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.

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. 

The mosaic, expected to be ready later this summer, is located at the Binghampton Gateway Center.

Despite suffering from COVID-19 just last year, Bobby Rush has been on a tear since his recovery.

Jeff Cohran brings experience of world tours and years in the music industry with pop star Janelle Monáe to the faculty at the University of Memphis.

Memphis Zoo converts conference room into coffee café to expand the refreshment options for visitors.

A dozen girls from Hutchison interviewed the residents, then compiled themes and treasures into a mural created by Memphis potter, Kristi Duckworth.