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Crosstown Arts spring 2023 exhibitions: An eclectic mix
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“Crosstown Arts has kicked off its spring 2023 arts programming with an eclectic mix of exhibitions that promise to captivate…

May 20, 2023
Crosstown Concourse’s newest deli is a bit mad but ‘in a good way’
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When Crosstown Concourse’s newest deli/local grocer opens in July, the plan is to give people what they want. “We’re going…

May 16, 2023
A Campus With a Smokestack: Converting Old Factories Into Schools
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“Charter schools reported significant growth during the early years of the pandemic. Enrollment rose 7 percent, or more than 240,000…

May 10, 2023
Crosstown Concourse has been making communities since 1927 – The Daily Memphian
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Since Crosstown Concourse had its grand reopening in 2017, decades of employees who worked in the old “Sears Crosstown” building…

April 27, 2023
This Cheese is Nuts!
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SriMu moves dairy-free cheese company from L.A. to Crosstown Concourse. A cheese company is opening in Crosstown Concourse, but the…

April 4, 2023
Cookbook author moving ‘not cheese’ shop from Los Angeles to Memphis – The Daily Memphian
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By: Bianca Phillips At age 40, Rich Roll was a couch-potato dad struggling with alcoholism. But failing health served him…

March 27, 2023
Memphis’ New Go-To for Flowers + Gifts at Crosstown Concourse
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“Bloom where you are planted” is an old saying that rings especially true in the life of florist Miriam Cordero….

February 13, 2023
Adventure Capital: Ridgeline invests in technology startups with potential to transform business.
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New York-based Altana AI uses artificial intelligence to create a map of events in the supply chain, so companies and…

January 3, 2023
Why a Memphis VC is betting $52M on startups selling to complex orgs – Tech Crunch
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By: Rebecca Szkutak Ridgeline is a new VC firm that invests in B2B companies with a specific goal in mind: helping…

October 7, 2022
‘Flower Power’: How this entrepreneurial Memphis couple built two successful businesses – The Commercial Appeal
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By: Astrid Kayembe As a child, Mili Cordero used to help plant flowers in her mother and grandmother’s garden in…

October 7, 2022
Robot with the ‘chops’ for unloading ready to work – The Daily Memphian
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By: Christin Yates, Special to the Daily Memphian On the fourth floor of Crosstown Concourse, a robot with two metal…

October 3, 2022
WYXR Radio Station Launches to “Edutain” the Memphis Masses
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“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.

September 29, 2020
Changing the Narrative: The 2019 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence
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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.

August 24, 2020
Crosstown radio partnership announces new names
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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.

July 6, 2020
Heroes and Sages
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Hero & Sage offers a full range of salon services — from cut and color to natural hair.

July 2, 2020
Meet Dr. Jordan
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Crosstown Dental Group welcomes a second full-time dentist to their team.

July 2, 2020

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