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Taylor and Blaire Bobo went to Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. This is where they became familiar with Rotolo’s, a restaurant specializing in pizza and beer. “It was one of the few places that was open late at night,” … Continued

Sunrise Memphis is opening a second location. The popular breakfast spot will take over the building at 5469 Poplar Ave. that was home to Blue Plate Cafe. Sunrise Memphis opened its doors in late 2017. The breakfast and lunch spot … Continued

New York Life is moving its local offices to TraVure in Germantown. The insurance giant will occupy more than 8,400 square feet, with approximately $620,000 spent on renovations, according to a building permit. New York Life is currently located at … Continued

By Tom Bailey, Daily Memphian   The new White Oak at White Station commercial center rose last year in East Memphis as both the pandemic and e-commerce soared like humidity levels in a Memphis August. Yet, 96% of its 27,000 … Continued

By Susan Ellis   Mitch Rotolo is living the dream. Back in 1996, he ditched his nine-to-five job to open Rotolo’s Pizzeria in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, near Louisiana State University. “Mitch Rotolo was nine-to-fiving it and decided he didn’t want … Continued

With the future of business travel uncertain, the development of new hotels remains a relatively unpopular investment. And yet, North Carolina-based StayAPT Suites recently submitted plans to develop a 76-room hotel in Cordova primarily targeted toward corporate travelers. StayAPT real … Continued

A new and fast-growing hotel company seems intent on opening a Cordova location. StayAPT Suites, which opened its first hotel in October 2020, is listed as the applicant on a Memphis & Shelby County Land Use Control Board application. It … Continued

The Blackburn Group has announced the completion of the Terrace at Oxford Commons, with 100 percent of the 16,000-square-foot retail center preleased. The Oxford Commons is a projected mixed-use traditional neighborhood of 1,500 to 1,600 residences – free-standing, condominiums, townhouses and apartments – on about 700 acres in … Continued

Stretch Zone will open its second local spot in April near the old Racquet Club of Memphis site in East Memphis, according to franchisee Jonathan Boyd. Boyd said the Germantown location, which opened in January 2020 at 2037 Exeter Road, … Continued

Developer Ray Gill just bought a corner lot on Poplar, where he will erect a new retail building and somehow pay homage to a hip coffee shop that once operated there, The Bitter Lemon. Gill Properties on Wednesday, Feb. 3, … Continued