Inside the Walt Disney Archives, an exhibit showcasing the history of the Walt Disney enterprise, opened Friday at Graceland. 

This weekend, metal is a way of life.

The owner of 502 S. Second seeks a $50,000 grant to help fund her $1.1 million plan to convert a vacant part of Downtown’s old MGM film warehouse into the Luxe Jazz Suite.

The head of The Orpheum joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

‘I started because I was desperate for good conversation,’ Rob Sangster says of the informal salon that provided a forum for discussing topics of importance to Memphis.

The week’s best images include a visit to the Crosstown Concourse in Midtown, where Jennifer Biggs sampled a wood-fired pizza and some refreshing craft beers.

Frayser Connect kicks off its inaugural Frayser Summer Concert Series Friday, July 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Frayser Connect Center.

Second-generation Memphis musician Rodd Bland, the son of late soul/blues great Bobby ‘Blue’ Bland, pays tribute to his father’s sound, on a new tribute album and a Beale Street concert. 

Veda Ajamu is about to get the chance to help with criminal justice reform as a Justice Reform Fellow for Families Against Mandatory Minimums. 

Opera Memphis is listing for $3.8 million its 18-year-old, suburban headquarters. Like Ballet Memphis before it, the company plans a move to the heart of Memphis.

The finalists’ works will be installed on sidewalks and trails throughout the city.

The Daily Memphian photographers (and a couple of reporters) caught some great pictures, including the Memphis Listening Lab, which houses 30,000 45 singles, 10,000 LPs, 20,000 CDs and upwards of 1,000 music-related books.

The Memphis Listening Lab lets visitors explore more than half a century of pop music. 

Heather Nickels from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

Each silhouette in a new public art installation in the Heights represents a Memphis pedestrian killed by a vehicle in 2020.

The Levitt Shell’s fall concert season lineup has a Memphis-first bent.

A billboard depicting a young girl holding melting ice cream now stands on Interstate 55, across from the Valero refinery in South Memphis. 

Our favorite photos this week include a Kroger employee who’s claiming a $1 million prize because she got a coronavirus vaccine; baristas at Memphis Zoo; new developments in Binghampton, and a tight spot at Torchy’s.

Thursday marked the launch of initial plans for the $50 million project near Winchester and Riverdale roads.

Opera Memphis’ Ned Canty talks to Eric Barnes about the organization’s efforts to bring opera out of the opera house, the struggle to support performers during COVID, and the opportunities Opera Memphis has going forward. 

Former Civil Rights Museum board member will succeed Terri Lee Freeman.

This weekend will see fireworks shows in the area’s suburbs as well as at Graceland and in Downtown Memphis.