On a recent Thursday evening, about 80 people gathered in a room in Crosstown Concourse flanked by dark green curtains and ringed with sofas, love seats and armchairs. Amber light glowed from assorted lamps on side tables.
Standing on a rug in the room’s center, twin brothers Christian Underwood on bass and Christopher Underwood on drums, known as The PRVLG, played with Paul Taylor.
The concert was part of The Groove music series, focused on “funky bands,” at The Green Room, one of four music venues operated by Crosstown Arts. Other sites include Crosstown Theater, the East Atrium and 430 N. Cleveland, across the street from the Concourse.
Crosstown Concourse is among the finalists for an international award that recognizes real estate projects for achieving excellence in design, construction, economics, planning and management.
The renovation and adaptive reuse of the 1.1 million-square-foot Sears building is one of 19 finalists in the Urban Land Institute’s 2019 Global Awards of Excellence competition.
Is there any more American food item than the hot dog? The folks behind The Doghouzz are banking on this country’s love affair with this iconic food.
The Doghouzz will be Memphis’ only hot dog restaurant and bar. At 1349 Autumn in the Crosstown neighborhood, the 4,400-square-foot restaurant that includes an outdoor patio is slated to open in early June.
Last fall, Crosstown Concourse welcomed the first class of 150 students to Crosstown High, a public charter school located inside the building. This project-based learning environment allows students to work directly with Concourse tenants on real life projects. Concourse is partnering with Crosstown High to bring you this column by ninth grader, Thomas Edwards.
New pool, gymnasium, and community garden set to open at Crosstown Concourse in the spring.
Crosstown Arts Shared Art Making offers public access to art-making equipment.
Crosstown Concourse was one of just nine buildings selected this week by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for the AIA 2019 Honor Awards.
Make plans to come early for dinner or dinks at one of Crosstown Conscourse’s many restaurants.
> >> DIRECTORYMore than a year after the mixed-use space opened, The Commercial Appeal sent a reporter and photographer to the Crosstown Concourse for a day in an effort to capture the atmosphere.
French Truck Coffee sends one of its own on a coffee origin trip.
Though the two operate as separate nonprofit organizations, Church Health and the Church Health YMCA (one of the many branches of the YMCA of Memphis & The Mid-South) have a unique partnership.
Immigrants and refugees showcase the flavors of their home countries at Global Café.
Make plans to come early for dinner or dinks at one of Crosstown Conscourse’s many restaurants.
> >> DIRECTORYA name has been selected for the cafe at Crosstown Arts.
Adrian Arcuri and Justin Dorroh are passionate about pizza. And not just any type of pizza, but Neapolitan-style pizza.
The Crosstown Concourse renovation is one of three national winners of the 2018 preservation awards bestowed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the trust announced Monday.
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