There are 23 article(s) tagged Buster's Liquors & Wines:

• September 2026

  • Battle about The Station has finally ended, attorney says

    After two years and hundreds of thousands of dollars spent by both sides, the battle about The Station is done.

    By Jody Callahan September 22, 2026

• July 2026

  • The Station can stay open, City Council rules

    Robert Spence, the attorney for the coalition of liquor stores fighting The Station, indicated that his clients may need to “reassess” a pending Chancery Court lawsuit in the wake of the council’s decision.

    By Jody Callahan July 21, 2026

  • The battle for The Station isn’t quite over, despite the liquor store being open for months

    The battle over The Station, a high-end liquor store that opened in East Memphis on Feb. 17, continues as opponents head to the City Council on Tuesday in another attempt to shut it down.

    By Jody Callahan July 20, 2026

• March 2026

  • Buster’s owner, others file new lawsuit seeking to shut down The Station

    Buster’s owner and others have filed a new lawsuit seeking to shut down The Station, the new high-end liquor store that opened Feb. 17 in East Memphis after a battle that has lasted more than a year.

    By Jody Callahan March 11, 2026

• February 2026

  • Cheers at last: The Station opens following court battles and delays

    The Station, a new East Memphis liquor store beset by controversy, finally fully opened Tuesday with a selection of more than 20,000 types of liquor, wine and beer. 

    By Jody Callahan February 17, 2026

  • The Station gets its liquor license, seemingly clearing the way for the store to fully open

    Ethan Edwards has been trying to fully open his East Memphis store for more than a year, but has faced strong opposition from a coalition of other such stores. A state board gave him the approval he needs.

    By Jody Callahan February 02, 2026

• January 2026

  • State board to hear liquor application for The Station Thursday

    The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission will review The Station’s application for a liquor license Thursday. That board’s staff has recommended conditional approval.

    By Jody Callahan January 28, 2026

  • Buster’s Liquor co-owner, others appeal to City Council over approval granted to The Station

    Buster’s Liquor co-owner Josh Hammond and the owners of two other nearby liquor stories filed an appeal to the Memphis City Council seeking to negate the Alcohol Commission ruling that granted approval to The Station.

    By Jody Callahan January 22, 2026

  • Ask the Memphian: Why does Memphis require liquor stores to be 1,500 feet away from a church or school?

    In this week’s “Ask the Memphian,” we explain how that distance came to be and compare it to other populous cities across Tennessee.

    By Jody Callahan January 04, 2026

• December 2025

  • Alcohol Commission postpones decision on The Station for three weeks

    Ethan Edwards has been trying for more than a year to fully open The Station, which is only selling non-alcoholic products now.

    By Jody Callahan December 23, 2025

  • The Station owner trying again for liquor license

    The owner of The Station, a proposed high-end liquor store in East Memphis, will appear before the city’s Alcohol Commission next week to ask for a permit.

    By Jody Callahan December 13, 2025

• October 2025

  • Controversial East Memphis liquor store license denied

    State alcohol board denies liquor license for The Station, a proposed East Memphis liquor store in the center of a contentious legal battle. 

    By Jody Callahan October 24, 2025

  • The fight over new East Memphis liquor store explodes into fireball

    Ethan Edwards wants to open a new high-end liquor store in East Memphis, and he thinks he has the right to do so. Buster’s Liquors co-owner Josh Hammond disagrees, and the fight is getting nasty.

    By Jody Callahan October 23, 2025

• August 2024

  • Recipe Exchange: Mom’s Chicken Salad from Buster’s Butcher

    Sweet yellow onion, celery, Duke’s mayo and lemon juice create a light and mildly flavored chicken salad.

    By Jennifer Chandler August 17, 2024

• September 2023

  • Buster’s Liquors & Wines is opening a new location in East Memphis

    Buster’s Liquors & Wines will open its second location in the Ridgeway Trace Shopping Center on Poplar Avenue.

    By Sophia Surrett September 02, 2023

• August 2023

  • New Buster’s Butcher has sides, soup, sauces, condiments, oils, spices, rubs — and, yes, a lot of meats

    Buster’s Butcher, adjacent to but separate from its parent, Buster’s Liquors & Wines in the University Center shopping complex, is a 2,200-square-foot playground for carnivorous cooks.

    By Chris Herrington August 28, 2023

• June 2023

  • Opinion: Buster’s co-owner asks local officials ‘to get a handle on this crime’

    Buster’s Liquors & Wines co-owner Josh Hammond calls for local law enforcement to do something about Memphis’ crime after a recent burglary at his store.

    By Josh Hammond June 19, 2023

  • Inked: Monster Golf comes to Cordova; Buster’s expands to East Memphis

    According to Monster Golf’s website, players interact with animated monsters, which “talk, wiggle and squawk” as players make their way through the course.

    By Rob Moore June 07, 2023

• April 2023

  • Table Talk: Crawfish festivals and a cookie mystery

    It’s crawfish festival season in Memphis. Plus, if you remember a cookie called a Justine, we need your help.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 12, 2023

• March 2023

  • Table Talk: Bog & Barley opens next month, Celebrity’s closes — maybe temporarily

    Plus, a substantial giveaway from Jersey Mike’s, a Tennessee pizza and beer place makes it into Halo and how much would you pay for your favorite cocktail. 

    By Jennifer Biggs March 23, 2023

  • Buster’s owners opening butcher shop next door

    “We’re excited. We feel like the market is underserved for independent butchers, and it’s great that we’ll have butchers who know to cook,” said one of the store’s owners. 

    By Jennifer Biggs March 20, 2023

• February 2023

  • Hard seltzer sales lead to hard debate

    Years after the wine in grocery stores battle was fought, a new battle is brewing — over spirit-based seltzers. 

    By Christin Yates February 20, 2023

• April 2021

  • A fourth COVID surge would affect the young, workforce

    Current disease modeling of the U.K. variant, 50% more contagious than the original Wuhan strain of coronavirus, shows Shelby County cases could rise to 300 to 400 a day. This can pose a problem for employers already struggling to fill positions. 

    By Jane Roberts April 18, 2021