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  • Music

    Overton Park Shell announces acts for summer, fall concert series

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

    By Jasmine McCraven April 22, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Police chief updates Downtown security, citywide crime statistics

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

    By Julia Baker April 19, 2022
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    I’ll have what she’s having: The story behind Memphis Whistle, its drinks and its owners

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

    By Peggy Burch April 22, 2022
  • Business

    Beale, Downtown report peaceful weekend amid crowds

    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.

    By Julia Baker April 22, 2022
  • Visual Arts

    Brooks Museum begins ‘crucial endeavor’ for Black art, curators

    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. 

    By Jasmine McCraven April 22, 2022
  • Performing Arts

    Curtains up on a new normal at Playhouse

    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%.

    By Jordan Arellano April 22, 2022
  • Food

    New Eats: CCC pop-up offers ‘refined gas-station food’

    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. 

    By Chris Herrington April 22, 2022
  • Business

    Topgolf confirmed for Memphis; LUCB approves plan unanimously

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

    By Abigail Warren April 17, 2022
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    Inked: Union Station demo set to begin; new South Main development in the works

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

    By Neil Strebig April 14, 2022
  • Downtown

    Hey, Momma! Dive bar undergoing renovations before reopening

    After the Hernando DeSoto Bridge shut down shut it down, the ‘diner and dive at Highway 55’ has new booths, a big new kitchen and a new patio that will seat 100. 

    By Jennifer Biggs April 22, 2022
  • Health Care

    Justice Department intervenes in lawsuit against Methodist Healthcare

    The 2017 lawsuit claims Methodist and West Cancer Center knowingly defrauded federal and state health care programs.

    By Christin Yates April 22, 2022
  • Downtown

    Downtown project gets PILOT extension as developers work on funding

    Located Downtown at 251 Union Ave. across from AutoZone Park, The Walk was originally awarded a 30-year, $741 million PILOT in August 2020.

    By Neil Strebig April 12, 2022
  • Business

    New grocer is latest store to ‘Open on Main’

    The new shop, stocked with local and regional food items from more than 50 suppliers, is the latest business to take advantage of the Downtown Memphis Commission’s Open on Main program.

    By Jennifer Biggs April 11, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Group offers opportunity for artistic Binghampton entrepreneurs

    Memphis organization ArtUp is presenting a program dedicated to preparing young business-minded individuals for a sustainable career in the creative industry. 

    By Jasmine McCraven April 10, 2022
  • Premium Real Estate

    Creating a neighborhood: The Edge District

    Development Services Group shares updates on The Ravine project, Memphis Made Brewing Co. and conditional plans for Rise 2. 

    By Neil Strebig May 05, 2022
  • Real Estate

    Parkview Apartments may shift from senior living

    Plans were submitted to convert the landmark at 1914 Poplar Ave. into market-rate apartments. An additional request to place the site on the National Register of Historic Places was also submitted. 

    By Neil Strebig April 11, 2022
  • Real Estate

    Coro Lake residents split on proposed senior living development

    Folks in the Southwest Memphis neighborhood have differing opinions about Gerald Robinson’s proposed senior-living development. But they agree on one thing: They’re against his planned four-story apartment building.

    By Daja E. Henry April 07, 2022
  • Music

    Street being renamed for James Alexander of The Bar-Kays

    Located near the Stax Records studios where the the soul-funk collective recorded, Stafford Avenue is scheduled to get a new name on April 24: James E. Alexander Avenue.

    By The Associated Press April 03, 2022
  • Food News

    Pinball wizards and wannabes find a home at Flip Side

    At Memphis’ new pinball pub, David Yopp will showcase a rotating group of machines — from his personal collection of around 70 games, dating from the mid-1970s to the present — for serious and casual players alike. 

    By Chris Herrington April 02, 2022
  • Downtown

    Rooftop parties return to The Peabody Hotel

    Originally known as Sunset Serenades, the rooftop parties began in 1939, when the east end of the hotel’s roof was enclosed. 

    By Jasmine McCraven April 01, 2022
  • Education

    Manassas alumni brunch returns for 27th year after two-year hiatus

    The event will be held Sat, April 2 at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn located at 3700 Central Avenue. 

    By Jasmine McCraven March 30, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Fourth Street becomes Ida B. Wells Street

    Signs for the permanent street renaming were unveiled Monday for a section of Fourth Street between Union Avenue and E.H. Crump Boulevard.

    By Bill Dries March 29, 2022
  • Downtown

    Testing underway for Madison Ave. trolley service

    Trolley service on Madison has been suspended since 2014, following two fires on two separate cars within six months of each other. 

    By Rob Moore March 28, 2022
  • Real Estate

    Watch: Downtown office needs shift as workers return

    Downtown Memphis Commission President Paul Young talks on Behind The Headlines about saving tax incentives for Class A office space, why incentives for residential development are still necessary despite a rise in rents and an RFP on Beale Street.

    By Bill Dries March 26, 2022
  • South Memphis

    Ideas for former drive-in include large park or business hub

    Local leaders and members of the Westwood community met Thursday evening to discuss the future of the Southwest Twin drive-in.

    By Alicia Davidson March 25, 2022

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