In advance of the legislature’s special session, the former Shelby County District Attorney and head of Tennessee’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security argues for a series of changes to the state’s gun laws.
In a storefront window at the corner of Madison Avenue and Second Street, two women can be seen sewing, stitching, laughing and — excuse the pun — cutting up as they make sure Memphians have perfectly tailored clothing.
In the summer before his first season in charge at Whitehaven High, former Memphis point guard Willie Kemp will coach the Beale Street Boys in The Basketball Tournament.
The free class at the corner of Mississippi and Danny Thomas boulevards was one of a four-part series this summer offering yoga outdoors, each near a different work of public art.
Most notably, the eastern portion of the building will consist of a new tower that ties into the original frontage on Main Street.
The splash pad opened Wednesday, July 5, to dozens of children in North Memphis putting it through its paces.
Jimmy Gentry’s The Lobbyist recently opened its new patio complete with a full-service bar and will begin taking reservations for its chef’s table this month.
Amro Music first opened shop in Memphis in 1921, surviving the Great Depression a decade later by trading milk and eggs for piano lessons. Today it’s the largest piano, band and orchestra dealer in the Mid-South.
“With the 75th anniversary of the event being next year, we are expecting a very large turnout, and I am already looking forward to it,” one resident said.
“Each neighborhood in Memphis is so unique. This area is very charming in general and to be able to just walk down ... to this parade elevates July Fourth for us a little bit.”
The initiative began several years ago when Crosstown Concourse was still under construction. The Moonpie Project was a brainchild of muralist Michael “Birdcap” Roy.
As a 21-year-old housekeeper at Gould’s, Eunice Boddie got up the courage to ask her boss in 1955 if she could be a hair stylist instead. Today she’s celebrating her 68th consecutive year of working with the company.
“I’m from the projects from a single mother — if I can open a restaurant, anybody can do it. I want to send a message to people.”
“The Tuesday soup kitchen, run by students at Rhodes, is the longest-running college student-led soup kitchen in the country. I find this jaw-droppingly impressive.”
Mahaffey Event and Tent Rentals began in 1924, making circus tents and more. Now the Memphis firm has bought Holliday Events’ furnishings and supplies, with plans for “full-service event planning.”
Three new brunch spots have Memphians’ mouths watering for everything from chicken and waffles to beignets and salmon croquettes. And the people behind one of those brunch places are already opening a sister location in East Memphis.
The former Whitehaven High star played at Missouri and Jackson State before signing this year with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent.
Dozens of Memphians got a sneak peek of the revamped Tom Lee Park with a test run of its new amenities during a photoshoot hosted by Memphis River Parks Partnership Saturday, July 1.
“There’s more light here and love and healing here that other spaces don’t have,” said the owner of Lucyja Hygge, a shop full of incense and teas, as developers plan to demolish it.
Exodus Marketplace will be open Monday-Saturday, offering wholesale prices on produce, bread, eggs, honey and jams, meats and other food items from Mid-South vendors.
Elise Dessert Co. is celebrating its grand opening in the University District. The shop features banana pudding made with owner Bria Walls’ family recipe.
Children and teens cleaned up Memphis streets including Tillman Street, Carpenter Street and Mimosa Avenue. Then, they were handed chalk.
“No children in America should be sitting in a classroom, sweltering in the summer and cold in the winter,” said Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. “Every child should have a safe and comfortable learning environment so they can soar.”
The Evergreen Street eatery will close Friday, June 30, and will reopen under new ownership.
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed tighter restrictions on ethylene oxide, or EtO, which is used in a South Memphis facility. But 20 state attorneys general are urging the EPA to forgo or defer the regulations.