The long-awaited and discussed office of the Shelby County Clerk at 3785 Riverdale Road opened this week after many delays. 

Gina Harris, the Botanic Garden’s director of education and events said the venue has grown “by leaps and bounds” in the last 20 years, adding new gardens and areas, as well as communities served.

Memphis Juneteenth events include concerts, a poetry slam, cultural conversations, a bike ride, a run, a “B.A.P.S.”-themed black tie gala, chamber music and a festival featuring Project Pat.

“In the time since the PILOT was approved, macro-economic conditions in the real estate industry have not only not improved but have instead deteriorated further,” one of the developers wrote in a letter attached to the extension request.

“There is no reason to squander the cultural and social equity that Memphis has invested in the Coliseum when we can reimagine it as a thriving, revenue-generating, multi-purpose venue that serves as a beacon for all that Memphis has to offer.”

The conservancy is the latest in efforts to return the Coliseum to use after it was mothballed by the city 16 years ago. It is the first proposal since Mayor Jim Strickland called for the Coliseum’s demolition to make way for a new $52 million, 10,000-seat soccer stadium.

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The EPA returned to Memphis officially for the first time since last fall when the agency explained the health risks created by local EtO emissions. Representatives discussed proposals to reduce the community’s risks from the chemical.

Huitlacoche is a Mexican delicacy, and it’s absolutely delicious. It’s also a black mold that grows on corn, but don’t let that stop you.

During the Hamilton Eye Institute’s 52nd annual Alumni/Residents’ Day on Friday, June 9, the school’s ophthalmologists will get to see something new.

Big River’s founder pivoted from live music promotions to the market during the pandemic. Now, in a post-pandemic world, he’s singing a new song. 

“This project will be one of the largest African American-led real-estate projects in the city’s history since the days of Robert R. Church,” the local developer wrote in the team’s PILOT application. 

Built in 1965, the building includes 400 parking spaces in a four-story garage and 156,342 square feet of leasable office space in the 10 floors above.

“I like to feed hungry people,” said chef Ryan Meeks. “When they taste something delicious, and it gives them a wiggle, that brings me happiness.”

According to a Memphis Police Department information officer, at 5:35 p.m. officers found three juveniles with gunshot wounds in the 3000 block of Douglass Avenue. 

Lee and a group of around 30 elected officials, TDOT employees and construction workers stood near the Crump Boulevard overpass, which is where a new roundabout is being built. The project has been talked about in some shape or another for more than 20 years. 

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The multi-year project includes the construction of a new roundabout and is designed to allow I-55 traffic to avoid the “cloverleaf” at Crump. 

Halbert has talked of opening a new clerk’s office on Riverdale Road since late last year. The “soft opening” means the office won’t be fully staffed.

The field for Memphis is a contrast in terms of how the candidates are pacing themselves. The trick is not let rivals determine how you run. Meanwhile, lots of petitions in the mayor’s race and council races are out but few are filed at this point.

Ethylene oxide, or EtO, has been on the community’s radar since the Environmental Protection Agency identified a Florida Street business as one of 23 high-risk polluters. 

Hours after Federal Judge Thomas L. Parker called Tennessee’s Adult Entertainment Act, more commonly referred to as the drag ban, unconstitutional, floats carrying flamboyantly dressed passengers roll down Beale.

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The Downtown Memphis Commission kicked off its free beginners’ bike class series in the Raymond James parking lot, starting with the basics. 

If approved, it would become the sixth TacoNGanas location, with trucks in Cordova, Midtown and East Memphis. 

Memphis Lift broke ground on an expansion of a resource center honoring North Memphis resident Brenda Rogers. Rogers was affectionately known as the “Cake Lady” for baking homemade cakes for friends and family.

The stadium will be the first turf football field for the Memphis-Shelby Police Athletic League, with $500,000 in funding in place toward goal of $8 million.

The number of available lifeguards has dropped, forcing organizations like Memphis Parks and YMCA to “be creative” with their public swimming pool schedules.