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As hundreds of protesters gathered Downtown Sunday evening and early Monday morning, there was more tension and more strategy than the previous four demonstrations in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. And some of the tension was among different camps of activists.
“Some have asked why our officers were wearing riot gear protection,” Memphis Police Director Mike Rallings said in a Facebook statement. “I feel that this question is asked because some do not know all of the details."
The latest in the series of four marches so far began Saturday from the National Civil Rights Museum and saw calls for action in the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody in Minneapolis. The Memphis march was peaceful. But hours later a smaller group of people clashed with police at Beale and Main after the entertainment district closed for the night.
City and Beale Street management officials announced a limited reopening of Beale Street restaurants and shops under a plan that bars outdoor drinking and music.
Parts of Memphis’ $3.5 billion a year tourism industry could make a comeback as soon as next week. The city will vet reopening plans on a case-by-case basis.
It's eerily quiet at Memphis area hotels and tourist attractions as coronavirus precautions expand and visitors cancel travel plans.
The Beale Street entertainment district and the Union Avenue location for WDIA radio join three other historic sites in Memphis.
Havana Mix Cigar Emporium and Cocktail Lounge, 250 Peabody Place, is seeking a Downtown development loan for expansion.
ESPN’s Herbie Awards doled out generously to Memphis after an epic GameDay here in November.
Eight acts were inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame. Those musicians in attendance expressed their gratitude for the honor and the city that nurtured their talents.
"GameDay" came to Beale Street Saturday. It was a once-in-a-lifetime show.
ESPN's "College GameDay" made its way to Memphis for the first time before the University of Memphis showdown with SMU Saturday night and Tigers fans show their gratitude during an all-day party on Beale Street.
The College GameDay setup crew is a well-oiled machine and the crew has landed on Beale Street in advance of Saturday’s national broadcast.
The guess picker for Saturday's broadcast of ESPN College Game has drawn a lot of speculation. So, we decided to let The Daily Memphian staff weigh in on the matter.
The location of things associated with ESPN's College GameDay are starting to emerge with work downtown starting to move quickly after the Elton John concert Wednesday night.
ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis and company are excited to get to Memphis this week.
ESPN had their options on where to film GameDay. Tiger Lane. In the end, there was only one perfect place perfectly unique to this unique college city: the intersection of B.B. King and Beale Street.
The marker is the second in the area to note the contributions of the Chinese in Memphis. It also marks another addition to a block of Beale that is becoming known for its presentation of the district's history.
The shotgun house at Beale and Fourth has a new commitment by the city to promote W.C. Handy's music more than a century after he puts the blues on sheet music and spread the music form around the world.
The W.C. Handy House and Museum in the Beale Street entertainment district will reopen Saturday with a parade and live music.
The veteran nightclub operator who came to Memphis four years ago in a partnership to run the New Daisy theater on Beale Street says he is out of the partnership but hopes the venue can reopen soon.
Steven Adelman is accused of bouncing a $19,000 check for a show at the New Daisy Theatre, which has been closed since January.
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.
New music club will serve soul music and Southern food in a simple, brick building on Beale, just east of the entertainment district.
Members of Memphis' hip-hop community weigh in on the loss of one of the genre's local landmarks, controversial nightclub 380 Beale.
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