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    $10 Deal: Grit Bowl at Barksdale’s sticks to your bones

    From the updated Barksdale’s menu, this one might be the best expression of Bryant Bain’s culinary DNA: Southern roots laced with Tex-Mex flair. Think huevos rancheros meets Delta comfort.

    By Joshua Carlucci May 06, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Clayborn Temple nonprofit leader said some of landmark may survive

    Anasa Troutman, the leader of the nonprofit directing the restoration of Clayborn Temple, said the building may be considered a “complete loss” by the Memphis Fire Department, but she said she isn’t using the term.

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2025
  • Downtown

    Clayborn fire investigation to be ‘thorough and detailed’

    Firefighters will investigate the cause of the blaze but will also need to determine if any additional parts of the structure need to come down.

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    Calkins: On Clayborn Temple’s final day, shaken Memphians came to pay their respects

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2025
  • Education

    St. Paul Catholic School breaks ground on $18M expansion

    The expansion will add 21,000 square feet of space, including a new pre-K facility and renovations to the existing school, including two playgrounds, two STEM labs, an updated dining hall and a chapel.

    By Aisling Mäki April 29, 2025
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    Oak Court Mall to face the wrecking ball

    Josh Poag and a group of Memphis investors purchased the mall at 4465 Poplar Ave. in 2023 for $18.3 million and spent the last year envisioning Oak Court’s future.

    By Dima Amro April 29, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Landmark Clayborn Temple total loss after pre-dawn fire

    “If history teaches us anything, it’s this: Clayborn Temple will rise again, because its foundation was never merely physical. It was spiritual. It was communal. And that foundation cannot be burned,” said NCRM President Russ Wigginton.

    By Bill Dries April 29, 2025
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Burke’s storied 150-year history could fill a book

    Founded in Downtown Memphis in the decade after the Civil War, Burke’s Book Store has survived through four locations, six sets of owners, and a rapidly changing retail landscape that has devoured many larger bookstores.

    By Jody Callahan April 30, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Community turns raucous against xAI at public hearing

    Hundreds of people packed into Fairley High’s gymnasium in Whitehaven on Friday evening largely to vent their frustration about the artificial intelligence company’s use of natural gas turbines.

    By Samuel Hardiman April 28, 2025
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    AI-powered cameras are monitoring Downtown

    Downtown Memphis’ 63 artificial-intelligence-powered traffic cameras monitor activity down to the types of vehicles that pass through its streets daily and how fast they are going. The city plans to add about 200 additional cameras.

    By Aarron Fleming April 25, 2025
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    Team behind Cameo bringing fresh new concept to Cooper-Young

    At Fawn, the newest addition to Cooper-Young, the philosophy behind both the food and drinks is intentional, seasonal and a little adventurous.

    By Christin Yates April 23, 2025
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    Colossus: Can Memphis stop Elon Musk?

    To many, xAI is just another chapter in what residents said they think is a legacy of industrial racism and pollution. The debate centers on one central question: Is Colossus worth the cost?

    By Samuel Hardiman April 25, 2025
  • Music

    Overton Park Shell reveals 2025 free summer concert series lineup

    The Overton Park Shell’s free summer concert series opens and closes with local acts.

    By Elle Perry April 22, 2025
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    Ask the Memphian: Why hasn’t Liberty Stadium had a concert in years?

    For roughly three decades, the only musicians who played what is now the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium were marching bands. But why?

    By Jody Callahan April 21, 2025
  • Health Care

    Sting operation: Health department ramps up mosquito control

    Shelby County Health Department’s mosquito control activities are in full swing, which includes truck-mounted spraying of insecticides in some ZIP codes to prevent the spread of West Nile Virus and other human pathogens. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 20, 2025
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    Sow Project using food to change futures

    In a commercial kitchen in Frayser, something more than food is being made. Confidence, community and second chances are coming together one meal at a time.

    By Christin Yates April 24, 2025
  • Metro

    Protesters angry about everything from Social Security to Gulf of America

    Hundreds protested for or against numerous causes at Poplar Avenue and Highland Street on Saturday afternoon, carrying signs denouncing xAI, the Trump administration and one that said simply, “Where do I start?”

    By Jody Callahan April 19, 2025
  • State Government

    Downtown safety funds survive state whittling of local programs

    Rep. G.A. Hardaway, along with other Memphis lawmakers, expressed concern over the reductions and outright elimination of many Memphis organizations and programs.

    By Benjamin Smith April 17, 2025
  • South Memphis

    Affordable new housing in Soulsville takes small step forward

    Developers cut the ribbon Wednesday, April 16, on three new homes in Soulsville with plans for a total of 12. The Compass Circle developers aim to create affordable housing for first-time homebuyers.

    By Bill Dries April 16, 2025
  • Real Estate

    Mud Island project receives funding

    Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time received two grants Wednesday, April 16, to help build the immersive adventure museum at the former Mississippi River Museum on Mud Island.

    By Dima Amro April 20, 2025
  • Music

    Gallery: NLE Choppa reads his new book to Porter-Leath students

    Potts has 13 platinum singles and one platinum album.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 16, 2025
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    Shooting death of teenager Downtown spotlights violent week

    Sunday’s shooting underscored a troubling week for gun violence in Memphis. There have been nine murders over the past seven days, according to the city’s Weekly Crime Trends report.

    By Aarron Fleming, Bill Dries April 14, 2025
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    Ask the Memphian: What is that metal menagerie in Downtown Memphis?

    Lions, a tiger and bears, oh my, play into this week’s Ask the Memphian. Because we’re not just horsing around.

    By Jody Callahan April 14, 2025
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    This Pilates studio wants to help you evolve

    Evolve Pilates will open Saturday, May 17, at 605 N. Second St. beside Groovy Gratitude. 

    By Sophia Surrett April 20, 2025
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    Old Medical District Holiday Inn to be demolished as UTHSC modernizes

    The demolition is part of the $100 million in capital projects planned or underway that will modernize the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s aging campus.

    By Aisling Mäki April 14, 2025
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    Stars shine at Houston Track Classic

    Several competitors turned in state-leading performances in the season’s largest track and field competition in the Mid-South.

    By John Varlas April 12, 2025

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