The Downtown Memphis Commission hosted Parking Day for the first time since 2017 on Friday, with three themed mini parks. 

The solar panel project is expected to include up to 100 megawatts, possibly more. 

The Daily Memphian hosted a booth at the event, talking to community members and giving out swag. Did you see us?

Four designs will be displayed on the Main Street Mall and will highlight and celebrate the city’s identity.

Many residents in the Midtown and Downtown area were left with no power when an MLGW substation caught fire.

The Chick-fil-A, which opened in 2009, closed on May 29 for renovations of the 4,400-square-foot building at 1980 Union Ave. 

Every Monday, a group of about 25 runners and walkers meets in The Heights at 5:30 a.m., but it’s not just about physical fitness.

The Baller, Shot Collard sandwich is a spectacularly Southern, ultimate grilled cheese, unlike anything else.

Marching bands, drumlines, street flippers and more took to Beale Street to celebrate what would be B.B. King’s 100th birthday.

After the original June date was spoiled by lightning, the festival found a new venue, bringing about 100 vendors, music and drag performances and a Mid-South Pride Royale Court.

Vendors selling all kinds of collectibles also make up a huge part of the Memphis Comic Expo, with everything from vintage toys, posters, books and gaming cards to statues.

More than 130,000 attendees and 400 vendors were expected for the 37th annual Midtown event. Our photos by Brad Vest capture the fun.

Darren Watkins Jr. — also known as IShowSpeed — filed into his black SUV on Thursday afternoon and said the magic words. “Memphis is way more lit than Nashville. Memphis is super lit.”

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“Not everything that we have is a household name. And a lot of things we have are things that will be a household name one day,” the Buckman Arts Center director said about the new season. 

The Shelby County Commission has approved a resolution that rules out the New Chicago area of North Memphis from being the site of any new jail county government may decide to build.

Mayor Paul Young cut the ribbon on a new Riverside Drive that works for those on foot, on bicycles and in cars and narrows down access to parking for Tom Lee Park.

Four children were shot in a shooting late Sunday night in the Hickory Hill area of Memphis.

The new food truck park is expected to bring new energy to the northern edge of Shelby Farms Park. 

The Genre is the kind of spot where folks may come to hear live music or sing karaoke. But they’re missing out on the complete experience if they don’t indulge in the kitchen’s offerings.

Also happening this week: MSCS school board elections are still a hot topic, and Southaven launches its hummingbird fest.

The Memphis Comic Expo is racing faster than a speeding bullet to a new venue this year, but there is more to the move than just changing locations.

Mitchell’s Breakfast Burritos opened Tuesday, Sept. 2, inside Rumba Room at 303 S. Main St., offering specialty burritos, wraps, quesadillas and salads.

Last month, about a dozen people gathered at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens to learn about wild plants that can be used to make tea.

The Whitehaven restaurant was a victim of declining sales and controversy around the larger brand, including a lawsuit from Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant.

The stretch between Beale Street and Georgia Avenue has been closed since mid-April.