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<strong>The Downtown Sheraton hotel has a new name: Memphis Riverline Hotel. The new logo was presented at the 250 North Main LLC board meeting Feb. 24 at a Downtown Memphis Commission meeting.</strong> (Sophia Surrett/The Daily Memphian)Real Estate

Downtown Sheraton to become ‘Memphis Riverline Hotel’

The Memphis Riverline Hotel, which is connected to the Renasant Convention Center, will operate as an independent flag associated with Marriott until it meets brand standards when it will become an official Marriott hotel.

By Sophia Surrett 16 hours ago
Education

These five Memphis schools will close this summer

Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members voted to close five campuses at the end of the school year. The decision impacts 2,650 students and staff, and could be the first round of a total 15 school closures within three years.

By Laura Testino 16 hours ago
Midtown

Incident with visitor leads to damage at Memphis Zoo bonobo exhibit

The bonobo habitat will be closed while repairs are being made. A window broke after one of the great apes reacted to taunting from a visitor.

 

By Jody Callahan 11 hours ago
Music

Luke White Memorial Fund will support emerging Memphis musicians

A grant fund named in honor of Luke White will be announced on Friday during a special event at B-Side Memphis.

By Vani Jaishankar February 26, 2026

  • Music

    Free jazz concerts return to Ben Hooks Library

    Overton Park Shell’s outreach program Shell on Wheels will host 5 Fridays of Jazz for the 10th year.

    By Vani Jaishankar February 26, 2026
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    East Memphis momentum spawns new mixed-use development along South White Station Road

    The $10 million development at 621 S. White Station will have 18,145 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and 6,000 square feet of office space on the second floor.

    By Andy Ashby February 26, 2026
  • Food News

    Comeback Coffee comes back — for one day

    For nearly a year, Comeback Coffee has existed without couches, without conversations and without a morning crowd lingering at its Downtown cafe. On Saturday, Feb. 28, that energy will return to North Main Street.

    By Ellen Chamberlain February 23, 2026
  • Arts & Culture

    ‘Bloom’ event celebrates spring at Memphis Botanic Garden

    “Bloom: A Million Shades of Spring” includes events with enticing names like Bloom Saturdays, Sips of Spring, Tulips at Twilight and Petals and Parasols.

    By Vani Jaishankar February 23, 2026
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    Convention center Sheraton could be redeveloped, rebranded by 2029

    The redevelopment project includes moving the hotel entrance to Main Street to face the convention center, and adding meeting space and an outdoor event lawn. 

    By Sophia Surrett February 22, 2026
  • Spirit of Memphis

    ‘We decided to do something’ about rundown cemetery

    Volunteers have taken on the task of cleaning up the 10-acre graveyard. Among the estimated 3,400 graves at Mt. Carmel Cemetery is that of Memphis hero Tom Lee. 

    By Jody Callahan February 24, 2026
  • City of Memphis

    Clayborn Temple to be rebuilt

    The second effort to rebuild Clayborn Temple in as many years will be just as ambitious as the first, the leader of the nonprofit leading the project said Friday, Feb. 20.

    By Bill Dries February 20, 2026
  • Downtown

    Repairs to water main break Downtown could last through weekend

    MLGW urges people to avoid Fourth Street and Pontotoc Avenue.

    By Jody Callahan February 20, 2026
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    Investors plan $25 million project at former Houston’s site

    Local investors Darrell Horn and Brown Gill are partnering to bring office, retail and restaurant space to the former Houston’s site at Poplar Avenue and South Mendenhall Road. 

    By Sophia Surrett February 17, 2026
  • Food News

    Downtown’s By the Brewery restaurant has closed

    Less than a month shy of its fifth business anniversary, the Downtown Memphis restaurant has announced its permanent closure.

    By Ellen Chamberlain February 16, 2026
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    Ask the Memphian: When will the repaving of I-240 be completed?

    By the end of 2027, almost all of the Interstate 240 loop around the city should be repaved, state road officials said.

    By Jody Callahan February 16, 2026
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    More than 300 students are in limbo as a charter school fights for its future

    A court order is keeping Memphis-Shelby County Schools from shutting down a South Memphis charter elementary school for now. But a history of low performance is raising a question: Should it close?

    By Laura Testino February 16, 2026
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    Tsunami helped Cooper-Young become a dining hot spot

    Chef Ben Smith opened Tsunami in 1998, helping Cooper-Young transition from “a downtrodden backwater for failing businesses.”

    By Jody Callahan February 19, 2026
  • Downtown

    Baron Von Opperbean opening may be delayed by water damage

    The immersive experience, still under development, was damaged by the building’s fire-suppression system.

    By Bill Dries February 13, 2026
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    Oak Court Mall being cleared for redevelopment

    Oak Court Partners bought the 31-acre property at 4465 Poplar Ave. in December 2023 for $18.3 million.

    By Andy Ashby February 13, 2026
  • $15 Deals

    $15 deal: Jerk chicken quesadilla at RP Tracks

    “Eleven years after finishing my undergraduate degree at the University of Memphis, I couldn’t remember what I used to order at RP Tracks outside of cheap beer and lots of fries.”

    By Erica Horton February 12, 2026
  • Premium Food

    Table Talk: Galentine’s is the perfect time for a cookie swap

    Bake Swap Memphis is exactly what it sounds like: It’s a bunch of Memphians who love baked goods gathering together to trade everything from opinions and recipes to finished products. 

    By Ellen Chamberlain February 11, 2026
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    Inked: Pinnacle plans new retail branch in Raleigh

    A former New York Suit Exchange in Bartlett is also up for auction. 

    By Andy Ashby February 13, 2026
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    Chris Loveland always cared for homeless people. After his death, his family and friends are doing the same

    Chris Loveland regularly gave pillows and blankets to homeless people. After his death, his family and friends have started Sheets for the Streets to continue his work.

    By John Klyce February 11, 2026
  • Real Estate

    French Fort’s Marine Residence apartments could soon have new owner

    A Downtown Memphis Commission board approved benefit transfers for two Downtown projects.

    By Andy Ashby February 10, 2026
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    Rare church-to-home conversion brings 4-bedroom ‘sanctuary living’ to Cooper-Young

    A former house of worship could be your new home — a pretty rare occurrence in the local residential market.

    By Andy Ashby February 09, 2026
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    Ask the Memphian: Who is John Corlew, and why is there a Midtown park named after him?

    In this week’s Ask the Memphian, we delve into the history of John Corlew Park, the tiny sliver of greenspace in Midtown’s Idlewild neighborhood.

    By Jody Callahan February 09, 2026
  • Premium Food News

    Where there’s smoke: Fuego Vivo brings live-fire, global menu to East Memphis

    The restaurant, located in the former Carrabba’s Italian Grill at 5110 Poplar Ave., officially opens with a ribbon-cutting Monday, Feb. 9.

    By Sophia Surrett February 13, 2026
  • Premium Midtown

    Memphis Theological Seminary closing its doors in July with the property likely going up for sale

    This marks the second closure of an institution of higher learning in Memphis this decade following the shuttering of the Memphis College of Art in 2020.

    By Jody Callahan February 08, 2026
  • Premium Downtown

    One of Memphis’ oldest churches is wrestling with its past, planning memorial for thousands of enslaved people

    For a decade, Calvary Episcopal Church leaders and parishioners have been wrestling and reckoning with a disturbing truth: In the mid-1800s, Christians worshipped God in their church while enslaved men, women and children were sold right outside.

    By John Klyce February 08, 2026

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