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Memphis nonprofit seeks city help to buy and restore Lamar Avenue theater
Summary
Memphis Mecca, a local 501(c)(3), asked the Public Service Arts and Youth Initiative Committee to consider funding to secure and rehabilitate a long-vacant building on Lamar Avenue, including a request that the council consider a 2026 budget line item and discretionary support this fiscal year.
Zipporah Muriel, founder of the nonprofit Memphis Mecca and its development arm South Mecca Development, told the Public Service Arts and Youth Initiative Committee on April 22 that her group is pursuing rehabilitation of a long-vacant property on Lamar Avenue and is asking the council to consider funding help for property acquisition and initial site work.
Muriel said the nonprofit is a local, youth-focused development group that aims to convert the site into a multiuse cultural and entertainment venue targeted at younger residents. “We are the change,” she said, describing the anchor project as a multipurpose entertainment facility with rotating film series,…
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