There are 88 article(s) tagged Memphis In May:

• May 2019

  • Biggs: Game of Bones is nigh; BBQ starts Wednesday

    2019 might be the Chinese year of the pig, but in Memphis, every year we honor the hoofed animal when May rolls around.

    By Jennifer Biggs May 14, 2019

  • Destination Delicious Podcast: Winningest woman in barbecue

    Jennifer Biggs talks competing and (hog) breeding with world champion pitmaster and winningest woman in barbecue, Melissa Cookston. 

    By Natalie Van Gundy May 13, 2019

  • Destination: Delicious Podcast: The other volunteer state

    Jennifer Biggs and Memphis in May volunteer John Lawrence talk about barbecue and how volunteers keep the month-long festival working.

    By Natalie Van Gundy May 07, 2019

  • Miley Cyrus added to Saturday’s Beale Street Music Fest lineup

    Beale Street Music Fest took over the Downtown riverfront with performances by BlocBoy JB, Shinedown, Brandon Santini, Chvrches and Dirty Heads.

    By Jared Boyd May 04, 2019

  • ‘Social media giant’ will be a Memphis in May sponsor

    Memphis in May's new partnership with a social media giant includes live streaming from the Beale Street Music Festival and will carry over to the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

    By Jared Boyd May 03, 2019

• April 2019

  • Biggs: Memphis in May kicks off picnic season with the world’s largest table

    The world's largest picnic table will be in Tom Lee Park for Memphis in May, you're invited, and we want your favorite picnic recipes.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 29, 2019

  • Governor pours $10 million into Tom Lee Park improvements

    Gov. Bill Lee is putting $10 million of his $66.8 million supplemental budget into a Memphis riverfront development grant, though the scope of the funding is unclear. Mayor Jim Strickland said the money is specifically for Tom Lee Park.

    By Sam Stockard, Bill Dries April 18, 2019

  • Memphis in May unveils children’s poster honoring Memphis

    Houston High School student Eagan Smith's poster, "Jazzy Jim," was unveiled Thursday night as the winner of Memphis in May's 2019 Children's Poster competition. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim April 12, 2019

• March 2019

  • Holder to mediate Tom Lee Park talks

    Retired Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Janice Holder has been appointed to mediate talks between Memphis in May International Festival and the Memphis River Parks Partnership over plans to redesign Tom Lee Park.

    By Bill Dries March 25, 2019

• February 2019

  • Partnership, Memphis in May relay ‘productive’ meeting Tuesday on differences

    Memphis in May staff, Memphis River Parks Partnership and architects emerge from a meeting Tuesday with confidence a solution to differences on a redesigned Tom Lee Park can be achieved. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 26, 2019

  • Memphis in May seeks Tom Lee Park redesign changes

    Memphis in May International Festival's chief executive will seek alterations to a plan to redevelop Tom Lee Park, sharing his concerns about how its largest events will fit into smaller space in the new park. 

    By Michelle Corbet February 22, 2019

  • Tom Lee Park plans get close look from council

    The Memphis River Parks Partnership plan for a redevelopment of Tom Lee Park got a close look and lots of questions as well as a few suggestions from city council members this week.

    By Bill Dries February 21, 2019

  • City Hall pushes coexistence of Tom Lee Park redevelopment and Memphis In May festival

    City Hall says a redeveloped Tom Lee Park can be done in coexistence with the Memphis In May International Festival and that the festival will likely have to move out of the park temporarily in 2020.

    By Bill Dries February 12, 2019