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."
First, it was Paulette’s (a French/Hungarian restaurant that’s now on Mud Island). Then, it was Schweinehaus, with German food and big steins. Then, it was Stanley BBQ.
Later this year, the spacious white building in Overton Square will be something entirely new: an upscale “Southern-inspired” restaurant founded by Edward Bogard and co-owned by Lionel Hollins and Preston Butts. Yes, that Lionel Hollins. (!!)
Read the full article at I Love Memphis Blog.
The man who's opening BOGARD in Overton Square projects the restaurant will provide 100,000 free meals the first year through Mid-South Food Bank.
"BOGARD is the first of its kind,'' said Edward Bogard, philanthropist and founder of SoGiv. That's a six-year-old nonprofit company that designs, makes and sells shoes and gives the proceeds to more than 20 charitable foundations.
Read the full article at The Commercial Appeal.
Former Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins is teaming up with the director of a local nonprofit to bring a new restaurant — and novel concept — to Overton Square.
The restaurant will serve "Southern-inspired" fare in the former Schweinehaus space, and the owners plan to donate 2 percent of net food sales* to the Mid-South Food Bank. They estimate the restaurant will earn more than $30,000 for the nonprofit in its first year.
Read the full article at Biz Journals.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - A new concept restaurant that aims to feed the need as well as customers is set to open in the former location of Stanley BBQ in Overton Square.
Loeb Properties says the owners behind BOGARD plan to begin construction in the next month on the space at 2110 Madison Avenue. Among those who are behind the venture are co-owners; philanthropist Edward Bogard, Preston Butts Jr. and NBA Coach Lionel Hollins.
Read the full article at Local Memphis.
Good morning in Memphis, where local culture in many forms is getting a documentary spotlight, but first …
'Living Wage' for City Workers?: Shelby County Schools made news recently by voting to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, the "living wage" for which workers across the country have been campaigning.
Read the full article at The Commercial Appeal.
Porch & Parlor is a new fine-dining concept from Tom Powers and Russ Graham, the duo behind popular Memphis restaurants Flight in Downtown Memphis and Southern Social in Germantown.
Read the full article at Choose 901.
A new restaurant has officially been named to replace Bar Louie in Overton Square.
Loeb Properties announced "Porch & Parlor" will open at 2125 Madison Avenue.
The restaurant is a fine dining concept created by the duo who created Flight in Downtown Memphis and Southern Social in Germantown.
Read the full article at WMC Action News 5.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The sound of Memphis is still hot, and some of its Grammy-winning stars were honored Tuesday at Lafayette’s in Overton Square.
Local Grammy winners and nominee were celebrated by the Recording Academy’s Memphis chapter.
Kevin Kane, president of Memphis Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, welcomed the nominees and winners by saying that “the people coming out of the Memphis Chapter” recording academy are some of the best in the nation.
Read the full article at WREG News Channel 3.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - A local duo is bringing a new fine-dining restaurant to Overton Square, in the space that housed Bar Louie. Construction on “Porch & Parlor” is expected to begin within the next month.
Bar Louie closed up shop earlier this year, leaving the corner space at Cooper and Madison empty.
Read the full article at Local Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Overton Square’s managers announced a new fine-dining restaurant that will fill the corner space where Bar Louie closed.
Porch & Parlor is a concept by Tom Powers and Russ Graham, who also opened Flight in downtown Memphis and Southern Social in Germantown.
Read the full article at WREG News Channel 3.
Along with Flight, the restaurateurs operate Germantown's Southern Social.
Read the full article at Biz Journals.
Loeb Properties announced today that a new restaurant will open in the Bar Louie space in Overton Square.
It will be called Porch & Parlor, from the folks behind Flight and Southern Social.
From the release:
Loeb Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce the arrival of a new business at 2125 Madison Avenue (map) in Overton Square. Porch & Parlor restaurant will be opening in the 5,982 sf space with plans to begin construction within the next month. Loeb Properties was represented by Aaron Petree, CCIM.
Read the full article at The Memphis Flyer.
The team behind Flight restaurant Downtown and Southern Social in Germantown – Tom Powers and Russ Graham – are the new tenants for the cornerstone space in Overton Square occupied until recently by Bar Louie.
Loeb Properties Inc. announced Tuesday, April 10, that Porch & Parlor will begin the conversion of the Bar Louie space on the southwest corner of Madison and Cooper within the next month, describing it as “a fine-dining concept.”
Read the full article at Memphis Daily News.
The owners of Flight and Southern Social will open their third restaurant in the former Bar Louie space in Overton Square.
Tom Powers and Russ Graham inked a deal with Loeb Properties that gives them the large space at the southwest corner of Madison and Cooper. The new fine dining restaurant will be named Porch & Parlor.
Read the full article at The Commercial Appeal.
Too bad we can't have a crawfish festival in the spring and another in the fall, but you have to have the party when you have the crawfish. This is prime time as both our big festivals are this weekend.
On Saturday, the Bayou Overton Square Crawfish Festival is noon-6 p.m. in Overton Square and on Sunday, the Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival is Downtown 11 a.m.-7 pm.
Read the full article at The Commercial Appeal.
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) -
Some Mid-South high school students are playing tour guide in a new program to get more people comfortable on bicycles!
A group of teens is inspiring people in South Memphis to ditch the car and hop on their bikes.
It's a new program geared toward teaching Memphians how to commute a little slower.
Read the full article or watch the video at WMC Action News 5.
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. In the case of inclement weather, check with each event’s page for updates.
Read the full article at Choose 901.
Hello Memphis! Here are the five things you won’t want to miss in Memphis this weekend, plus a few extras.
Here’s the list:
1. Midtown Opera Festival 2018, Playhouse on the Square, April 6-14, $100 festival pass ($400 value), individual events start at $10, all ages
Opera Memphis’ festival returns to Playhouse on the Square, anchored by The Triumph of Honor and The Opera 901 Showcase. Get your passes here. Here’s the lineup for this weekend:
Read the full article at I Love Memphis.
Bob Loeb was flipping through the pages of Memphis magazine when he saw a piece of art he had to have. It wasn't a gallery piece, but a mural created by local elementary school students using recycled plastic bottle caps.
The article led to the latest educational collaboration between Loeb Properties Inc. and Shady Grove Elementary.
Read the full article at Biz Journals.
Pecan Pie
Chef Kat Gordon of Muddy’s Bake Shop in Memphis, TN
“Pecan Pie is such a staple of Southern baking! It’s so flavorful — the toasted nuts, buttery pie crust, gooey brown butter and brown sugar filling — YUM,” says Chef Kat Gordon of Muddy’s Bake Shop in Memphis, TN. The recipe she shared with us is the one she makes at home for her dad. “It’s based on the one we make at Muddy’s but with a twist,” she explains of this at-home version of her popular Shady Wake Pecan Pie. For the best pecan pie, Kat recommends using a really good buttery crust and toasting the pecans before adding them to the filling. To make it an extra special treat for your guests, serve it with bourbon-spiked whipped cream.
Read the full article at Style Blueprint.
