The large animal puppets will go on parade this weekend and be used in a dance program at the University of Memphis this fall. 

Though the Half Shell owner didn’t plan on doing much work to the restaurant when asked about it earlier this week, well, the universe may have had other plans. 

The Board of Adjustment approved a variance that would allow for a new TacoNGanas location in East Memphis. 

A cleanup effort in Whitehaven scheduled for this weekend has been rescheduled to next month because of the threat of bad weather this weekend.

With the purchase of two corners in Cooper-Young, John Currence has plans to build a Big Bad Breakfast for Midtowners.

Tenero Café & Butcher is bringing a taste of the Midwest to Memphis. 

The university’s board of trustees announced Tuesday that the interim president will transition to the position permanently. 

Weather and supply chain issues slow progress on new dorm, forcing Rhodes to nix requirement at last minute that all juniors live on campus.

The restaurant has been at Poplar and Mendenhall since 1983 and will stay where it is despite demolition of the east side of Williamsburg Village.

Plans have been submitted for demolition and new construction for the eastern half of the East Memphis shopping center.

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After a two-year hiatus during the worst parts of the pandemic, Memphis in May’s Beale Street Music Festival is back this weekend with an impressive line-up.

Muggin’ Coffeehouse to open second location near “game-changer” homes in Uptown. 

The Links at Davy Crockett may see a new future after Mayor Jim Strickland proposed the creation of an outdoor adventure park in its place in his budget presentation before the city council. 

The organization is hosting a free MAMA’s (Memphis Allies Mother’s Appreciation) Day lunch Saturday at Legacy Impact Community Resource Center, 2285 Frayser Blvd., from noon to 2 p.m. 

The trees planted along the riverbluff are the first installment of 1,000 trees pledged by Valero refinery and planted by volunteers from Valero. 

Deli Midtown opened last week at 1906 Madison Ave., offering breakfast tacos, soups and Deli on the Square’s famous array of specialty grilled cheese sandwiches.

The free summer series will kick off with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra’s Sunset Symphony on Sunday, May 29.

Throughout the city, gun-related arrests, gun thefts, and gun seizures have increased for the year. 

What began as a pandemic-era, cocktails-to-go service has evolved into a cozy lounge in a century-old bungalow in Cooper-Young. 

A $5 entry fee, plus weapon and ID checks, were required to enter Beale Street between 8 p.m. Friday and 3 a.m., helping officials track the number of visitors.

Under the museum’s $5 million Blackmon-Perry Fellowship, aspiring curators of color will have the opportunity to create their own exhibits and acquire art from all over the world. 

After shutting down its regular theater program in March 2020, Playhouse on the Square reopened last summer at only 32% audience capacity. Last month, it went back to 100%.

Black Sheep Catering is putting on the pop-up at 409 S. Main St., where C-themed foods range from chicken, cheeseburgers and corn dogs to champagne and caviar. 

The Memphis and Shelby County Land Use Control Board unanimously approved a Topgolf off Callis-Cutoff Road near the Memphis-Germantown border Thursday morning.

New apartment complex in the works in South Main, Union Station project moves into first phase, and ULI Memphis presents inaugural Tommy Pacello awards.