Lawsuits allege no connection between bars and the spread of COVID-19 has been established and that their closings were arbitrary.

Yet another seafood boil restaurant is coming to Memphis. The Hook & Reel will breathe new life into a building where an O'Charley's Restaurant closed recently.

Sixteen bars have sued the Shelby County Health Department alleging that they were unfairly singled out for closure. And you know what? They're right. It's the kind of irrational regulation that undercuts the legitimacy of government when we need it most.

Blind Bear and other bars and limited-service restaurants are seeking an injunction allowing them to stay open.

Owners of the new restaurant at 669 S. Mendenhall anticipate Southall Cafe will open by mid-August. It's part of Boyle Investment Company's newly renovated Williamsburg Village Shopping Center.

The restaurant serving Southern comfort food has been a Downtown institution for 102 years. 

With contact tracing in restaurants starting today, you’ll need to give your name and number when you visit a local dining room.

The list of limited-service restaurants that close at midnight is lengthy; private clubs without a restaurant license will also be closed.

Kat Gordon is back at Muddy’s on Broad Avenue for pre-orders and plans to open the front of the shop soon for stage 2 of her reopening.

Lobster Exotic is the new special sandwich at Elwood’s Shack and it’s a winner with tenderloin, lobster and Hollandaise.

The small neighborhood grocery store has been purchased by Cash Saver CEO Rick James, who used to make calls there when he worked for Malone & Hyde.

Muggin' Coffee House owners have plans for themselves and their team.

River Oaks Restaurant has reopened and chef/owner José Gutierrez is relaxed, his food is excellent and the restaurant as comfortable and welcoming as ever.

Ed and Britney Cabigao are opening a second location of SOB, called SOBeast, in the location on Sanderlin that has been home to a host of chefs at Interim.

Charlie Vergos has released his first comedy album and was No. 1 on iTunes until Weird Al knocked him down a spot.

The Pronto Pup truck is out this week at Dixie Pickers, cooking up the hot dog and fried dough staple that’s been a carnival best seller for about 75 years.

The Beauty Shop is back and better than ever, with some new menu items to go along with some of chef/owner Karen Carrier's classics.

Nearly $500,000 in emergency economic development grants have been approved for 88 Memphis small businesses struggling to rebound from COVID-19. The Four Way is among latest recipients.

Josh Hammond at Buster's and other business owners, trying to do the right thing, aren’t entirely sure what the parameters are when employees test positive.

Eating dinner outside is a pleasure, but it does get really hot here. Still: Sweaty or COVID? Flies or COVID? I know my answer. I think it’s your answer too, because so many of you have asked me where you can eat outdoors. Here's a guide.

The building that for decades housed Consignment Music will become a deli restaurant.

Most grocery stores do a decent job complying with Health Department regulations to address the pandemic, but only one gets 100% and it's Costco, which requires a membership. 

Two years after opening the first grocery in Binghampton, the Save-A-Lot at Tillman and Sam Cooper is closing at the end of the month.

Small restaurants have to rely on customers to show up on time when they make a reservation, and that’s never been more critical than it is now with occupancy cut about in half because of social distancing.

The popular Mexican restaurant has closed for the time being because two employees tested positive for COVID-19.