In 2009, Memphians Robert Zufall and Jason McElhaney met while working at Humdingers. Now, the pair own the business. 

“My philosophy was always to be a resource. I always wanted to be the person that you go to solve the thing. And that’s how I positioned myself throughout my career,” said Chandell Ryan. 

Federal tax filings show Memphis Tourism spent about 85% of the money it received over the past five years as it sits on a cash pile. Convention and visitor bureaus promoting larger cities — Atlanta, Nashville and San Diego — have different spending habits.

At The Kent, Memphians tasted food from 25 local restaurants and caterers for Youth Villages’ 35th annual Soup Sunday. Proceeds from the event benefit the nonprofit’s LifeSet program. 

In honor of National Hot Breakfast Month, The Daily Memphian’s guide to a hot breakfast is heavy on local and family-owned and -operated restaurants. 

Sauced by WS is moving from Southaven to Raleigh, Little Jamaica opens in Wolfchase Galleria and Jack’s opens its first location in Memphis. 

In a wide-ranging interview with The Daily Memphian, the new mayor also talked about the need to keep suspects accused of violent crime in jail, what will happen with the Sheraton hotel and the latest documents released related to Tyre Nichols' death.

Rory Thomas, the president of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative, joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

A local Spanish teacher is running as a Democrat for District 83 in the Tennessee House. The seat is currently held by Rep. Mark White, who is expected to be the main sponsor of the school voucher bill.

Despite last year’s declining inventory, there were 3,319 houses on the market in January, up 3.1% from December and 19% from January 2023.

“Thousands of families across our metropolitan area face food instability, and this event offers our congregation and the Jewish community at-large an opportunity to assist in addressing this pressing issue,” said Rabbi Ian Lichter. 

Hundreds of billions of dollars in federal money is available to combat environmental challenges, but there are concerns that neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by pollution won’t see their share of the funding.

This year, the organization’s staff, four Memphis Police officers and about 20 kids in attendance used the coming holiday to send a message. 

Keith Humphrey is former chief of police in Little Rock, Arkansas.

The former Heisman Trophy runner-up and Super Bowl champion is this year’s Distinguished Citizen award winner.

Ten Baptist Urgent Care Centers opened their doors on Monday, Feb. 12, in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, and another clinic is scheduled to open in Mid-March. 

“There’s a ton of resources in Memphis that are yet to be tapped into,” Jarnell Stokes said. “I would like to see my city become an entertainment hub, that reaches far beyond just basketball and hip-hop.”

“Since (this legislation) was first introduced (in 2021), the conditions of the world we live in just keep showing us that there is an urgent need to address these problems, and they’re not solving themselves,” said the executive director of the Mississippi River Network.

Past tribute artist contest winners performed their favorite Elvis gospel songs backed up by the Graceland-endorsed EAS Band. 

Sixteen teenagers — one from each of the Memphis-area Boys and Girls Clubs serving high school students — submitted transcripts, resumes and essays, which were judged by the nonprofit’s leadership in the months leading up to Thursday’s competition.

Plus, Kung Fu Tea opens its first Memphis location and Huey’s in East Memphis expands its patio. 

The Hospitality Hub applied to the local Land Use Control Board for a residential corridor revocation to allow it to build Studio Village, a mix of studio and one-bedroom cabins, on Scenic Highway near James Road.

Renovation of the 792,873-square-foot building will now cost more than $282-million, a 7% increase from the previous budget when presented to the Downtown Mobility Authority in 2022.

“North Memphis is not here to save your environment,” Memphis City Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas said about a proposed facility to keep trees and wood waste out of landfills.

Both of Gibson’s Donuts’ large standing mixers broke this past weekend, and no mixers means no quintessential, fluffy, yeast-raised doughnuts.