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    Dreams of spring dashed by mid-week snow chances

    Rain and strong winds are likely Saturday with wintry weather and plunging temperatures hitting Memphis mid-week.

    By Jody Callahan February 16, 2025
  • Visual Arts

    Downtown windows showcase artist’s view of the world

    With bold colors, layered textures and a deep love for Memphis traditions, artist Justin Bowles transforms everyday spaces into vibrant, immersive works of art.

    By Christin Yates February 17, 2025
  • Neighborhoods

    $34M mental health crisis center unveiled in Binghampton

    After the ribbon-cutting for the adult wellness crisis center, Alliance Healthcare Services broke ground on the neighboring $11 million children’s wellness center.

    By Aisling Mäki February 14, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    With xAI intending to keep turbines, community concerned about pollution

    On Thursday, xAI’s plans to use natural gas turbines in the long term became public after The Daily Memphian received the company’s recent application to the Shelby County Health Department for an air-emissions permit.

    By Samuel Hardiman February 14, 2025
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    Neighbor sues Pink Palace over parties, one-room schoolhouse

    A resident who lives near the Pink Palace is suing the museum, saying that its outdoor parties and events are too loud and that a historic schoolhouse on the property violates zoning ordinances.

    By Jody Callahan February 15, 2025
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    Food Files: New Uncle Lou’s to open by end of month

    Plus, Kura House opens in the former Bhan Thai restaurant and where in Memphis to get a plate of baby shower eats. 

    By Sophia Surrett February 14, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    XAI plans to use natural gas turbines long-term

    CTC Property, a subsidiary of xAI, applied for air-emissions permits for its fleet of natural gas turbines in January.

    By Samuel Hardiman February 13, 2025
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    Shelly Rice created an enviable civic club in Frayser. Now he’s passing the mic.

    Shelly Rice invited Mike Ellis, senior pastor of Frayser’s Impact Baptist Church, to helm the weekly Thursday meetings that have become the envy of other Memphis neighborhoods who crave consistent community engagement.

    By Laura Testino February 11, 2025
  • Metro

    Lower Mississippi’s largest ecosystem restoration gets go-ahead but not funding

    The $63.7 million project would restore forests and wetland habitats along 39 miles of the Mississippi River.

    By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk February 11, 2025
  • State Government

    Governor’s budget includes millions for Memphis Zoo, Downtown safety

    Gov. Bill Lee’s inclusion of a proposed Downtown safety program comes as the city has embarked on a plan for hardening security on FedExForum game nights.

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    State of the State: Gov. Lee proposes $1B toward $30B road projects backlog

    By Samuel Hardiman February 10, 2025
  • Food

    Meals on Wheels’ waiting list hits high point

    Nearly 3,000 people are on the waiting list for the local meal program, and every day more people are being added.

    By Jane Roberts February 09, 2025
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    Food Files: 901 Hot Pot, new Half Shell to open; Razing for Cane’s begins

    Two hot Memphis restaurants are opening new locations. Plus, incoming Raising Cane’s project is underway, and Jeremiah’s Italian Ice isn’t leaving Memphis. 

    By Sophia Surrett February 07, 2025
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    After 20 years, St. George’s will close its Memphis campus

    The private school opened the third campus in an effort to diversify its student body. The Memphis campus could become a public school by the fall. 

    By Laura Testino February 07, 2025
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    $10 Deal: Takashi is a Japanese bistro with pan-Asian range

    An entire Thai menu — with an impressive version of drunken noodles — adds to Takashi’s offerings of well-executed sushi and soba bowls. 

    By Joshua Carlucci February 07, 2025
  • Real Estate

    New apartments could come to the Memphis Medical District

    The vacant lot between FedExFamilyHouse and Quimby Plaza could be filled with a new apartment complex.

    By Sophia Surrett February 08, 2025
  • Music

    No Beale Street Music Fest for 2025

    The three-day festival was “paused” in 2024, Memphis in May officials said at the time, largely due to issues regarding the reconfigured Tom Lee Park that led to a less-than-successful 2023 installment of the event.

    By Jody Callahan February 06, 2025
  • Food News

    New restaurant to open in former Jerry Lee Lewis club

    A seafood restaurant has plans for the former Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe & Honky Tonk space on Beale Street.

    By Sophia Surrett February 05, 2025
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    Risk-averse Blue Suede Vintage owner takes chance on new location

    “I know many people, again, have been discouraged by the state of local businesses with all the closures happening,” Blue Suede Vintage owner Casey O’Rourke said. “But I want this to be a success story.”

    By Julia Baker February 02, 2025
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    A brotherhood grows — and flourishes — at Acre

    Being named a James Beard awards semifinalist is the culmination of three decades of working together for the duo at Acre.

    By Jennifer Chandler February 05, 2025
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    Food Files: Comeback Coffee gets groovy food menu

    Wolfchase Galleria has a burger joint, and new-look Pizza Hut opens. Plus, something sweet is blooming in the former Flame Ramen. 

    By Sophia Surrett January 31, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Young goes for ‘Yes’ in State of the City Address

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young discussed crime, blight and debt, but also called on Memphians to “say yes” to promoting the city and working toward goals of economic growth for all.

    By Bill Dries January 31, 2025
  • Premium Music

    New Uptown Memphis music venue to open in spring 2026

    The venue’s outdoor space overlooks the Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid and the Mississippi River. 

    By Sophia Surrett January 30, 2025
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    Regional One’s Union Avenue plan happened at breakneck speed

    A week before Thanksgiving, a local real estate agent got a call to look for a 16-acre site close to the Medical District.

    By Jane Roberts January 31, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Two dead after shooting in College Park neighborhood

    Memphis police said, at 3:32 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 900 block of College Park Drive, north of the Soulsville area.

    By Aarron Fleming January 31, 2025
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    Elevated Vietnamese cuisine coming to Crosstown

    Bao Toan, from the family behind Mochi & Mi, will open their newest restaurant Wednesday, Jan. 29. 

    By Joshua Carlucci January 28, 2025

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