Will it be safe to swim at community pools this summer? The Shelby County Health Department has not yet issued reopening guidelines for swimming locations. 

Despite a “rejection” recommendation from the Office of Planning & Development, the Land Use Control Board voted 6-4 to approve construction of a production facility, using 3-D printing, in the middle of single-family homes in Whitehaven.

Both founded in South City in the 1960s, Paradise Entertainment Center and Tom Martin's Body Shop plan to improve the exterior of their buildings.

Weekly trash collection services for Northaven residents could begin as early as July 1.

Fred Davis was an early advocate of black-owned business growth even before the city had a majority African American population. He was also on the city council during the 1968 sanitation workers strike.

The athletic-apparel chain will open its second, Memphis-area store at the southwest corner of Central and Cooper. The 111-year-old building last housed Toad Hall Antiques. 

The YMCA’s community meal plan is now running seven days a week. A week ago Friday, it fed 18,000 people in one day.

Terry Ryan loved Frayser football, and the feeling was mutual.

Reverend Jacek Kowal cited changing demographics in Collierville, competing private schools and COVID-19 among factors which led to decision to shut school doors.

A sense of community built over six years at the coffee shop will leave lasting memories for customers and those who worked there.

An online petition and plans for a "peaceful vehicle protest" Wednesday mark opposition to a proposal to convert Whitehaven's old Graves Elementary into a manufacturing and vo-tech complex.

Frayser Community Schools recently launched its “Family Wellness Check” program. The goal is for staff to remain in touch with students and families weekly and help connect those families to resources such as food.

LPI Memphis, the owner of Overton Square, plans to build a three-story, 18-unit apartment building in the entertainment and dining district.

St. Patrick Catholic Church has been streaming its services on Sundays due to the suspension of public mass. But parishioners' pictures are taped to the pews while they gather apart for worship. Public Mass has been suspended until May 16 by a decree of Memphis Bishop David Talley. 

Not every business will be willing or prepared to reopen Monday even if allowed to under the Memphis and Shelby County "Back to Business" plan. 

The first 11 grants, totaling $62,500, were approved Friday, May 1, under the Economic Development Growth Engine's new program to aid small, inner-city businesses struggling because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A building permit application filed this week is part of a $20 million project to enlarge and upgrade St. Clair Foods, which makes potato salad and many other refrigerated or frozen side dishes and has an expanded deal with Sam's Club stores.

Ron Redwing and Golden Gate Cathedral set out to ease a financial burden for residents in Frayser, but the addition of music made for a timely party at the pump.

The Rev. Robert W. Marshall is expected to assume his new responsibilities in Louisiana in July. His installation and ordination are on hold until the faithful, perhaps only a percentage of their number, can gather.

The Memphis College of Art Legacy Catalog celebrates the school's 84-year history with lots of photographs and names.

Christina Stevison looked to her mother, late magazine publisher and entrepreneur Tina Birchett, for inspiration in developing an online workshop with the look and feel of Memphis' annual Sisterhood Showcase expo.

Memphis College of Art is closing and graduates its last class on May 9. The pandemic has made a difficult situation harder, forcing the college to substitute a prerecorded commencement video for the real graduation ritual.

Room service was never so varied as the Westin Beale Street's dinner offering during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guests can get meals delivered to their rooms free from eight restaurants.

Even without a pandemic, Memphis Little League was taking on a huge challenge in keeping baseball alive in the African-American community. 

Neither Starbucks nor the developer has confirmed it, but a building permit document suggests that Raleigh may soon have its own Starbucks coffee shop.