City officials say it is necessary to control the hotel to protect its $200 million investment in renovations to the connected Renasant Convention Center.

“I’m seeing just continual calls at the reception desk for people asking about food pantries,” said Russell Walker of St. John’s Church. “It’s continuous. I got in this morning at 7:30, and they’ve been continuous since then.”

“Having this space activated is important to bring more people in and liven up Downtown,” said Downtown Memphis Commission planning manager Brian Mykulyn.

“You have to draw the line somewhere,” said owner Shannon Wynne. 

“The incentive tools work — $2 million of incentives brings about almost $9 million of investment — that is real change for our community.”

State alcohol board denies liquor license for The Station, a proposed East Memphis liquor store in the center of a contentious legal battle. 

Downtown Memphis is progressing with more projects, population and initiatives despite the “doom loop,” said Brookings Institution fellow Tracy Hadden Loh. 

Voters will have a say in naming the new high school, which will open in 2027. A mix of old and new names are on the ballot.

Who got to speak at Saturday’s “No Kings” protest in East Memphis and who didn’t was still a lively topic two days after the event.

This week, Ask the Memphian investigates reported sightings of ghosts at the South Main district bar. Oh, and we’ll also tell you about the abandoned cemetery right across the street.

The National Civil Rights Museum’s Freedom Awards mark another move by the 34-year-old institution further onto the “sacred ground” it occupies.

The third annual Grind City Coffee Tour is about to have Memphis buzzing for all the right reasons.

“Soul and Spirits is positioned in the middle of this growth as a key neighborhood amenity that can provide a ‘third place’ for residents and visitors alike to gather.”

A Knoxville-based real estate firm plans to buy the 205,000-square-foot Prospero Place Tower at 50 S. B.B. King Blvd. and the neighboring 756-space parking garage.

In this week’s installment of a special Halloween-themed “Ask the Memphian,” we’ll tell you all about the Shelby Forest Pig Man. It’s up to you if you believe any of it.

The 1968 deployment of troops to Memphis during the sanitation workers strike stands out in the city’s history. But there have been other guard deployments in the city since.

For the past eight years, Dana Gabrion says she has fostered the iconic Bauhaus structure on Highway 51 in Frayser. Now, she’s searching for someone to “take it to its fullest potential.”

Hoodoo is alive and well, one practitioner said Saturday at the grand opening of the Beale Street Hoodoo History and Folklife Museum on the third floor of A. Schwab’s on Beale Street.

During the groundbreaking, no one said xAI primary owner Elon Musk’s name aloud, but he was referenced multiple times. 

Collage’s $25,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant was canceled earlier this year, but the Memphis dance company is forging ahead with a new season of shows that open this weekend.

“We have an embarrassment of riches of quality, excellent dance in Memphis,” Steven McMahon, of Ballet Memphis, said.

Lauren Rae Holtermann’s career is filled with movie designs and concert posters. But when October rolls around, her Monster Market comes out. 

The art project breathes new life into the public basketball court. 

You know the best way to solve the ills of a community? With hope. There will be plenty of that at Whitehaven High School Wednesday — where they’re cutting the ribbon on a new STEM center.