New Downtown Pizza Restaurant Applies for Facade Grant:

 Aldo Dean, who is bringing his restaurant concept Aldo’s Pizza Pies to Downtown Memphis, is applying for a façade improvement grant from the Center City Development Corp.  The CCDC is part of the Downtown Memphis Commission and its staff recommends a $23,498 grant to cover facade expenses.  Scheduled to open in April or May, it will occupy 3,887 square feet at Barbaro Flats, a mixed-use property between Gayoso Avenue and Barbaro Alley. To continue reading, click here and also here.