Naussany Investments, the company trying to foreclose on and sell Graceland, is dropping its effort. 

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The lineup includes Queens of the Stone Age, The Roots, Sublime with Rome, Marcus King, Charles Wesley Godwin, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors and Digable Planets.

A Shelby County judge blocked a potential foreclosure sale of Graceland Wednesday, May 22.

“I’m most proud that I carry myself as a young man and don’t stoop down to the level they see me as, coming from Frayser,” Hampton said.

In 1983, when Beale Street reopened as the city-owned entertainment district, Al James, now 71, became its official manager, running the hardscape of one of the country’s most famous streets like it was his own front yard.

The upcoming Downtown game bar will feature 20 arcade games, an 8-foot Lite Brite and an authentic Philly, with rolls shipped from Philadelphia. 

In the final installment of our barbecue series, we’ve got a look at winners from SmokeSlam and Memphis in May’s contest. Plus, we share recipes to extend barbecue month out all year. 

During the 2024 Cooper-Young Garden Walk, attendees toured herb gardens and backyard oases throughout the historic Midtown neighborhood. 

Bobby Whitlock grew up in Millington and got his start at Stax Records. He was a member of Derek and the Dominoes, the classic English band that included Eric Clapton, and also recorded with George Harrison, Dr. John, the Rolling Stones and more

“We didn’t want to split up,” Sweet Cheeks team captain Alex Boggs said. “Winning is great. That’s not what this week is about. This week is about cutting out from work for a little bit, hanging out with some of your best friends in the world.”

BBQ War is the team that traveled the farthest for this year’s MIM, and despite the team’s name, they’re making new friends left and right. But what they really want are the bragging rights.

Several restaurants have opened in Memphis this week, including a “breakfast, lunch and brunch spot,” a high-end Mexican restaurant, a Taiwanese-style bakery and something new in the old Local on the Square. 

City Council members talked Thursday, May 16, about at least whittling down the tax hike proposed by Mayor Paul Young, with discussing other revenue sources, during a town hall forum at New Salem Baptist Church in South Memphis.

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is officially underway, with 129 teams from 22 states and four foreign countries vying for the crown.

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Barbecue teams, food vendors and cooking demos are set up in Tom Lee Park ahead of the inaugural festival’s opening day.

The Economic Development Growth Engine approved a loan to Chef Christopher Beavers, who is reopening his restaurant The Grilled Asparagus. 

“I didn’t want to leave,” said owner David Acklin. “That building is beautiful to me, the best in Memphis. I’ve had it for 20 years. I ran with it for as long as I could. I’ve fought and done everything I could to stay there.” 

Filmmaker Miroslav Mitic is opening the Dream Magic Daily Market on the ground floor of the Exchange Building. 

The layoffs will begin in early July and conclude by the end of the month.

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris told the Memphis Rotary Club he has asked leaders of both of the city’s health care giants about becoming involved in the rebuild of Regional One Health. But he also admitted the discussions haven’t gotten very far yet.

Thirteen years after historic flooding in southwest Memphis, officials broke ground on the South Cypress Creek restoration project.

Memphis Obstetrics & Gynecological Association has transformed the former Opera Memphis headquarters on Wolf River Boulevard from a center for performing arts into one for the healing arts. 

The six-week event includes 270 gardens across 40 neighborhoods in Shelby and Fayette counties, as well as some public spaces. Vendors will also be in attendance at certain locations.