As part of the Brooks’ Memphis Art & Fashion Week, interior designer and HGTV star Carmeon Hamilton and interior designer Colin Chapman hosted a Met Gala watch party on Monday, May 5.

In less than a year, enter the Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time immersive playground on Mud Island to be transformed into the main characters in an open-world video game in a real-world space.

A friend doesn’t let a friend leave Swamp Bar without trying the restaurant’s chicken soup dumplings. 

The second day of Riverbeat Music Festival included performances from Cage the Elephant, Public Enemy, The Killers and more. 

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Calvary Episcopal Church will celebrate the reconstruction of its 1935 Aeolian-Skinner organ, which was nearly silenced by the 2023 theft of its pipes.

The first day of Riverbeat Music Festival saw performances from Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, Steve Aoki and more.

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Jeannine Barganier’s father ran the ride in the 1940s, met his wife between the soaring horses and passed its magic to the next four generations. 

The collapse complicates efforts to preserve some part of the historic church that went up in flames April 28.

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.

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.

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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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.

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.

“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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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?

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

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

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. 

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.

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?”

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