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8Ball & son launch local nonprofit to be ‘extra hands’ and, on Mondays, feet

Every Monday, a group of about 25 runners and walkers meets in The Heights at 5:30 a.m., but it’s not just about physical fitness.

By Christin Yates September 15, 2025
Music

Photo Gallery: B.B. King’s 100th Birthday Celebration electrifies Beale Street

Marching bands, drumlines, street flippers and more took to Beale Street to celebrate what would be B.B. King’s 100th birthday.

By The Daily Memphian Staff September 15, 2025
Real Estate

XAI subsidiary subleases 550+ acres for solar panel project

The solar panel project is expected to include up to 100 megawatts, possibly more. 

By Dima Amro 22 hours ago
Midtown

The Daily Memphian pops up at Cooper-Young Fest

The Daily Memphian hosted a booth at the event, talking to community members and giving out swag. Did you see us?

By The Daily Memphian Staff 8 hours ago

  • Downtown

    Main Street will soon get new banners

    Four designs will be displayed on the Main Street Mall and will highlight and celebrate the city’s identity.

    By Dima Amro 18 hours ago
  • City of Memphis

    Substation fire left thousands without power in Memphis

    Many residents in the Midtown and Downtown area were left with no power when an MLGW substation caught fire.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 16, 2025
  • Food News

    Eat more chicken again on Union Avenue

    The Chick-fil-A, which opened in 2009, closed on May 29 for renovations of the 4,400-square-foot building at 1980 Union Ave. 

    By Sophia Surrett September 17, 2025
  • Premium Dining Guides

    What to order: Smoke & Toast’s ‘Baller, Shot Collard’ sandwich

    The Baller, Shot Collard sandwich is a spectacularly Southern, ultimate grilled cheese, unlike anything else.

    By Ellen Chamberlain September 15, 2025
  • Arts & Culture

    Photo Gallery: Rescheduled Pride festival takes place at Overton Park Shell

    After the original June date was spoiled by lightning, the festival found a new venue, bringing about 100 vendors, music and drag performances and a Mid-South Pride Royale Court.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 14, 2025
  • Midtown

    Photo Gallery: Cooper-Young hosts 37th festival

    More than 130,000 attendees and 400 vendors were expected for the 37th annual Midtown event. Our photos by Brad Vest capture the fun.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 13, 2025
  • Premium Downtown

    Martin: IShowSpeed shows the world that Memphis is ‘super lit’

    Darren Watkins Jr. — also known as IShowSpeed — filed into his black SUV on Thursday afternoon and said the magic words. “Memphis is way more lit than Nashville. Memphis is super lit.”

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    By John Martin September 11, 2025
  • Performing Arts

    Pet theater, a circus act and flamenco: ‘Go on an adventure’ at the Buckman

    “Not everything that we have is a household name. And a lot of things we have are things that will be a household name one day,” the Buckman Arts Center director said about the new season. 

    By Elle Perry September 09, 2025
  • Shelby County

    Firestone site in North Memphis won’t house new jail

    The Shelby County Commission has approved a resolution that rules out the New Chicago area of North Memphis from being the site of any new jail county government may decide to build.

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2025
  • Premium Downtown

    How does the reopened Riverside Drive work?

    Mayor Paul Young cut the ribbon on a new Riverside Drive that works for those on foot, on bicycles and in cars and narrows down access to parking for Tom Lee Park.

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Four children shot in Hickory Hill

    Four children were shot in a shooting late Sunday night in the Hickory Hill area of Memphis.

    By Aarron Fleming September 09, 2025
  • Food News

    Shelby Farms gets permanent food truck park

    The new food truck park is expected to bring new energy to the northern edge of Shelby Farms Park. 

    By Ellen Chamberlain September 08, 2025
  • Premium Dining Guides

    What to order: The Genre’s lamb with pasta

    The Genre is the kind of spot where folks may come to hear live music or sing karaoke. But they’re missing out on the complete experience if they don’t indulge in the kitchen’s offerings.

    By Ellen Chamberlain September 08, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    This Week in Memphis: Celtic reopens, and Cooper-Young Fest is here

    Also happening this week: MSCS school board elections are still a hot topic, and Southaven launches its hummingbird fest.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 07, 2025
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Memphis Comic Expo moving to Sports & Event Center

    The Memphis Comic Expo is racing faster than a speeding bullet to a new venue this year, but there is more to the move than just changing locations.

    By Michael Waddell September 07, 2025
  • Premium Business

    Downtown nightclub Rumba Room has a new salsa partner — and it’s a breakfast burrito spot

    Mitchell’s Breakfast Burritos opened Tuesday, Sept. 2, inside Rumba Room at 303 S. Main St., offering specialty burritos, wraps, quesadillas and salads.

    By Sophia Surrett September 07, 2025
  • Premium Food

    Organic, healthy, delicious food — that grows on the side of the road

    Last month, about a dozen people gathered at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens to learn about wild plants that can be used to make tea.

    By Nick Lingerfelt September 09, 2025
  • Premium Food

    Wing Guru closes final Memphis partner location

    The Whitehaven restaurant was a victim of declining sales and controversy around the larger brand, including a lawsuit from Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant.

    By Ellen Chamberlain September 08, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Riverside Drive to reopen

    The stretch between Beale Street and Georgia Avenue has been closed since mid-April.

    By Joel Haley September 05, 2025
  • Premium Education

    New Liza’s Library at St. Mary’s honors late teacher’s love for reading

    Several donors supporting the renovations at the private school for girls gave in memory of Eliza “Liza” Fletcher, the former student and teacher who was killed three years ago in Memphis after being kidnapped during a morning run.

    By Laura Testino September 04, 2025
  • Premium Real Estate

    Apartments, townhomes coming to Cooper-Young

    Carlisle Development Co. expects residential construction to begin early next year.

    By Dima Amro September 08, 2025
  • Transportation & Logistics

    South Korean manufacturer plans $50M Memphis expansion

    Hyosung Hico announced the multiyear expansion that would double the manufacturer’s capacity to produce a variety of power transformers and add more than 100 net new employees. 

    By Sophia Surrett September 03, 2025
  • Real Estate

    Central Station Hotel is for sale

    The luxury hotel features commercial spaces, an outdoor patio, meeting and event spaces, and standard hotel amenities.

    By Sophia Surrett September 02, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Teen shot on Beale amid 901 Day celebrations

    A teen was shot on Beale Street late Monday night amid the city’s 901 Day celebrations. 

    By Aarron Fleming September 02, 2025
  • Dining Guides

    It’s taco time: $15 favorites from around the Mid-South

    If you’ve been a long-time reader of $10 and $15 Deals, you know how diverse the regions, styles and flavors of tacos are in this city. We’re lucky for it. Better for it.

    By Joshua Carlucci September 02, 2025

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