Whiskey-flavored caramel corn gains national attention, taking Kenny and Penny Mickey’s socially conscious business straight to the Barclays Small Business Big Wins contest.

Since 1923, thousands of students across the nation have vied for an award with the Scholastic Arts and Writing competition to showcase the peak of their creative talents. Notable past winners include Andy Warhol and Stephen King, among others.

This week’s $10 deal takes a native Californian back to his roots. 

It’s going to be a big year for Buster’s: In addition to the new butcher shop, the Hammonds are opening a second, larger liquor store at Ridgeway Trace in November.

The boutique hotel at 69 E. Pontotoc Ave. will include 10 guest rooms, with a small lobby facing Pontotoc.

The idea for Pretty Taco came to Itta Bena’s former general manager when he visited Miami’s South Beach this past winter.

We’ll have one more breakfast/brunch option next month when the second location of The Liquor Store opens at Williamsburg Village.

The National Civil Rights Museum will break ground May 16 on the expansion of the museum’s Legacy Building.

The National Civil Rights Museum will remember and honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Tuesday, April 4, with in-person commemorations, virtual events, a new museum exhibition, theatrical performance and live music.

Memphis students went shopping for prom free of charge Saturday, April 1, at the Memphis Police Department’s second Prom Closet event in Downtown Memphis.

The building, at North B.B. King Boulevard and Madison Avenue, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 but has been vacant since 1986.

Memphis is on track to replace 77,000 streetlights with LED bulbs by the end of the year, and as they do, all the old light fixtures are heading to Binghampton. 

“That’s what this festival can really highlight: the healing power of the arts, and the significant impact the U of M arts program has on this city to impact change,” said Ryan Fisher, interim dean at the University of Memphis College of Communication and Fine Arts.

“I want you to come to the museum to meet old friends for coffee on the roof garden, where you’ll also encounter beautiful sculpture,” said the museum’s executive director. “I want art to spill out onto your path as you walk, bike, or run past the museum.”

Belle Meade Social will open where Jim’s Place and Strano! used to be, and the owners want to “be that local, neighborhood spot where people want to go — not just for when we first open, but for the next 50, 60 years.” 

Julie Piatt is moving her dairy-free cheese production and distribution business to Crosstown — and it will include a cafe serving wine, kombucha and plant-based charcuterie. 

More than a dozen members of Central High’s class of 1959 chronicle their up-close and personal views of the historic events of their generation.

The spring growth includes new tree plantings overlooking Tom Lee Park as well as new community centers in Berclair and South Memphis and a new art installation Downtown.

As hundreds of Memphians covered the ground around Brooks Museum of Art for Chalkfest 2023, local artists recreated works from the museum’s collection.

College students from nearly a dozen universities removed 75,000 pounds of trash from McKellar Lake in the past three weeks, intercepting it before it entered the Mississippi River. 

“I’m excited for people to drive by and say, ‘There is Merit in Memphis’” said Lakenna Booker, Memphis Merit Academy’s founder and head of school. 

New plans for the former Shady Grove Elementary include pre-K classrooms, new playgrounds, office space for district employees and resources for the surrounding community.

Ken Robison, who has invested more than $2 million in the property, hopes for a residential buyer. He consented to schedule no more outdoor events with bands. 

In the 3500 block of Denver Street, the driver fired shots at the officer who was pursuing him on foot. The officer fired back. No injuries were reported.

An ad hoc group is expected to recommend several maps to the council with a first council vote scheduled for an April 5 special session. There is no guarantee the council will change the current district lines ahead of October city elections. And the ad hoc group isn’t of one mind on how to redraw the lines.