about 10 months as crews renovate the South Memphis structure to provide services to that neighborhood.

    By Daja E. Henry May 09, 2022

  • New LeMoyne-Owen College President Vernell Bennett-Fairs finally inaugurated

    Delayed by the pandemic, LeMoyne-Owen College’s new president Vernell Bennett-Fairs was finally inaugurated this week, highlighting the college’s history while highlighting her vision to carry it into the future.

    By Daja E. Henry May 06, 2022

  • LeMoyne-Owen College to celebrate presidential inauguration Friday

    LeMoyne-Owen College is celebrating its new president Vernell Bennett-Fairs with a series of events this week. The president’s investiture was delayed more than a year by COVID-19.

    By Daja E. Henry May 04, 2022

• March 2022

  • Ideas for former drive-in include large park or business hub

    Local leaders and members of the Westwood community met Thursday evening to discuss the future of the Southwest Twin drive-in.

    By Alicia Davidson March 25, 2022

  • LeMoyne-Owen College celebrates 160 years

    “The history of this institution is pivotal to the Black history of Memphis,” Michaela Thomas, a graduating senior who serves as the current Miss LeMoyne-Owen College, said of Memphis’ only HBCU.

    By Daja E. Henry March 11, 2022

• February 2022

  • Robert Church, the Hooks family and Aretha: New museum to showcase South Memphis

    The South City Museum and Culture Center is collaborating with the Memphis Museum of Science and History (MoSH) on the project.

    By Jasmine McCraven February 23, 2022

  • About Town: What does funding for developments in South Memphis and Soulsville really mean?

    The county approved $1 million in ARPA grant funding for four community development groups in South Memphis, showing signs of growth in the area.

    By Julia Baker February 11, 2022

• January 2022

  • The Soulsville Foundation to receive a $150,000 grant from ARPA funding

    The grant will allow the organization to recover from the pandemic and can be used to save jobs and to fund various operations and promotional efforts to encourage attendance and participation.

    By Julia Baker January 27, 2022