City and Beale Street management officials announced a limited reopening of Beale Street restaurants and shops under a plan that bars outdoor drinking and music.

Yes, Memphis and Shelby County are trying to figure out how to do business in in the midst of a pandemic. That's not irrational. It's the only path there is.

Whether it's a medical face mask, a cloth mask or a face covering via scarf or something that wraps around your face, here are the basic rules of how to use them properly in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The mayor says it’s time for residents in his community to “come out of our bunker and fight for our way of life again.”

Interim CEO Naren Gursahaney voluntarily reduces salary 25% and is optimistic the company is well-positioned to endure the pandemic. 

Shelby County has reported 3,040 coronavirus cases with 64 deaths and 1,739 recoveries, as of Thursday, according to the health department. The number of tests administered in Shelby County is 36,878.

On football this fall, Dr. Jon McCullers says he is hearing college conferences will make decisions whether to play, but having spectators in Neyland Stadium is "just not going to happen."

In today's COVID-19 task force briefing, Jennifer Randle, laboratory supervisor for the Health Department, did a face mask/face covering demonstration. 

The number of jobless claims from Memphis and adjoining counties was flat, above 8,200 for the straight second week, as claims statewide and nationally continued to fall.

It's Thursday, May 7, and restaurants are rehabbing, barbers are barbering and the County Commission is working on a budget. Plus, a new list puts Penny Hardaway just behind Jordan and Kobe. 

Distancing requirements force operational changes to maintain safety, but give stylists more access to clients. 

Memphis Botanic Garden will begin allowing people in to stroll the grounds, starting with members on Thursday, May 7, under a reopening plan approved by city and health officials.

Now that Mayor Lee Harris' budget has been rejected, County Commission must craft another one.

One florist says sales are down 50% to 70% at local shops the past two months, but business has been picking up closer to Mother's Day.

A sense of community built over six years at the coffee shop will leave lasting memories for customers and those who worked there.

The diversity of masks and their origins would be charming if it wasn’t yet another sign of official dysfunction in our collective approach to controlling a pandemic. 

New exchange will give buyers and sellers real-time data to enhance efficiencies within the food supply chain.

Three days into the first round of local business reopenings, there are lots of questions about the specific safeguards businesses are to take.

The recent data will likely serve as a of baseline when it comes to making future decisions on evaluating whether or not Shelby County’s cases have stabilized or shown a downward trend over a 14-day period.

The health department reported an additional death due to the virus, with the total now at 58. Shelby County has 2,948 confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of 26 cases from the day prior. That’s the lowest single-day total in a month.

Today is Wednesday, May 6, and the Memphis Zoo has a plan to reopen, a local company comes clean with new COVID-19 supplies, and Memphians know how to put the fun in funeral. 

Friends and family are remembering longtime yoga studio owner Sarla Nichols, who passed away over the Memorial Day weekend.

Highline Aftermarket found solutions to take back a little control over the virus while helping maintain its workforce and producing needed products. 

My family of five popped into our hairdresser’s backyard for a quarantine cut. We got good cuts over good conversation, muffled slightly by our masks.

The Memphis Zoo awaits word from the city on when it can reopen with limits on crowds and social distancing requirements enforced.