The Station, a new East Memphis liquor store beset by controversy, finally fully opened Tuesday with a selection of more than 20,000 types of liquor, wine and beer. 

Local investors Darrell Horn and Brown Gill are partnering to bring office, retail and restaurant space to the former Houston’s site at Poplar Avenue and South Mendenhall Road. 

Despite the challenges and headwinds facing nonprofits, industry leaders say Memphis remains a generous community.

Chef Ben Smith opened Tsunami in 1998, helping Cooper-Young transition from “a downtrodden backwater for failing businesses.”

Now in its final weeks of operation, the announcement of Tsunami’s closure has triggered a wave of sadness and a bevy of last-minute reservations.

Oak Court Partners bought the 31-acre property at 4465 Poplar Ave. in December 2023 for $18.3 million.

The owner of Evelyn & Olive reopened the East Memphis location on Saturday, Feb. 7. Also, TacoNGanas is one step closer to its first brick-and-mortar restaurant and two former Wendy’s properties have been sold. 

There were 22.1 million vinyl records sold in the first half of 2025 alone, according to a Recording Industry Association of America report.

Advocacy days at Capitol Hill targeted maternal mortality, especially among Black women, and the lack of childcare providers.

The new flight will join the airline’s 10 other nonstop routes from Memphis. 

Though currently pivoting away from electric vehicles, Ford has lost more than $16 billion on its EV business since 2022. 

Memphis-area home sales were down 34.5% last month compared to January 2025. 

A former New York Suit Exchange in Bartlett is also up for auction. 

As a brand, Ikea has a large regional draw with people still driving in from out of town to shop there. And then there’s the question of what the building might become.

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Memphis Library Foundation, Memphis Museums of Science and History and Financial Federal Bank announce additions. 

Germantown’s Industrial Development Board recommended aldermen approve the suburb’s first ever TIF incentive.

Makeda’s owners knew they had found the right spot — the address was 901 Abernathy Road. 

FedEx’s CEO said the agreement will allow the company to better serve customers in Europe.

A Downtown Memphis Commission board approved benefit transfers for two Downtown projects.

IKEA Memphis was the retailer’s first and only store in Tennessee. 

Dublin, Ohio-based STG is looking for exponential growth with Amazon locally after this first deal.

A former house of worship could be your new home — a pretty rare occurrence in the local residential market.

The restaurant, located in the former Carrabba’s Italian Grill at 5110 Poplar Ave., officially opens with a ribbon-cutting Monday, Feb. 9.

Tennessee Flight Training recently expanded to Millington-Memphis Airport. Part of the reason was to address a global pilot shortage, its founder said.

His short-form cooking videos rack up hundreds of thousands — sometimes millions — of views, but Kai Stowell’s most recent videos have an altruistic side.