These days, the “meat and three” is almost always a “meat and two,” unless you want to pay extra for another side. Not so at Bob’s Barksdale Restaurant in Midtown. 

“This is the power of the community,” Respect The Haven founder Jason Sharif said. 

“This is a wonderful Christmas present for Cordova,” Memphis City Councilwoman Rhonda Logan said. “This will be the catalyst needed for Cordova … and is a perfect example of a public-private partnership.” 

The delay to the Dec. 20 council session mirrors a delay by the Shelby County Commission. The council also delayed a vote on a settlement to the damage deposit dispute between Memphis River Parks Partnership and the Memphis in May International Festival.

The terms of the tax incentive for adding a 300-room tower to the existing Sheraton convention center hotel include keeping the value of the existing hotel at its 1998 assessment for tax purposes. Although they don’t have a vote on the incentive terms, Memphis City Council members say their concerns are linked to their vote on a hotel tourism surcharge.

Judge Chris Craft set up one of the suspects in the 2018 slaying of Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary with an independent attorney after he was informed of the potential conflict of interest concerning his former defense lawyer becoming an employee of the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office. 

MSCS leaders say they may be going to court. Meanwhile, the commission has delayed what was to be a final vote on a TIF district for redevelopment of Klondike.

“We’re thinking about a Jewish deli and an Irish pub. And what if we could get a really nice Lebanese place that would be a nod to St. Jude. We’d like to honor the history of this being an immigrant neighborhood.” 

When the going gets tough in the St. Jude Memphis Marathon, it helps to remember why you’re running. 

Theo Davies envisions the long-blighted green space as a food source, as well as a habitat for native plants and pollinators, but the ecosystem he’s cultivating violates city ordinances.

“Support Chris Reyes and his quest for a two-year lease of 15,000 square feet inside the Coliseum so he can expand and build his incredible interactive playground.”

The sentiment among almost anyone who can read a balance sheet is developments that couldn’t get off the ground in the past three years are going to need a lot more than luck in the inflation the Federal Reserve is trying to control with interest rates.

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St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend kicked off Thursday, Dec. 1, with the unveiling of a St. Jude patient art display at the Renasant Convention Center where it completely covers two walls on the center’s second floor.

Their first state championship — and an undefeated season — was a long time coming and quite a celebration for the Whitehaven football community.

Bogie’s was forced to close after a water main burst flooding the basement of its building. In a way that’s been worse for business than even the pandemic was, and they are celebrating their re-opening with 2000-era prices. 

The marathon, the single largest fundraising event for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is set for Saturday, Dec. 3. Memphians should be prepared for road closures throughout the Downtown and Midtown areas.

Nine years ago, a pair of high school sweethearts quit their jobs in corporate America and struck out on their own with Quintessential Sweets.

Gift-givers can fulfill a child’s Christmas wish list through Youth Villages’ Holiday Heroes program. 

Memphis Arts Collective’s temporary shop at Poplar Plaza, which offers pottery, jewelry, sculptures, handmade clothes and more, marks its 30th anniversary. 

When the Crazy Cactus on Summer Avenue closed abruptly earlier this year, Francisco ‘Poncho’ Gonzales promised his restaurant would return. Now, the name isn’t back, but the menu is. 

“We want everybody to have a great holiday. We want them to have a great shopping experience. And we want our businesses to thrive. We want to see Memphis thrive.”

“We talk a lot about ‘the Memphis Sound,’ which means something very different if you’re discussing rock or soul or hip-hop. Our goal was to build a lineup that showcases what the ‘Memphis Sound’ means in various contexts.” 

“This time of the year, I feel so good inside knowing I’ll get some clothes and something to eat, and I’ll leave full.”

“That tree is a part of the experience. It’s one of those good old fashioned family experiences that you can have.”

A pair of longtime local entrepreneurs are opening their first restaurant venture, with an eye toward many more.