Belle Tavern reopens with a familiar face, baby formula shortage takes its toll the Mid-South, Staks Pancake Kitchen plans new breakfast locations, and Northpoint is headed to Spring Fling. 

“I think the public versus private versus publicly-owned private space question is one that should be unpacked,” said Sam Rauch, who has curated exhibits for New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

An art contest is one of the highlights of The Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in the Douglass neighborhood. This year’s theme is United States Colored Troops, honoring Black men who served in the military during the Civil War.

The hope behind a new mural on the Exchange Building is to teach the community about new types of technology while also raising funds for St. Jude.

Hard to beat a picture of smiling kids, but a winning Grizz game and a bakery full of cookies come close. Let us know which is your favorite.

The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art announced a search committee to oversee the selection of a permanent executive director.

We’ve got Grizzlies, artistry and food. Cast a ballot for the week’s best picture.

Armed with a new mosaiculture manager, a 20-foot-tall Red Queen and lots of bunnies, the Memphis Botanic Garden is hoping visitors are ready to fall down a rabbit hole. 

The large animal puppets will go on parade this weekend and be used in a dance program at the University of Memphis this fall. 

We Tight Knit, comprised of chain-stitch embroidery entrepreneurs Whitney Washington and Ashley Padmore, began as a business in Memphis, made a stop in the Old West and is now expanding to Miami. 

George Hunt died in December 2020, but his final commission for the festival was never released due to the pandemic. 

Under the museum’s $5 million Blackmon-Perry Fellowship, aspiring curators of color will have the opportunity to create their own exhibits and acquire art from all over the world. 

Rock bands the Black Keys and Wilco are among the headliners at this fall’s Mempho Music Festival, which returns to the grounds of the Memphis Botanic Garden. 

The five-day event is slated to begin Wednesday, April 20.

It’s all about people this week. We have four photos featuring faces that we think capture Memphis pretty well. Food, FedEx, history and sports.

The Memphis-born photographer uses his art to connect with people but also to spark a conversation he said is bigger than just him. 

From MidSouthCon to Ida B. Wells Street, it’s been a busy week and our photographers were there to capture the action. Let us know which photo you like best.

The former development director for the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Sanford served as president and CEO of the Mid-South Food Bank for nearly two decades.

The museum started free admission following its temporary close during the start of the coronavirus pandemic. 

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority says it will reinstall the Tommy Kha artwork it had taken down after saying it had generated “a lot of” negative feedback from Elvis fans.

Close to 300 people are asking Memphis International Airport to bring back a photograph from Memphis native Tommy Kha. 

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority stated negative feedback came from Elvis fans. 

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Petition started to bring Tommy Kha back to Memphis International

New “Beyond Van Gogh” installation part of Elvis Presley Enterprises’ aim to bring world-class exhibitions to Memphis. 

Free fellowship guarantees month-long artworld immersion for 10th to 12th grade Memphis-area students.

A new statewide triennial — a multi-site, multi-city art exhibition — is slated for next year, and several Memphis organizations plan to participate.