The South's first black millionaire was remembered Tuesday, on what would have been his 180th birthday, with a Beale Street parade where the heart of his business empire once stood.

The University of Memphis will soon remove a half-dozen houses along Deloach and Poplar so it can expand a campus parking lot.

With the NBA Draft one day away, a look at what the Grizzlies are expected to do and where else the team's path might lead. 

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers June 19-24.

Rawk'n Grub is opening its second location inside Growlers in Midtown on July 1.

Ani Joe’s Karaoke Kafe in Bartlett features karaoke seven nights a week. Its owners, Anita Chu and fiancé Joe Torres, want it to be a fun place where people know one another.

The off-leash area in the Edge Triangle now has synthetic turf that will stay green all year long. 

Angela Garland and David Jordan dive into Agape Child and Family Services' mission to keep kids out of foster care and reduce poverty by working alongside some of Memphis' most at-risk youth and families.

Almost as if by a magnetic force, residents were drawn to Ms. Jean. The few gifts she would accept – a hamburger, a blanket, a bag of cherries – were small. But the gift she gave was enormous: She activated compassion and drew her neighborhood closer together.