Category: Marshall/The Edge

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MDN: College Students Collaborate to Bring New Green Space to Edge District

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MDN: College Students Collaborate to Bring New Green Space to Edge District Despite frigid temperatures, a crowd of people gathered Thursday evening on a small, green triangle of land in the medical district to witness the unveiling of the area’s newest public space, the Edge Triangle. The land the Edge Triangle sits on is created by the confluence of Monroe Avenue Extended and Madison Avenue, and has largely been overlooked for years. But thanks to a partnership between the University of Memphis Design Collaborative, Memphis Medical District Collaborative, Memphis City Beautiful, Memphis College of Art and the Edge District Neighborhood … Continue reading MDN: College Students Collaborate to Bring New Green Space to Edge District

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MDN: Medical District Using Tactical Urbanism to Increase Walkability

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MDN: Medical District Using Tactical Urbanism to Increase Walkability Redevelopment in dense city centers provides a unique set of problems for urban planners. Decades and sometimes centuries of overlapping growth make utilizing every possible square foot of land a necessity. With an increased focus on core development spreading across the country, many urban centers are forced to find unique and often site-specific solutions to enhance infrastructure in these areas. “Tactical urbanism,” which refers to a short-term, trial-and-error approach to enhancing accessibility and livability – often on a limited budget – is an approach many community planners are increasingly turning to. … Continue reading MDN: Medical District Using Tactical Urbanism to Increase Walkability

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HGN: Business solution competition to launch in the Memphis Medical District

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HGN: Business solution competition to launch in the Memphis Medical District EPIcenter is working to connect local businesses to the purchasing power of the Memphis Medical District anchor institutions through a new competition, “Opportunity Operation Challenge.” The nine anchor institutions within the Memphis Medical District (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, ALSAC, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Regional One Health, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Baptist College of Health Sciences, Southern College of Optometry and Memphis Bioworks Foundation) annually procure more than $1.2B in goods and services. Their purchasing power bolsters numerous industries throughout the Memphis region and can range from … Continue reading HGN: Business solution competition to launch in the Memphis Medical District

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MBJ: New barbecue restaurant a ‘fire starter’ for Edge District

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MBJ: New barbecue restaurant a ‘fire starter’ for Edge District Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC) CEO and president Terence Patterson said a new barbecue restaurant coming to the Edge District could be a “fire starter” of better connectivity between the Downtown core and the Medical District. The Center City Development Corp., an affiliate of the DMC, approved Oct. 12 a $30,000 one-to-one matching grant for $60,000 worth of improvements to help establish Arnold’s BBQ and Grill at 320 Monroe Ave. in the Edge District. …. MBJ: New barbecue restaurant a ‘fire starter’ for Edge District Continue reading MBJ: New barbecue restaurant a ‘fire starter’ for Edge District

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MDN: Edge District Could See ‘Banner Year’

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MDN: Edge District Could See ‘Banner Year’ Two recently approved projects will bring more than $300,000 in public projects to the Edge District. … The Center City Development Corp. on Wednesday, July 20, approved two grants to bring pedestrian improvements and public art to an area that’s previously seen little development. The Edge District, roughly identified as the margin between the Central Business Improvement District and the Memphis Medical Center, is a priority area for both the DMC and the recently established Memphis Medical District Collaborative. The MMDC works on behalf of the Memphis Medical Center’s eight anchor institutions and … Continue reading MDN: Edge District Could See ‘Banner Year’

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MDN: Medical, Edge Districts Eye Bike Share Connectivity

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MDN: Medical, Edge Districts Eye Bike Share Connectivity Efforts to install a new bike share program in Memphis by next year are gaining traction, and organizers are envisioning a much more connected Memphis in the years to come. Nonprofit upstart Explore Bike Share expects to launch its bike share system in Memphis in 2017, with approximately 600 bikes at 60 stations planned within the Interstate 240 loop. One key area will be in the Medical and Edge districts east of Downtown, where students, residents, professionals and tourists are expected to take advantage of the new transportation option. While routes are … Continue reading MDN: Medical, Edge Districts Eye Bike Share Connectivity

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Memphis Flyer: New Art Gallery Will Work with Homeless Artists

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Memphis Flyer: New Art Gallery Will Work with Homeless Artists Chattanooga resident Ron Johnson was a professional sign builder in Florida for years, “making very good money.” “I had everything a man could want. But I contracted pancreatitis and about died. I had to pay medical bills and lost my job, and things got worse and worse,” Johnson said. Johnson moved to Chattanooga, but he was homeless. It was there that he found art classes for the homeless. These days, he’s one of the featured artists in Chattanooga’s Hart Gallery, which sells work for homeless artists. In June, Hart founder … Continue reading Memphis Flyer: New Art Gallery Will Work with Homeless Artists

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CA: Recording studio coming to Union Avenue, documents show

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CA: Recording studio coming to Union Avenue, documents show A building on Union just down the hill a bit from Sun Records is being retrofitted for music recording studios, according to construction documents. Made in Memphis Entertainment has obtained two permits so far totaling $1.7 million to renovate 400 Union. The company bought the 65-year-old building in October for $750,000, has been renovating it for months, but so far has declined to describe its plans. Construction drawings filed with the Office of Codes Enforcement show designs to build in the basement facilities and components like a “reverb chamber,” “amp closet,” … Continue reading CA: Recording studio coming to Union Avenue, documents show

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MDN: Medical District Stakeholders: Neighborhood Full of Potential

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MDN: Medical District Stakeholders: Neighborhood Full of Potential Some 2,500 new employees start jobs each year at employers in the Memphis Medical District, and about 1,300 new students each year start hitting the books at educational institutions there, too. That’s according to Medical District Collaborative president Tommy Pacello, who says the 2.5-square-mile area between Midtown and Downtown that’s home to eight anchor institutions is full of untapped potential. So much so that his organization, which launched earlier this year, is leading a revitalization of the district that leans heavily on anchors like Regional One Health and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare … Continue reading MDN: Medical District Stakeholders: Neighborhood Full of Potential

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MBJ: U.S. Commerce Department grant benefits Southwest Tennessee Community College

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“A $3.5 million building for Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Industrial Readiness Training Program got a big boost from a federal grant that was announced last week. Southwest received a $900,000 federal from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economic Development Administration that will go towards a capital campaign for the building. The tentative start date for construction is Summer 2016. Rose Landey, executive director of institutional development, said having a building on the campus will allow the IRT program to share resources with other buildings at Macon Cove and will also simplify the process for students who previously had to go to multiple locations. … The … Continue reading MBJ: U.S. Commerce Department grant benefits Southwest Tennessee Community College