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A very Wu-Tang weekend, a River of Time and Riverbeat Music Fest

bphillips@dailymemphian.com (Bianca Phillips) — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:36:44 -0500

In this week’s To-Do List, you get a pass to peek into people’s backyards, there’s a morning rave on Beale Street and Global Cafe hosts a beer mile for a cause.

Table Talk: Winner, winner, barbecue dinner

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:30:51 -0500

This week’s Table Talk comes to you from Sophia Surrett, The Daily Memphian’s new food and restaurant reporter.

This new wine bar is Over Keel

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:49:36 -0500

A New Uptown bar will open in an existing event space.

Longtime owner of Owen Brennan's was ‘a host until the end'

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:40:39 -0500

Baker’s son Austin Baker said his father told him, “we are all stewards. Everything we own, someone’s owned before us, and someone will own it when we’re gone. It’s up to us to pay it forward while we’re here.”

Food Files: Jay's Catering opening in former Non-Vintage Wine Bar space

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:14:29 -0500

Jay’s Catering will open in the Non-Vintage Wine Bar space on Broad Avenue sometime this month. Renovations at Brookhaven Pub & Grill are underway, and the Café Keough space is up for a low-rent, one-year lease.

Food Files: Burgers, coffee, chicken and smoothies

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:13:27 -0500

In-N-Out one step closer to its first Memphis location. Dutch Bros opens in the Edge District. Tommy’s Burgers California Style is opening its third location. Guthrie’s merges two nearby locations into one.

Food Files: Two Dunkin' developments and a new breakfast place

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:12:26 -0500

It’s all about breakfast — and wings — this week.

Food Files: Another Raising Cane's in Memphis and another Taziki's in Collierville

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:12:05 -0500

More gyros are coming to Collierville, and a second Memphis Raising Cane’s is planning its grand opening party.

Food Files: Ice cream, pizza and comfort food

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:10:50 -0500

Ice cream and more on its American Way, Rotolo’s Lakeland grand opening and Roll With It in Whitehaven.

Mid-South public universities join forces for AI research

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:44:38 -0500

The universities of Memphis, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee Health Science Center will focus on five areas of research and development.

On the Flip Side, Memphis pinball bar under new ownership

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:41:34 -0500

Locals David and Julie Yopp have joined Michael Muhlert, one of the original Flip Side owners, in ownership of the pinball bar.

After years of wrangling, Alabama oyster restaurant coming to Memphis

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:30:36 -0500

Aw, shucks. Wintzell’s Oyster House is opening its first Memphis location at a former Hooters site.

Food Files: Stix Express Downtown to close, plus more Dunkin'

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:30:50 -0500

Stix Express Downtown will close Friday, April 24. Meanwhile, two coffee locations have made progress toward opening.

Downtown Longshot space could be filled by new cocktail bar

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:56:58 -0500

Memphis native Teddy Jasper Sr. and his son plan to re-open the space this summer.

Big Bad Breakfast to open in Cooper-Young

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:50:10 -0500

Big Bad Breakfast is taking over a former restaurant space.

Ford revs up investment in West Tennessee communities

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:00:04 -0500

The auto giant recently announced its Ford Good Neighbor Plan had invested $11.7 million in communities near its 3,600-acre manufacturing campus in Stanton, Tennessee.

Veteran restaurateurs to open Middle Eastern bakery

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 12:57:07 -0500

The restaurateurs behind Sam’s Main Street Eatery and La Roche Lebanese Cuisine are opening a bakery.

The Second Line reopens in Laurelwood

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Wed, 8 Apr 2026 14:06:19 -0500

The Second Line opened at 4550 Poplar Ave. on Wednesday, April 8, once again serving Cajun-Creole cuisine that includes po’boys, gumbo, red beans, crawfish, and pimento cheese fries.

Wang's Mandarin House founders retire, sell longtime restaurant

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sun, 5 Apr 2026 14:17:29 -0500

The brother-sister duo behind Wang’s is saying goodbye.

Defense and space manufacturer could land in Memphis

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:07:40 -0500

Founded in 2009, the company is a metallic additive manufacturer with products used in aerospace, ground vehicles/automotive, defense, medical and custom work.