Despite being declared dead at least twice before, Newby’s could reopen on the Highland Strip as soon as mid-June with a new owner. 

DEA agents working under the Memphis Safe Task Force shot and killed a suspect at a Frayser Burger King Wednesday morning after he allegedly pulled a gun, officials said.

An anonymous local company bought a highly visible retail property in Cooper-Young with plans for an Asian restaurant in the former Alchemy space.

“Because we haven’t had it in so long, it seems that much better. Nostalgia comes back in a way and is something to hold onto,” one customer said as Briza launched its new Houston’s-style chicken tenders. 

“Really, Beale became redundant,” said Ghost River owner Bob Keskey after the company made a number of improvements at its original location. 

Brittney Wilson’s mother, Tonya Cannady, was her best friend. When her mother and brothers were killed in a car wreck, she considered quitting nursing school. But her mom’s colleagues at Youth Villages helped her get through it. 

Hart Roper will succeed Pete Sanders, who announced in January that he would retire at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.

A new Tennessee Congressional map has left many Memphians wondering what district they’re in, but the Tennessee Comptroller now has resources.

Police have arrested the suspect in an OUTMemphis shooting that injured two. OUTMemphis, which serves the LGBTQ+ community, announced it will be closed through next week after the incident.

The Annunciation Church community starts preparing months in advance to make thousands of pastries in several varieties sold at the annual Greek Festival, held May 8 and 9 this year.

It’s peak spring this Saturday, with events galore scheduled. 

A near-perfect night in Downtown Memphis started with the fried chicken sandwich from South of Beale Downtown. 

A newly formed company has taken over a Downtown tech-hub project that would combine computing infrastructure, office and residential space on one campus.

The two women who were wounded were bystanders when one of those in the argument opened fire, Memphis police said.

“We’re trying to combat loneliness,” said the operator of Second Helpings Cafe. 

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 8.

Ghost River Brewery & Taproom opened on Beale Street in 2021. The company will focus on its newly-expanded South Main location.

While Lausanne is growing its physical campus, adding nontraditional learning environments, officials say the East Memphis private school isn’t looking to increase enrollment.

Stories of Stones event guides guests through historic Elmwood Cemetery, where many burial markers provide much more than names and dates.

Riverbeat came back to Tom Lee Park on Friday, May 1, for the first day of the annual music festival, with Hope Clayburn’s Soul Scrimmage, Lord Huron, Salt-N-Pepa and headliner The Red Clay Strays. 

Demonstrators outside xAI’s Colossus I data center in Southwest Memphis voice concerns about air pollution in the area.

The immersive experience “Baron Von Opperbean and The River of Time” opens Friday, May 1, in the old River Museum at Mud Island River Park. 

The sale price, which comes down to $44,000 per room, is a deal for the market, leaving room for the new owners’ plans to upgrade the property.

ServisFirst Bank is doubling its office footprint, Painted Tree Marketplace closes and a shopping center on Stage Road has landed a couple of new tenants.

A New Uptown bar will open in an existing event space.