Neighborhood leaders got together during a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 16, to respond to the recent slaying of Yvonne Nelson, a community leader who led the Whitehaven Development Corporation and wrote community news for years.
Two juvenile victims were transported to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in critical condition.
The grant from Knight, which is a leader in supporting local news initiatives nationwide, marks a major vote of confidence in The Daily Memphian’s subscriber-first model of nonprofit news.
Sakura, the vanguard for offering sushi rolls as overstuffed as a 1990s Pottery Barn sofa, has opened a third area location on New Byhalia Road in Collierville.
Emmanuel Cullins worked the graveyard shift at night and ran track during the day so he could graduate. Now he’s back for one more season of running with the Tigers.
The race for the vacant Memphis City Council District 4 seat has already drawn four contenders, including the sister of a council member who gave up the seat following her victory in the August county elections.
“We’re under a noncompete clause, so we’re out of the ice cream business,” said Preston Klinke, co-owner and great-grandson of the founder. “It comes out easier if I say it really quickly.”
The community advocate and former journalist was shot to death Saturday night in Raleigh.
Mike Miller plans to open his fourth Let It Fly next summer, in Southaven’s Silo Square.
The class of 2024 standout is joining a loaded roster at Montverde Academy in Florida.
This week’s Inked covers news on the Brooks Museum’s new Downtown location, an 80,000-square-foot office real estate transaction in East Memphis and the Kiwi and Goji apartments up for sale.
The prep football season kicks off with some interesting local match-ups Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Wanda Halbert says the office will be closed to the public during these periods.
Penny’s Nitty Gritty Upscale Southern Restaurant is expected to have its grand opening next month.
Collierville alderman Billy Patton has decided to seek another term, three days before the filing deadline.
Construction work could begin in September for the facility near Germantown Road at Winchester Road.
Maddie Halford, Allie Broadway grab the goals in first game of the year for each school.
In addition to the 620 Madison Ave. property, the board approved a $25,000 grant for Downtown Wine and Spirits at 105 Madison Ave.
“We’ve got to face the reality,” Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said. “The (Cordova) project may not be dead permanently, but it’s suffered a pretty big death blow.”
The 60-year-old building on the corner of White Station Road and Park Avenue, known for its circular architecture and stone-stacked exterior, will be destroyed to make way for a Bojangles. Some locals say it’s “tragic.”
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Josh Conley said Bar Limina will feature a revolving lineup of mixologists and bartenders from across the globe.
While Quail Ridge golf course in Bartlett has closed, there are still ongoing discussions about the future of the property, but apartments do not appear to be an option.
CBU art professor Scott A. Carter’s new Dixon exhibit is intricate and personal, exploring themes of death, time and self through found-object and sound-making sculpture.
Joshua Henry Narcisse: This year I am a widower. And I am approaching these coming weeks with curiosity. I am interested to see what these hard and happy days will bring.
You might know about brewing coffee, but this year, you can learn about cooking with it, too.