Public Records & Notices View a complete day’s public records and notices at memphisdailynews.com. www.chandlerreports.com Wednesday, January 16, 2019 MemphisDailyNews.com Vol. 134 | No. 9 Rack–50¢/Delivery–39¢ Hilton Garden Inn harnesses greyhound’s charm WAYNE RISHER The new Hilton Garden Inn station closed in 2011 and made statues and in architectural ele- Hospitality Group. Special to The Daily News Memphis Downtown and an up- way for a seven-story, 150-room ments scattered throughout the “It’s not cookie-cutter at all,” The iconic greyhound is back scale gin bar, The Greyhound, hotel at 201 Union in the heart of property. said Michelle Lurry, sales direc- at the corner of Union and Her- are scheduled to open Thursday, Downtown. The greyhound homage tor for the new hotel. nando after a $20 million make- Jan. 17, on the site of the old Grey- The fleet-footed canine ap- guarantees it will be a Hilton Knoxville-based Turkey Creek over turned a dog-eared piece of hound Bus Station. pears in the bar’s name, written Garden Inn unlike any other, Hospitality bought the property, real estate into a Best in Show A hub of interstate bus travel in flowing script, in the name of a and that’s fine with developers contender. in the Mid-South for 55 years, the signature cocktail, in greyhound from Chattanooga-based Vision HILTON CONTINUED ON P2 “I think we’ve fixed a lot of things,” Strickland said of his second-term plans in a one-on-one inter- view with The Daily Memphian. Strickland’s re-election bid “We’ve fixed 911. We’ve fixed the animal shelter. We’ve fixed MWBE (minority and women business enterprises) purchasing. We fixed the hiring pro- cess. We’re fixing garbage collection,” he said. “We begins with soft opening have fixed more youth involvement. Those are easier things to turn around. We still have the big issues of violent crime, poverty, educational achievement. Those will take longer to turn around. Those are the challenges that I really want to dig into.” The Shelby County Election Commission begins issuing qualifying petitions in May for the mayor’s race as well as the 13 Memphis City Council seats on the ballot, the three city court judge position and the city court clerk’s position. In seeking a second term, Strickland is running what he described as his “last campaign” for elected office. Those elected mayor and to the City Council are limited to two consecutive terms in office. His challengers at this point in the race, which will top the October city election ballot, are former Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton and Lemichael D. Wilson, a business owner and University of Mem- phis political science major. Herenton was elected to five terms as mayor and, at 17 years in office, is the city’s longest-serving mayor. He indicated last year that he doesn’t intend to run campaign focused on criticism of Strickland. However, late in the year Herenton reacted to word- ing in a proposed term limits resolution, ultimately defeated by voters on the November ballot, by warn- ing “the gloves are off.” The wording could have been used to prevent Herenton from running for mayor again. City council attorney Allan Wade said the way Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland officially announced Tuesday, Jan. 15, he will be seeking re-election for a second term. the ballot question was drafted was a mistake that (Jim Weber fi le/Special to The Daily News) Herenton could correct by going to court if it was approved by voters. It and two other city charter BILL DRIES political traditions. Four years later, Strickland opened changes were rejected by city voters. Special to The Daily News Instead, he entered the contest in his re-election campaign Tuesday with Strickland said his relationship with Herenton In his first mayoral campaign in an unadorned conference room with posts on Facebook and Twitter. remains good. 2015, Jim Strickland didn’t open his bid a declaration that the administration Strickland’s formal announcement “I respect him and I will run on my record and with lots of campaign signs, crowds of of incumbent Mayor A C Wharton was was expected and comes after several cheering supporters and other colorful a failure. fundraisers and other political events. 