The two most popular items on the menu are the house egg rolls and the lemongrass tofu, both for good reason.

The group is scheduled to make a presentation Tuesday, Aug. 9, to the Memphis City Council for a Mud Island version of the “adventure park.”

“If that person says, ‘I like your outfit’ or stares or the car that drives by honks, it’s going to be a fun night,” said Mark Sandfoss, a zoologist with a flair for fashion.

Artist Ephraim Urevbu has bought a building on Jackson Avenue that he plans to renovate into an art incubator, studio space and a restaurant — with the larger goal of creating an art community. 

In the shadow of the Renasant Convention Center, a peaceful line forms. People in shabby, sometimes off-season clothing, come for a homemade burrito, bag of chips, water, a soft drink, maybe a pair of new socks.

Business owners network and show off their wares at Bartlett event. For many, it’s a family affair.

The local food truck will be moving into the former site of Regina’s Cajun Restaurant in a Downtown space near Court Square.

Who doesn’t love bread? But, at Fino’s, it takes a tug, and sometimes you don’t want to work as hard. Or eat as heavy. A time like, say, August. 

A recent assessment of a local commercial sterilization facility shows elevated risk of long-term exposure to ethylene oxide, a chemical that is carcinogenic to humans through inhalation. 

A new event aims to showcase collaboration over competition. 

Community leaders and officials highlighted the legacy of Stax, the record label and museum, with a musical performance and panel in celebration of its addition to the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. 

The USDA euthanized 120 Canada geese at Riverwood Farms, in response to the homeowners association saying it was necessary for the protection of the community, but critics say it’s an inhumane, temporary solution to a problem that requires habitat modification.

The $2 million multipurpose room at the Whitehaven Community Center will feature a banquet hall, catering kitchen, parking lot and public entrance. 

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools district will host three events this weekend to kick off the 2022-2023 school year that starts Aug. 8.

The arts organization will host a dozen performances in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts and Crosstown
Theater, in August.

Juice Orange Mound and Rhodes College students unveiled the Mound Up! Neighborhood Revitalization Plan, culminating a two-year process.

The organizers of the Ed Murphey Classic got a burst of inspiration this year. How about bringing the pole vaulting competition to the people? It made for a wildly entertaining Saturday night on Beale Street. 

“In that wonderful Memphis sort of way of zero degrees of separation from anybody and anything in the rest of the world, I’m related to Teddy Roosevelt.”

Plans include affordable housing, office and retail tenants, and a Northside High Hall of Fame.

Cooper-Young residents and other Memphians swapped freshly cut houseplants, herbs and flowers for their first in-person “plant swap” since 2019.

In partnership with the Community Redevelopment Agency, Hattiloo will renovate a church building with a storied Civil War-era history. 

Plans call for a pool courtyard, coffee shop, transit station and pet park.

Even as housing prices are rising substantially in some parts of the area, the value of housing in other areas has been stagnant or even falling. 

Some City Council members think the city could take on more risk with One Beale’s Grand Hyatt, while some say other projects come first.

The banner read, “Thou shall aid & abet abortion,” was placed on the tower by art collective organization, Indecline.