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<strong>Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time was created by Marvin Stockwell, Kathryn Hicks and Christopher Reyes.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)Premium Business

Portals to parallel universes are opening on Mud Island

In less than a year, enter the Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time immersive playground on Mud Island to be transformed into the main characters in an open-world video game in a real-world space.

By Dima Amro May 05, 2025
Premium Dining Guides

What to Order: Swamp Bar’s soup dumplings

A friend doesn’t let a friend leave Swamp Bar without trying the restaurant’s chicken soup dumplings. 

By Erica Horton May 05, 2025
Music

Gallery: See photos from Riverbeat Music Festival Day 2

The second day of Riverbeat Music Festival included performances from Cage the Elephant, Public Enemy, The Killers and more. 

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Gallery: See photos from Riverbeat Music Festival Day 1

By The Daily Memphian Staff May 05, 2025
Spirit of Memphis

Calvary’s stolen organ pipes are back and ready to be heard

Calvary Episcopal Church will celebrate the reconstruction of its 1935 Aeolian-Skinner organ, which was nearly silenced by the 2023 theft of its pipes.

By Jane Roberts May 08, 2025

  • City of Memphis

    Clayborn Temple’s back wall collapses

    The collapse complicates efforts to preserve some part of the historic church that went up in flames April 28.

    By Bill Dries May 01, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Clayborn Temple nonprofit leader said some of landmark may survive

    Anasa Troutman, the leader of the nonprofit directing the restoration of Clayborn Temple, said the building may be considered a “complete loss” by the Memphis Fire Department, but she said she isn’t using the term.

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2025
  • Downtown

    Clayborn fire investigation to be ‘thorough and detailed’

    Firefighters will investigate the cause of the blaze but will also need to determine if any additional parts of the structure need to come down.

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    Calkins: On Clayborn Temple’s final day, shaken Memphians came to pay their respects

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Landmark Clayborn Temple total loss after pre-dawn fire

    “If history teaches us anything, it’s this: Clayborn Temple will rise again, because its foundation was never merely physical. It was spiritual. It was communal. And that foundation cannot be burned,” said NCRM President Russ Wigginton.

    By Bill Dries April 29, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    AI-powered cameras are monitoring Downtown

    Downtown Memphis’ 63 artificial-intelligence-powered traffic cameras monitor activity down to the types of vehicles that pass through its streets daily and how fast they are going. The city plans to add about 200 additional cameras.

    By Aarron Fleming April 25, 2025
  • State Government

    Downtown safety funds survive state whittling of local programs

    Rep. G.A. Hardaway, along with other Memphis lawmakers, expressed concern over the reductions and outright elimination of many Memphis organizations and programs.

    By Benjamin Smith April 17, 2025
  • Real Estate

    Mud Island project receives funding

    Baron Von Opperbean and the River of Time received two grants Wednesday, April 16, to help build the immersive adventure museum at the former Mississippi River Museum on Mud Island.

    By Dima Amro April 20, 2025
  • Premium Public Safety

    Shooting death of teenager Downtown spotlights violent week

    Sunday’s shooting underscored a troubling week for gun violence in Memphis. There have been nine murders over the past seven days, according to the city’s Weekly Crime Trends report.

    By Aarron Fleming, Bill Dries April 14, 2025
  • Premium Business

    This Pilates studio wants to help you evolve

    Evolve Pilates will open Saturday, May 17, at 605 N. Second St. beside Groovy Gratitude. 

    By Sophia Surrett April 20, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Cossitt Library marks 132 years on Memphis riverfront

    Memphis Public Libraries marked the 1893 opening of the Cossitt on Saturday, April 12, with discussions of the history about public libraries in the city that touched on racial segregation and more.

    By Bill Dries April 15, 2025
  • Food News

    Hi, Felicia! Long-awaited restaurant reopens in South Main Arts District

    The menu at the new Felicia Suzanne’s will feature all of the restaurant’s old favorites plus an expansion beyond Low Country fare. 

    By Jennifer Chandler April 09, 2025
  • Health Care

    New at the Downtown Y: Sit-ups, pull-ups and check-ups

    The clinic is the first of many to come in local YMCAs through a partnership with Greater Memphis Chamber.

    By Aisling Mäki April 01, 2025
  • Gallery Memphis Tigers Basketball

    Fans gather for March Madness watch party in Tom Lee Park

    A large, LED TV screen was set up under the Sunset Canopy at Tom Lee Park Friday, March 21, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an NCAA Tournament watch party.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 21, 2025
  • Downtown

    Protesters honored 65 years after Cossitt Library sit-ins

    “It was a movement that reshaped our city and strengthened the legacy of our beloved institution,” said Christopher Davis, president of LeMoyne-Owen College.

    By Redding Jackson March 20, 2025
  • Premium North Memphis

    With another loss, The Pinch feels its name

    Comeback Coffee and the adjacent Greenhaus were small businesses, but they represented a vision for what may be the “last frontier of Downtown Memphis.” 

    By Jane Roberts March 22, 2025
  • Downtown

    Ginger’s Bread & Co. to open Downtown location

    The Downtown Memphis Commission’s Center City Development Corp. awarded the owner a $30,000 Retail Tenant Improvement Grant on Wednesday, March 19, for interior and exterior improvements.

    By Dima Amro March 19, 2025
  • Downtown

    Grounding the Flyway: Construction continues on latest Tom Lee Park project

    The Flyway, a boardwalk and observation deck off the river, continued Tuesday, March 18, when work crews dug two 50-foot holes and filled them with reinforced concrete. 

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2025
  • GALLERY Downtown

    St. Patrick’s Day parade paints Downtown Memphis green

    Harsh winds and heavy morning storms couldn’t stop the 52nd annual Silky Sullivan St. Patrick’s Day Parade along Beale Street.

    By Patrick Lantrip March 16, 2025
  • Premium Downtown

    Thousands from around the world descend upon Memphis to play bridge

    “Jeopardy” champ James Holzhauer and 3,000 more bridge fanatics from all over the world are in Memphis the next few days for the American Contract Bridge League’s spring championship tournament.

    By Jody Callahan March 16, 2025
  • Downtown

    Mississippi River mayors lobby for more flood funding

    While the Mississippi River group is not shying away from using words like “climate” and “resilience” in its policy goals, members are uncertain how much federal support they can count on, given recent government cutbacks.

    By Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk March 11, 2025
  • Food News

    Comeback Coffee closing cafe

    “We are not going anywhere as Comeback,” said Hayes McPherson, co-owner of the Pinch District coffee shop, which will continue producing coffee sodas and locally roasted coffee. “Things are just going to look different.”

    By Jennifer Chandler March 10, 2025
  • Real Estate

    Downtown to get new veterans rec center and more

    A new mailing and shipping center is headed to Jackson Avenue, and the Mid-South Paralyzed Veterans of American begins to develop its recently acquired property.

    By Dima Amro March 05, 2025
  • Food News

    Edge District bookstore-coffee shop, The Four Way get renovation loans

    The forgivable loans will fund facade improvements, streetscape changes and interior design.

    By Dima Amro March 04, 2025
  • Premium Food News

    New owners plan changes for Harbor Town market

    After both working at Cordelia’s Market on Mud Island, Robert and Erica Humphreys bought the business earlier this year.

    By Jody Callahan March 04, 2025
  • Downtown

    Who determines how riverfront is used? Lawsuit over new Memphis Art Museum narrows.

    Chancellor Melanie Taylor Jefferson dismissed most of the claims in the Friends for Our Riverfront lawsuit seeking to stop construction of the new museum. But she kept the central question in the case.

    By Bill Dries March 01, 2025

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