An estimated 3,000 people visit Crosstown Concourse each day, most of them working for or a customer, client or patient of one of the building’s tenants. There are also more than 260 apartments on the property as well as a high school that just opened its doors for its first class of 125 freshmen.
In addition to all the people who visit Crosstown daily since it opened in August 2017, there is also a steady stream of people showing up to do freelance assignments or to work remotely from their employer’s or home office.
Shannon Little left her job in marketing with the Huey's restaurant chain in Memphis to start her own solo marketing and social media venture. Such ventures at first glance might seem like a dime a dozen, leaving her with a task that had to be addressed before meeting with her first client.
She now handles marketing and social media efforts for several small businesses and is able to juggle all the tasks that go with that because she took the time to form a plan for herself at the very beginning.
"Define your target audience, your offerings and what value those offerings can bring to that audience," Little said, "My business became stronger, and my processes more streamlined, when I was able to define those terms."
Revolutions Bicycle Co-Op, in partnership with The Works of South Memphis will launch a campaign Tuesday, Nov. 28 to bring bikes to teens in South Memphis.
The organizations are asking that Memphians donate $300 to the campaign. This would provide a bike, helmet, lights, and a lock to a teen in South Memphis.
Happy Thanksgiving Week, Memphis! Looking for something to do in Memphis this week and weekend? Here are a bunch of events, including lots of live music.
Don’t forget to check out the Holiday Shopping Guide, the Holiday Events Guide, list of Christmas Parades, and list of places that will be open on Thanksgiving.
Happy Friday, Memphis! Here are the five things you won’t want to miss this weekend, plus a few extras. Don’t forget to check out the Holiday Shopping Guide, the Holiday Events Guide, list of Christmas Parades, and list of places that will be open on Thanksgiving.
With all the great things going on in the 901 these days, have you ever been overwhelmed with choices? Well, you’re in luck! Every week we curate The Weekender, a post filled with a handy schedule to help you hit some of our best bets for an amazing weekend.
You can follow this schedule to a T, or use it as a launching point to plan your own adventure! The Weekender is not meant to be exhaustive, but will include our suggestions to help you plan the weekend ahead.
Every year after competing for the best deals on black Friday and cyber Monday, we come together and kick off the holiday gift-giving season with #GivingTuesday. This year on Tuesday, November 28th, Revolutions Bicycle Co-Op is focusing their #GivingTuesday campaign on providing teens in South Memphis with a viable means of transportation instead of applying the funds to their own nonprofit. With a $300 donation, you can provide transportation to and from school, work, and after-school activities for a local teenager.
Looking for Where to Buy a Smoked or Fried Turkey in Memphis? Excited for Thanksgiving but not the cooking part? Here are some great options for getting a turkey cooked elsewhere, as well as full dinner menus prepared for you! Know of other great options? Please share via a comment! Don’t forget, many of these places have a deadline of THIS FRIDAY to order, so plan ahead!
‘Tis the season for friends, celebrations and gift-giving! What could be more perfect than sharing a delicious hand-crafted treat made right here in the Mid-South?! Memphis has so many talented local artisans making homemade snacks, condiments, beverages and candies — each one-of-a-kind product is good food made by good people with love. Here is a list of 10 of our favorite locally made food gifts for the holidays.
Choose901, cityCurrent, New Memphis, Leadership Memphis, SchoolSeed, Volunteer Odyssey, GiVE 365, and LIVEGIVEmidsouth.org are partnering to encourage a community-wide day of giving—Memphis-style! We, along with many other nonprofits around the world, are participating in a global philanthropic movement called Giving Tuesday. The idea behind Giving Tuesday is simple: kick off the holiday season in a spirit of generosity that unites communities and supports non-profits! Memphis is all heart—in fact, we are the third most generous city in the nation, so Giving Tuesday is a wonderful time to show off that generosity. On November 28th, take the opportunity to participate in Grit. Grind. Give., the local answer to Giving Tuesday, and support Memphis non-profits that pour so much love into our city. To participate, just choose a worthy Memphis nonprofit to support with a financial gift, or by pledging to volunteer. Be a part of the generosity that shapes our city and can make a difference in our future.
Thanksgiving is all about friends and family, so the less time you have to devote to food preparation, the more time you get to spend with loved ones. Here are 11 spots that are doing the prep work to make your Thanksgiving stress-free. Order the whole meal, just the bird or your favorite sides. Pick and choose what makes your life easier — and don’t forget dessert!
Tennessee Shakespeare Company wraps up its Shakespeare Shout-Out Series with two “free, fun and fast” performances Friday, Nov. 10, in the Overton Square music amphitheater. A 75-minute performance of “Julius Caesar” starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by a 90-minute take on “Romeo & Juliet” at 8 p.m. Cost is free; no tickets needed. Visit tnshakespeare.org.
