Joe Spake

An story in today’s Commercial Appeal Business Section titled “Midtown Makeover?” describes the early stages of development of the blighted area bounded by Cleveland, Poplar, McNeil and Madison, an area mostly neglected since the 1970s, if my Midtown Memories serve me correctly. The description of the proposed development of the area sounds optimistic, and the […]

The Memphis Business Journal reports that Hudson & Marshall of Texas Inc. will auction 100 Memphis area foreclosed properties Jan. 12-16 at the Memphis Marriott, in one of the area’s largest auctions. Property values range from $10,000-$500,000.

You see them in the newspaper; you get their post cards. They are at the bus stops and on shopping carts and business cards- looking business-like, looking elated, looking casual, reduced to caricatures, cuddling small dogs, accompanying large dogs, posed with kids or talking on their phones. We are all looking for a new angle […]