Dulaney’s Districts Putting neighborhoods on the National Register is an exhaustive, dedicated process. In this special series, the keeper of the Memphis Heritage Historic Properties…
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Tag: Midtown
Central Gardens’ Historic Inventory to be Updated for a New Decade
A long-overdue update to the National Historic Register for the Central Gardens Historic District to begin in 2020 HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION By Mark Fleischer “I…
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“The MAP” is here. Here’s How It Came Together
INSPIRATIONS By Mark Fleischer “Maps are kinda our thing.” I found myself saying this last week, talking about how StoryBoard came into being, where we…
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Idlewild Presbyterian: A Congregation’s Sense of Place
Cover photo by Fred Toma. NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD Idlewild’s Expansion Affirms Commitment to Community, Once Again By Margot Payne Midtown, Before Midtown When you think of…
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Mary Burns – Midtowner, Dreamer, Owner of Java Cabana
TRIBUTES Mary Ann “Penny” Burns | June 18, 1970 – October 4, 2019 By Mark Fleischer Mary Burns seemed like someone still trying to figure…
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Java Cabana, My Place to Dream
NEIGHBORHOOD ASPIRATIONS By Mary Burns Early on when I was so young, I had a dream of opening a coffee shop. I wanted to ‘hold space’ where…
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StoryBoard secures MCA artists for ‘Midtown 2020 Visions Map’
Our special commemoration of MCA’s legacy in Midtown is beginning to take shape. Presented By* Midtown’s Loeb Properties, Molly’s La Casitas, Schwartz Electric Co., Captain…
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Swooning Over Squeaky Floors
NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES By Candace Echols It was the smell of root beer brewing in the basement. Or at least that’s what they told her. …
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Yes Folks, Fall Is Coming
NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD By Candace Echols Soon, very soon, a morning is going to come and it will bring with it something delightful. We will all…
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Intersections
NEIGHBORHOOD STORIES By Mark Scott Whenever I hear Chris Daughtry’s song “Home” it brings up conflicted emotions within me. Emotions of place. Both lost and…
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