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🌱 Patch AM: Which new nonstop destinations can you fly to from Memphis now?

Also check out Super Saturday - New Years Eve on the Memphis Patch calendar

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Hi there, Memphis! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which new nonstop destinations can you fly to from Memphis now?
  • What’s really planned for the long-stalled Union Avenue mega-site?
  • How South Memphis neighbors turned ‘Mama’s’ housing nightmare into a new home

Also on today's calendar: Super Saturday - New Years Eve and 3 more events.

Find out what's happening in Memphisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Memphisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Sunday: Periods of rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 73, low: 32.
  • Monday: Some sun, then clouds; windy, with a high of 38 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Memphis airport added 11 new flights in 2025. See where they go (commercialappeal.com) — Memphis International Airport added 11 new flights in 2025, its strongest year for new routes since losing Delta hub status. Airport officials say strong passenger demand is driving growth, and Frontier will launch new nonstop flights to Las Vegas and Phoenix in early 2026 as the airport prepares for its Frederick W. Smith International rebranding.
   

2. What's that happening at the former The Walk site in Downtown Memphis? (commercialappeal.com) — A massive new mixed-use and innovation campus is planned for the former The Walk site in Downtown Memphis, with a $400 million first-phase data center and an eventual $9.4 billion buildout. The 29-acre Union Avenue property across from AutoZone Park could bring an 800-room hotel, hundreds of apartments, major retail space, and AI-powered cloud services to support institutions like the University of Memphis and UT Health Science Center.
   

3. Home construction continues for elderly South Memphis woman (wreg.com) — An 81-year-old South Memphis woman known as “Mama” is finally seeing her new home take shape after months of delays with MLGW and city zoning. A local contractor and Mid-South donors have covered the full cost, turning more than $75,000 in community support into a three-bedroom, two-bath house expected to be finished within about 60 days.
   

4. Daily Jigsaw: The weevil lives! (dailymemphian.com) — Memphis readers can take pride in University of Memphis scientists who rediscovered the long-lost greater chestnut weevil, once thought extinct after chestnut blight devastated trees across the U.S. Their work inspired a local “Daily Jigsaw” puzzle featuring the tiny beetle, turning a major biological find into a bit of hometown brain-teasing fun.
   

5. Kwanzaa celebrations begin across the Mid-South (fox13memphis.com) — Kwanzaa has kicked off across Memphis, with families gathering Friday night to honor Umoja, the principle of unity. Local faith leader Mama CDO Arnett says the celebrations are helping restore traditions lost during the pandemic and reconnect generations through shared culture, conversation, and nightly observances running through December 31.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The Holiday Season is a mirror, showing me who I was last year and who I am right now.
    It's OK to mourn the person I was. I'm not losing myself, just shedding a version of myself I no longer need. Merry Christmas! Both goals… (Nextdoor Highpoint Terrace)
  • My son did another wonderful job cooking dinner today!!!
    Ham, potatoes, green beans, stuffing, and dinner rolls!! (Nextdoor White Oak)
  • Memphis Staffing posted a job opening for Associate Distribution Coordinator in Memphis. Apply here.
  • USA Jobs posted a job opening for Warehouse Inventory Associate in Memphis. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Memphis here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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