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."
Here’s a list of bars near the Liberty Bowl that will a) open early, b) offer specials, c) host watch parties this Saturday, December 30. Kickoff for the game is 11:30 a.m. and we have a sellout crowd of about 57,000 people. Keep scrolling to find out things to do after the game + tips for staying warm.
2018 will be full of tons of fun events, festivals, and things to do in Memphis! Get excited, because contributor Cat Evans and I put together this huge list of major events so you can plan ahead for another amazing year in the Bluff City.
You can use it to fill out your calendar, remind yourself to get tickets to things, or – best of all – help your family and friends plan out when to visit. Obviously, there are thousands and thousands of events in Memphis. These are just the highlights.
It’s almost time to ring in 2018! Whether you like to mix with the crowd on Beale Street, dress to the nines and clink champagne glasses in swanky hotels or enjoy a quiet dinner with a few favorite people, we’ve got the lowdown on the best New Year’s Eve happenings in Memphis this year. Cheers to another great year in the 901!
As a non-native Memphian, I constantly welcome family and friends to town. Even after two decades, we still haven’t run out of not-to-miss places in Memphis, especially since the city keeps making more! So my favorite way to plan a day is to pick an area in town and focus on two or three things in close proximity. This is an especially appealing strategy for holiday travelers who may already be road-weary, and it fills up the day without making a long-time commitment to any one activity. So as you welcome your own guests over the holidays, here are 11 multi-stop destinations that show off the spirit of Memphis.
In Spring of 2018, Volunteer Memphis will host a Plant the Parkways event to plant more than 1,000 flowering trees. The goal of the event is to restore Memphis’ historic parkway system to its former glory.
Good Shepherd Pharmacy and National Foundation for Transplants (NFT) have partnered to bring affordable medication to Tennessee transplant patients. NFT assists families with financial hardships by providing grants for transplant-related expenses, and now its recipients will have access to free or at-cost prescription medication through Good Shepherd Pharmacy.
The Attic, a women’s boutique in Overton Square, will close at the end of 2017 on an innovative note.
Owner Alexandra Scharff has dedicated the shop’s final month to boosting brand identity and sales for microenterprises that haven’t yet had access to physical space.
