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  • Food

    New Eats: Blanchard’s new patisserie trailer a good way to start the day

    Daniel Blanchard makes possibly the best bagel around, if you like ’em chewy and dense.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 27, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Audubon Park redesign draws heckler, questions at groundbreaking

    Neighbors of the park generally supported the new playground and picnic pavilion planned, but voiced concerns about a rendering from earlier this month that appeared to show the park’s lake as part of the golf course expansion. The city’s parks director says the rendering wasn’t accurate.

    By Bill Dries September 26, 2022
  • Food

    Gordon brings a new kind of grocery experience to Memphis

    Gordon Food Service opens in Midtown on Thursday and it’s a new kind of grocery for Memphis, a wholesale and retail combination complete with a big produce section and a deli.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 26, 2022
  • Spirit of Memphis

    It’s not much of a stretch: Yoga class balances exercise, generosity

    A mix of beginner and intermediate yoga fans gathered for “Freedom of The Soul,” a unique healing experience to benefit Grace House of Memphis. 

    By Jasmine McCraven October 10, 2022
  • East Memphis

    St. Jude IRONMAN 70.3 Memphis returns

    Athletes will tackle the 70.3 miles of competition, and motorists in Cordova could be affected by lane closures and delays.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 28, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis Comic Expo returns, unites creators and fans

    Comic book lovers and fantasy fans are descending on Agricenter International this weekend as the Memphis Comic Expo returns after an absence.

    By Michael Waddell September 24, 2022
  • Premium Midtown

    After nearly 17 years on-call 24/7, Sister Maureen retires from Dorothy Day

    In 2003, no shelter in Memphis took in homeless families, let alone a struggling mom or dad with teenage sons. Sister Maureen founded the Dorothy Day House so families asking for help wouldn’t be split up.

    By Jane Roberts September 24, 2022
  • Food

    New Mediterranean grocery offers huge product line and hot food all day

    Olive House Mediterranean Grocery is a large, well-stocked and spic-and-span market, the latest addition to The Lake District, and it offers hot food to-go.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 23, 2022
  • Public Safety

    More details released about person of interest in possible arsons

    The Memphis Fire Department said they are looking for a 21-year-old woman named Catilena “Delina” Collier. She is described as a white female with colorful hair. 

    By Julia Baker September 23, 2022
  • North Memphis

    Memphis rapper GloRilla gives back to MLK Prep

    Gloria “GloRilla” Woods visited her former high school, MLK Prep, to surprise students with a musical performance and a donation.

    By Jasmine McCraven September 22, 2022
  • $15 Deals

    $10 Deal: Ms. B’s Sub Shop offers one bargain after another

    Ms. B is Bonnie Harris, who worked at the Chinese Sub Shop for 25 years, has portions large enough to make sure nobody goes away hungry. 

    By Jennifer Biggs September 23, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Person of interest developed in series of possible arsons near Coro Lake

    The fire department is looking for a suspect named Delana Collier, who also goes by the name “DC.” 

    By Julia Baker September 21, 2022
  • Premium Chris Herrington

    Herrington: As spotlight returns, it’s time to be realistic about Mud Island, Coliseum

    Memphis is awash in dramatic examples of adaptive reuse, from a Downtown shopping mall turned corporate headquarters to a Sears warehouse building turned “vertical urban village” to even a Pyramid-shaped arena turned world’s biggest bait shop. But Mud Island and the Mid-South Coliseum have proved trickier for rebirth. 

    By Chris Herrington September 21, 2022
  • Performing Arts

    Arthur Flowers is bringing hoodoo home to heal the soul of Memphis

    Arthur Flowers — the native South Memphian, novelist, Syracuse professor emeritus, and self-proclaimed High Hoodoo of Memphis — is coming home this week to perform at the Stax Museum.

    By Joshua Carlucci September 22, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Memphis Fire Department investigating series of possible arsons in Coro Lake area

    Since June, the MFD has responded to eight different fires in a neighborhood on the eastern side of Coro Lake. 

    By Julia Baker September 21, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Owner of Downtown disco arrested

    The owner of Paula & Raiford’s Disco in Downtown Memphis was charged with misdemeanor assault Thursday, Sept. 15, according to Shelby County Criminal Justice records.

    By Alicia Davidson September 21, 2022
  • Health Care

    The Eye Center marks 20 years of helping Memphians see more clearly

    During its 20 years, more than 687,000 patients have visited The Eye Center at the Southern College of Optometry, and 10,000 have received for free or assisted eye health and vision care made possible through private grants and donations.

    By Aisling Mäki September 21, 2022
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Memphis artist hopes new venue will ‘shed light’ on city’s art scene

    Hulsey Britt and Frankey Anderson approached Kenneth Wayne Alexander with a proposition: to curate a combined art space, restaurant, and entertainment venue dedicated to Black culture and Black excellence.

    By Joshua Carlucci September 20, 2022
  • Metro

    During the pandemic, many evictions and foreclosures were halted; local tax sales weren’t

    The Institute for Public Service Reporting found that, between August 2020 and February 2021, the height of the pandemic, local governments auctioned off nearly 1,700 tax-delinquent properties, about a fourth of which seem to be owner-occupied homes. 

    By Jessica Jaglois September 19, 2022
  • Music

    ‘We aren’t afraid': Memphis gathers for the 2022 Cooper-Young Festival

    After weeks of violence, community members gather at the Cooper-Young Festival Saturday, Sept. 17, to celebrate “our diversity and beauty and our rich culture.”

    By Alicia Davidson September 19, 2022
  • Premium Real Estate

    New owners ready to recapture Hotel Pontotoc’s former glory

    Developers Joseph Lewis and Tony Kuhn plan to begin $3.2 million restoration this fall. 

    By Neil Strebig September 16, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Medical District Collaborative adds color to the neighborhood

    Through the project, the Memphis Medical District Collaborative is on a mission to “add some vibrancy” to the area.

    By Judaea Driscoll September 16, 2022
  • Music

    The ‘Raw Extractions’ of Lukah: a South Memphis emcee

    In a city that is mostly recognized for its gritty rap scene, Timothy “Lukah” Love is restoring balance. 

    By Jasmine McCraven September 16, 2022
  • Update Downtown

    Tom Lee Park cutbank bluff to be named for One Beale developers

    The Carlisle name follows a $1.5 million donation by the developers to the $62 million Tom Lee Park redesign. It honors the late Gene Carlisle, the family patriarch who called the One Beale real estate “the best piece of dirt in Memphis.”

    By Bill Dries September 15, 2022
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Remaking Madison Avenue, one block, one sidewalk and one tree at a time

    Here’s how MidtownMemphis.org is working with other groups on the Madison Avenue Improvement Project to beautify a busy Midtown street.

    By Eric Barnes October 10, 2022

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