The second phase of the Ida B. Wells plaza will bring educational and narrative elements into the memorial, telling the story of Wells’ life, particularly her time in Memphis. 

Despite the influx of nearly 7,000 hotel rooms over the next few years, the lack of rooms adjacent to the Renasant Convention Center remains challenging. 

Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the city has offered more incentives for the proposed Grand Hyatt hotel at One Beale “than any other development in the history of the city.” He also questioned why One Beale developers didn’t go to the bond market sooner.

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Around 75 women participated in the clinic to tour the facility and learn more about the football program, players and coaches.

The suspect, who who was charged with commission of an act of terrorism, was taken for medical treatment and evaluation.

The concert made a return on Friday, July 15 at the FedExForum, making it the first bash to be held since 2019.

Outgoing Greater Memphis Chamber Beverly Robertson talks on “Behind The Headlines” about the chamber’s role in the “fourth industrial revolution” represented by the Ford plant in Haywood County and what that means for “legacy” businesses not yet in that revolution. 

Chip Dunham shared the family pimento cheese recipe a few weeks ago. Now, Jeff Dunham tells us how to make the flatbread he used to serve with it at The Grove Grill.

Eastern Conference front-runners will go head-to-head Saturday at AutoZone Park. Tickets are on sale for as low as $3. And Memphis-based rapper Al Kapone will conduct the ceremonial pregame guitar smash.

Felicia Suzanne’s is one of three businesses seeking grants from the Center City Development Corp. 

A camp that uses music to expose underrepresented youth to architecture, urban planning and design made its Memphis debut this week. 

The Lakeland election season is picking up speed, with new candidates and incumbents pulling petitions.