Eâs Cafe refuse to sell to developers in multi-million dollar project By Janice Broach | February 4, 2021 at 9:06 PM CST - Updated February 4 at 10:22 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A 56 million dollar mixed use development is proposed on a 2.9-acre property in the Medical District.
It will have retail, parking and apartments.
One business on this property isnât selling and the developers told WMC Action News 5 it will have to be sandwiched into the new development.
âI think Midtown is going to be gorgeous when they start,â said Melveana Leake, a Memphis resident. âTheyâre already in the process of upgrading Midtown and I think it is going to get better and better as they renovate and move things around here in the Midtown area.â
Behind the Deal: Why Scott Kern and Malcolm Wilson are developing a $56M project on Union Avenue
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Local developer Scott Kern proposes $56 million mixed-use URBN on Union near Methodist University Hospital
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To Keep Schools Open, Schools Ask College Students to Help
December 22, 2020
Grace Kern is working a substitute teacher at the Greenfield Intermediate School in Greenfield, Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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In a town near Indianapolis, Indiana, 19-year-old college student Grace Kern has been working in elementary school classrooms. She is helping students as teachers offer instruction online via a screen inside the room. My dad told me that a
bunch of teachers are out and they re struggling to get substitutes in. And I was like, Well, all my classes are online, except for one, so I have the time to do it. And I would hate for the schools and the students to struggle, she said. Grace Kern is studying medical imaging technology at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis.
College students recruited as teachers to keep schools open
As schools look to hire more substitute teachers, coming to the rescue in many cases are college students learning online or home for extended breaks. Author: HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and CASEY SMITH (Associated Press) Published: 3:23 PM EST December 18, 2020 Updated: 3:23 PM EST December 18, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS As the coronavirus sidelines huge numbers of educators, school districts around the country are aggressively recruiting substitute teachers, offering bonuses and waiving certification requirements in order to keep classrooms open.
Coming to the rescue in many cases are college students who are themselves learning online or home for extended winter breaks.