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Hive Bagel opening location in East Memphis

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 14:31:17 -0500

During a recent Sound Bites podcast, Hive owner Josh Steiner said the bagel shop and deli’s next location would be in East Memphis. Now we know where.

Inked: Southwood Townhouses bought, Metro Volleyball expands

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sat, 17 Aug 2024 21:44:34 -0500

Metro Volleyball training facility renews its five-year lease and expands into adjacent space. Also, Southwood Townhomes have been bought, Minuteman Press relocated and two new tenants are in Clark Tower.

Chickasaw Oaks revamp draws new retailers to retro shopping arcade

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 04:00:15 -0600

Opened in 1976, Chickasaw Oaks was designed to celebrate the nation’s bicentennial. The shopping arcade has been refreshed with property upgrades and a host of new retailers.

Overton Square kicks off holiday weekend with courtyard party

aliciak.davidson@gmail.com (Alicia Davidson) — Sun, 3 Jul 2022 04:00:02 -0500

The family-friendly Independence Day celebration in the Chimes Square courtyard featured vintage firetrucks, live music, vendors and more.

LPI Memphis to turn 22 Cooper into ‘Gateway to Overton Square’

nstrebig@dailymemphian.com (Neil Strebig) — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:36:37 -0500

“We want it to be inviting,” Jack Dawson of LPI Memphis said of the former home of Bari Ristorante e Enoteca. “This is the entrance to the space. It needs to be worthy of that sort of greeting.”

Link Apartments Broad Ave. starts to rise

tbailey@dailymemphian.com (Tom Bailey) — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 06:34:33 -0500

The project is big and potentially impactful, comprising two buildings fronting Broad and filled with 370 apartments.

The Memphian surrounds its 'pilgrims' with color and art

tbailey@dailymemphian.com (Tom Bailey) — Tue, 11 May 2021 22:22:58 -0500

The Memphian in Overton Square has just opened. Inside, the place is as much a lively, luminous art gallery as a hotel.

Commercial space may return to Poplar Viaduct's east end

tbailey@dailymemphian.com (Tom Bailey) — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 08:12:16 -0600

A site plan for 2847 Poplar shows a commercial building of more than 7,000 square feet and 36 parking spaces.

Broad Ave. water tower being strengthened to withstand demolition below

tbailey@dailymemphian.com (Tom Bailey) — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 14:18:56 -0600

Link Apartments Broad Avenue will comprise two buildings totaling 370 units. But before it is built, a large, old warehouse must be demolished.

Demolition to clear way for huge Link at Broad apartments

tbailey@dailymemphian.com (Tom Bailey) — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:54:24 -0500

Heavy equipment is already in position on Broad to start demolishing an old warehouse next month. The work will clear 8.8 acres so vertical construction can start about April on the first, $50 million phase of the 350-unit Link at Broad Apartments.

Lucchesi's Beer Garden expanding to current Raffe's Deli

jbiggs@dailymemphian.com (Jennifer Biggs) — Thu, 3 Sep 2020 15:28:08 -0500

Basma and Tony Lucchesi will take over the space occupied by Raffe’s Deli, which was opened and owned by her parents for many years.

Proposed C-store on Broad draws 93 opposition emails

tbailey@dailymemphian.com (Tom Bailey) — Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:00:07 -0500

Opponents' reasons can be grouped into about 10 categories, from traffic congestion to environmental concerns over underground gas tanks. Still, the Office of Planning Development has recommended the C-store be approved because the area around it has become more commercial. But now the case may be delayed until late August.

Headstone company sues, claiming planned gas station would kill its business

tbailey@dailymemphian.com (Tom Bailey) — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 18:39:07 -0500

West Memorials on Broad Avenue claims the proposed gas station next door blocks access to its loading dock.

UPDATED: Developer asks for 30-day hold on Broad Ave. gas station plan

tbailey@dailymemphian.com (Tom Bailey) — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:29:11 -0500

Faced with stiff and diverse opposition, the developers have requested a 30-day hold on their already revised plans for a gas station/convenience store at the gateway to Broad Avenue.

Houses razed for Overton Square apartments

tbailey@dailymemphian.com (Tom Bailey) — Mon, 4 May 2020 16:12:34 -0500

LPI Memphis, the owner of Overton Square, plans to build a three-story, 18-unit apartment building in the entertainment and dining district.