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(Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily News) HILTON CONTINUED FROM P1 down Union Avenue toward The Peabody and a construction site where a Canopy by tore down the station in 2014 and brought Hilton hotel is about to rise in place of the in Vision as a development partner be- old Benchmark. Windows can be opened cause of Vision’s experience developing in during nice weather to turn The Grey- downtown areas, such as The Edwin Hotel hound into an open-air bar. in Chattanooga. Greyhound statues, christened Danny Vision, which also has developed in and Jude by an audience at St. Jude Chil- downtown Atlanta, is starting its own dren’s Research Hospital, stand on either brand of lifestyle hotels with a Cincinnati side of doors leading to a patio that over- property, said Lurry. “We’re working our looks Union and Hernando. way into that lifestyle brand, which offers Overseen by bar manager Kendrick the unique, local feel,” she said. Cook, The Greyhound will be the first gin Memphis hospitality industry consul- bar in Memphis, serving more than 50 tant Chuck Pinkowski agreed Vision has varieties of gin, Lurry said. It will feature set the new Hilton property apart from the Waterford crystal bar glasses, metal straws rest of the chain. and a gin trolley – a bar cart that servers “The Hilton Garden Inn in Downtown will wheel around to tables. Memphis is going to be the only Hilton Gar- “It’s all about the experience,” said den Inn like that, I’ll guarantee,” Pinkowski Lurry. said. “It’s meeting all of the brand stan- The Greyhound cocktail will use made- Michael Grauer, director of food and beverages at Hilton Garden Inn Nashville/Franklin Cool dards for Hilton Garden Inn but it’s the first in-Memphis Old Dominick gin, plus Cam- Springs, walks through menu items with new employees. (Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily News) one I’ve been in that looks like this. It’s kind pari and Aperol. of gone over the top, in my opinion.” Cook said a selection of Memphis-made After parking in a valet lane on Union beers will be served, including Ghost Riv- In the five-plus years that the hotel Pinkowski said occupancy and room and handing off their vehicle keys, guests er, Wiseacre, High Cotton and Memphis was under discussion and development, rates are strong, but with another 1,000 to entering through the main entrance come Made, along with Old Dominick Memphis Downtown gained multiple office tenants, 1,200 rooms in the pipeline, “Are we look- face to face with three sculpted greyhound Toddy and vodka, and other spirits. including ServiceMaster at the former Pea- ing at a some kind of recession in the next heads staring down from a wall. Bar customers can dine on small plates body Place mall and soon-to-arrive Indigo 12 to 18 months? I keep hearing that, but I The front desk is to the left, though or order off the restaurant menu. Ag next to AutoZone Park. don’t know. The market is still real strong. tech-savvy guests won’t need to go there. The first floor is rounded out by an in- The nearly $1 billion Union Row mixed- But are there headwinds? There could be.” The property is among early adopters of door pool and a ballroom with seating for use development just east of the hotel was He harbored no doubts about the ap- a new digital key that works off a Hilton 75 people, plus conference and pre-func- recently announced, and the stadium peal of the Hilton Garden Inn, however. Honors smartphone app. Guests can check tion rooms. gained a professional soccer franchise, the After a sneak preview, Pinkowski in and choose their room on their mobile Upper floors hold 84 standard king Memphis 901 FC. said, “The sense of arrival when you walk device, then unlock the room by plac- rooms, 60 double queen rooms and six king “We’re in the perfect Downtown loca- through the front door, there’s a beautiful ing the phone within five feet of the lock suites. The king suites occupy the north- tion, because Beale Street is only two blocks hardwood wall that has greyhound heads mechanism. west corner with Downtown and AutoZone away, but you don’t get the noise from it,” in the wall. It immediately creates a sense To the right of the main entrance is the Park views. Lurry said. of arrival that gets into ‘This was the Grey- lobby and hotel restaurant, Seasons, that A standard king starts at $162 a night A newly opened Hotel Indigo and the hound site.’ will feature a $12.95 buffet breakfast and a for an advance purchase with Honors dis- Hilton Garden Inn give Downtown about “The whole commercial area of that changing menu at other times of day.