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CA: University of Memphis plans iconic bridge

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CA: University of Memphis plans iconic bridge There’s little that is pedestrian about the design of a soaring pedestrian bridge that will span two streets and railroad tracks dividing the University of Memphis campus. “The (university) president really wanted to do an iconic structure,” said project architect Reb Haizlip, whose latest designs will be presented Thursday night to the Student Government Association. … Two parallel pylons — 80 feet tall — will angle slightly across the south edge of Southern Avenue. Ten strands of stainless steel cables — five on each side of the bridge — will fan out and down … Continue reading CA: University of Memphis plans iconic bridge

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CA: ‘Renaissance’ churns on Highland Strip near U of M

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CA: ‘Renaissance’ churns on Highland Strip near U of M One new restaurant opened this week and three more will soon serve food on the Highland Strip near the University of Memphis. “Before the renaissance we had the same restaurants for 20 years,” said Tk Buchanan of the University District. “Food has arrived in abundance.” Those four new restaurants within Loeb Property’s newly renovated Highland Strip are in addition to three restaurants that opened in recent months just a block north in the Highland Row development as well as the debut of a popular new fast-food restaurant a few blocks south of the Strip. The 9:01: The … Continue reading CA: ‘Renaissance’ churns on Highland Strip near U of M

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HGN: Textbook Brokers beats sales slump with new merchandise

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HGN: Textbook Brokers beats sales slump with new merchandise This semester, Textbook Brokers is expanding its merchandise line after its recent move into a new retail space next door to their previous location near the University of Memphis. The store had previously only sold textbooks at its smaller location at 3548 Walker Ave., where it had been since October of 2008. … The additional space allows for an entire floor to be dedicated to selling a variety of University of Memphis Tigers merchandise, including shorts, hats, sweaters, t-shirts, water bottles, decals and more. Over the past few weeks, the store … Continue reading HGN: Textbook Brokers beats sales slump with new merchandise

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MDN: Cookie Shop Coming To University of Memphis Area

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MDN: Cookie Shop Coming To University of Memphis Area A new cookie shop, Insomnia Cookies, is opening in Memphis at 545 S. Highland St., later this fall. The bakery, which has locations around the country, delivers cookies straight to customers’ doors all day starting as early as 10 a.m. until 3 a.m. Popular cookie flavors include Chocolate Chunk, Snickerdoodle, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup and the S’mores Deluxe. Cold milk can be added to any order. Insomnia Cookies also serves and delivers cookie cakes and brownies with toppings such as peanut butter chips and cookie dough, and the company will offer … Continue reading MDN: Cookie Shop Coming To University of Memphis Area

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HGN: Petra Cafe to open U. of M. location, eyes Downtown next

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HGN: Petra Cafe to open U. of M. location, eyes Downtown next Owners of Petra Café, Jamal and Lisa Douba, are getting ready to open their newest location, this time in Loeb Properties’ Highland Strip development near the University of Memphis, and they hope to expand into the Downtown area by sometime next year. The Doubas have opened eight Petra Cafés in the Mid-South area, selling off some of the locations as franchises. The new restaurant will be the third café that they plan to own and operate themselves. Jamal started in the restaurant business many years ago with Sadie’s … Continue reading HGN: Petra Cafe to open U. of M. location, eyes Downtown next

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MBJ: Mediterranean restaurant opening near U of M

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MBJ: Mediterranean restaurant opening near U of M A Mediterranean restaurant is the latest tenant headed to the Highland Strip. Petra Cafe signed a lease for 1,000 square feet of space at 547 S. Highland St. Construction on the build-out will begin soon, and the restaurant should open in early 2017. … The buildings that comprise the Highland Strip – which technically span from The Bluff, a music venue and Cajun-inspired restaurant at 535 S. Highland St., to iCon Clothing at 575 S. Highland St. – are owned by Loeb Properties. Four tenant bays are still available for lease, including: … Continue reading MBJ: Mediterranean restaurant opening near U of M

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MDN: University of Memphis Art Museum ‘May Surprise You’ With New Exhibit

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MDN: University of Memphis Art Museum ‘May Surprise You’ With New Exhibit In 1990, the Art Museum of the University of Memphis didn’t even carry that name – it was a contemporary gallery and the new director, Leslie Luebbers, inherited collections that could gently be described as scattered. It wasn’t uncommon for a professor in one university department or another to discover some historic item stashed away in a closet and to just drop it off at the gallery. This happened over and over. … Thus as the Art Museum of the University of Memphis is about to celebrate its … Continue reading MDN: University of Memphis Art Museum ‘May Surprise You’ With New Exhibit

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MBJ: U of M trying to capitalize on Highland development

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MBJ: U of M trying to capitalize on Highland development The University of Memphis is hoping to use increasing tax revenue from the area surrounding its campus to fund road and infrastructure improvements. With new developments going up along Highland, the University of Memphis is working to turn the area into a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district. The TIF dollars would be used to fund safety, road and infrastructure improvements to make the University District a much more walkable area, according to attorney Mike Keeney, the representative for the University Neighborhood Development Corp. (UNDC). … The TIF district would include … Continue reading MBJ: U of M trying to capitalize on Highland development

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HGN: Multiple projects transforming the UofM campus along Southern Avenue

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HGN: Multiple projects transforming the UofM campus along Southern Avenue Anyone passing by the University of Memphis along Southern Avenue in the past couple of months has noticed wide-scale construction and the removal of the long-standing tennis and volleyball courts. The work is actually part of five separate capital projects happening now or scheduled to take place as part of the university’s overall master plan. Safety improvements are going in along Southern leading up the railroad tracks, including three at-grade crossings, pedestrian warnings for oncoming trains, new pedestrian striping on Southern, new solar lighting, fencing and landscaping, and a new … Continue reading HGN: Multiple projects transforming the UofM campus along Southern Avenue

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MBJ: Construction: Beer market set for Highland

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MBJ: Construction: Beer market set for Highland Memphis is a step closer to getting a new craft beer market. A building permit was filed Aug. 25, 2016, for The Casual Pint. The craft beer market will be located in the mixed-use Highland Row development at the corner of Highland Street and Midland Avenue. …. MBJ: Construction: Beer market set for Highland Continue reading MBJ: Construction: Beer market set for Highland