There are 80 article(s) tagged Memphis Tourism:

• November 2018

  • It’s crunch time for convention center overhaul after three rounds of bidding

    The third time may be the charm for the Memphis Cook Convention Center’s $175 million transformation, which is proposed for award to a Mississippi contractor after three rounds of bidding.

    By Wayne Risher November 28, 2018

  • COGIC convocation coming home to Memphis in 2021-2023

    The Memphis-based Church of God in Christ's annual holy convocation is coming home to Memphis from St. Louis in 2021-2023. Church leaders voted Monday to bring the annual convention back to Memphis for three years starting in 2021. It will continue to be hosted in St. Louis until then.

    By Wayne Risher November 13, 2018

  • Rocky Goodwin’s sincerity, authenticity score points with Hotel Napoleon patrons

    He’s responsible for handwritten notes and extras that pamper Hotel Napoleon guests: chocolates and champagne, or rose petals scattered on the beds of people celebrating anniversaries.

    By Wayne Risher November 12, 2018

• September 2018

  • Mound City sharecropper houses invite visitors to explore area’s rural roots

    Thirteen minutes from Main Street, Memphis, a centuries-old Indian mound rises above washboard-flat crop land in the old farm settlement of Mound City, Arkansas.

    By Wayne Risher September 30, 2018

  • Suspects in custody; unclear if connected to Trenary’s slaying

    Memphis Police Department officers chased a vehicle matching the description of the truck fleeing the scene of Phil Trenary’s slaying and took two men into custody on Friday, Sept. 28.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 28, 2018