By: Bianca Phillips At age 40, Rich Roll was a couch-potato dad struggling with alcoholism. But failing health served him…
“Bloom where you are planted” is an old saying that rings especially true in the life of florist Miriam Cordero….
New York-based Altana AI uses artificial intelligence to create a map of events in the supply chain, so companies and…
By: Rebecca Szkutak Ridgeline is a new VC firm that invests in B2B companies with a specific goal in mind: helping…
By: Astrid Kayembe As a child, Mili Cordero used to help plant flowers in her mother and grandmother’s garden in…
By: Christin Yates, Special to the Daily Memphian On the fourth floor of Crosstown Concourse, a robot with two metal…
“We want to ‘edutain’ in a sense. You know, it’s less about playing the music, and more about telling these stories and honoring these spaces, and these subcultures, and these creators, and the people who have taken their time in their years of their life to understand the music that they care about,” said Jared Boyd, WYXR Program Manager.
The five 2019 Rudy Bruner Award winners, including Gold Medalist Crosstown Concourse, have changed the rules of standard practice and elevated issues that matter, addressing ongoing and long-term challenges faced by cities across America. Read the case study.
A new, non-commercial radio partnership aimed at amplifying the voices of individuals in the Mid-South will launch early this fall on 91.7 FM and online.
The station’s call letters, WYXR, stand for “Your Crosstown Radio,” a nod to Crosstown Concourse, where the station will be producing and airing its daily broadcasts, and to the staff’s intent to put community radio back into the hands of the listener.
Hero & Sage offers a full range of salon services — from cut and color to natural hair.
Crosstown Dental Group welcomes a second full-time dentist to their team.
We might be under quarantine for a little longer, but Crosstown Concourse’s food hall provides a little taste of the world beyond our borders. Global Café at Crosstown Concourse takes an international approach to cuisine, offering a variety of dishes from several countries.
Between the World Wars, Sears built 10 giant centers around the country. The one-to-three million square foot fortresses served as department store, regional office and fulfillment center for the catalog business. As Sears’ business dwindled in the early 1990s, the centers were closed. Most sat idle for years. Three were eventually demolished. The one in Seattle became the headquarters of Starbucks. Some turned into condos. The one in Memphis turned into the most interesting adapted use project in America.
The Crosstown neighborhood offers two options for those seeking a CrossFit gym.
Container gardens and landscaped areas at Crosstown Concourse double as works of art.
Driving through Memphis’s Crosstown neighborhood, it’s hard to miss Crosstown Concourse. The former Sears distribution center turned mixed-use development anchors the area with an arts center, shops, school, and public health center. Walk inside and it’s clear that the food is the heart of this place. Most of the restaurants are local, and three of them have made giving back to the community a core part of their mission.
Music + Art
Food + Drinks
Wellness + Care
LIVE + STAY
EVENTS
Our History
