Beale Street $5 cover to return for rest of May
In this 2017 photo, Memphis Police maintain a presence on Beale Street when the $5 cover charge was a point of contention between MPD and some city council members. (Daily Memphian file)
A city council decision to return to a Beale Street cover charge for the remainder of May reignited a long-running debate. It follows two crowd "surges" and a shooting after two sold-out nights at the nearby Beale Street Music Festival last weekend.
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Beale Street Jamita Swearengen Martavius Jones Memphis City Council Michael RallingsBill Dries on demand
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