A number of Memphis organizations will provide community service opportunities in honor of the birthday of the late Martin Luther King Jr.

The word is out about the magical chicken Los Picosos is selling.

The new design will be a four-story apartment complex with 126,762 square feet of rental space, 243 apartment units, a two-and-a-half-story parking garage with 260 spaces and less amenity space. 

More than 60% of money has been pledged; the finished library and science suite will open in summer 2025. 

At the birthday celebration, Joel Weinshanker presented an acetate record of Elvis Presley’s “That’s Alright Mama,” which was the late singer’s first commercial recording. 

Carpenter Art Garden and a team of local collaborators are constructing the park on the corner of Princeton Avenue and Tillman Street.

The site is only the second in Shelby County to be certified since the state began the program in 2012 to promote strategic properties for development.

Ebbo has been in business in Memphis since 1993, selling herbs, crystals, candles, incense and other supplies.

Unusual at Memphis-area Mexican restaurants, the chips and salsa are to order rather than appearing at the table gratis. But they’re worth it, and the basic salsa can be supplemented at a self-serve salsa bar with a dozen varieties.

Based in Tacoma, Washington, Stellar Industrial Supply distributes more than 90,000 maintenance, repair and operation products and tools from more than 1,500 brands for metalworking, safety, marine supply and other industries. 

Graceland will host its four days of events beginning Friday, Jan. 5, and finishing on The King’s Monday, Jan. 8, birthday, with a fan meetup, stories, tours, music and, of course, cake. 

He came to Memphis in 1964 without a job but four interviews with architectural firms. Each offered him a job.

Chicken and waffles and cheesecake are now all together at Fannie Lou’s.

In 2023, 11 new businesses opened in the Memphis Medical District, helped by the district’s pre-development grants and other incentives. 

Paul Young and 12 of the 13 city council members took the oath of office at the Cannon Center to begin new four-year terms at City Hall. Young said the city will rise or fall depending on what happens in the next four years.

Sometimes, the best food is the least messed with, and the folks at Public Bistro, Midtown’s new dinner spot, are keen on this.

The project is being directed by the not-for-profit Poplar Corridor Business District Association of Owners using tax increment financing the group was awarded in 2018 from the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County.

Danny Bubnick passed away in 2018, and his family has made it a priority to continue his mission at Midtown Framer and Art. 

Experts suggest we need to abandon the old notion of fixed, deadline-driven — and occasionally self-loathing — New Year’s resolutions.

“It builds upon the experience that I’ve had,” Chandell Ryan said. “I am passionate about Memphis and passionate about Downtown Memphis.”

Phoenix Investors acquires and renovates former manufacturing facilities nationwide. The vacant Memphis Electrolux plant is next on its list. 

Memphis Filling Station, also known as MFS Brewing, plans to open at 206 G.E. Patterson Ave. and offer beer on 12 taps with various pours, from 4-ounce tasters to 16-ounce full pours. 

Opened in 1976, Chickasaw Oaks was designed to celebrate the nation’s bicentennial. The shopping arcade has been refreshed with property upgrades and a host of new retailers. 

Memphis’ original lager, the flagship beer of the old Tennessee Brewing Co., is coming back and may be available by the end of January.