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.

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

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.

For the third year in a row, the owners of Fat Tuesday Memphis and Esco Memphis restaurants brought back their Mardi Gras in Memphis celebration.

From 1855 to 1862, about 3,800 slaves were sold in what is now Calvary Episcopal Church’s parking lot. The church is shedding a light on this history, and it received a major grant for its effort. 

The history of Westy’s in the Pinch District offers a deeper look at the people and culture that kept it alive — feeding night owls and creating a community — for decades. 

The holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. drew a large crowd at the Civil Rights Museum as one of the last living members of the city’s civil rights vanguard called out against “the silence of good people.”

Fleur was meant to be a French/American Southern fusion restaurant located in the former Fancy’s Fish House space in One Beale.

DMC CEO Chandell Ryan said the city sought the state money with Beale Street in mind — in part to send a signal to the private sector that Beale Street, and the area around it, is worthy of further investment. 

The council will take the first of three votes later this month on changing the name of the street between the new Memphis Art Museum and the Cossitt Library. 

SmokeSlam, the barbecue festival hosted annually at Tom Lee Park, announced on Jan. 13 that it will not host a competition in 2026.

After more than 40 years of serving Memphis, Westy’s owner Jake Schorr has decided to put the restaurant’s building up for sale.

Memphis police are promising a noticeably heavier presence on and around Beale Street as 2025 becomes 2026. Here’s what else to expect Downtown.

Prime rib isn’t having a renaissance moment — and Belle Tavern restaurant offers a Thursday night special that feels intentionally old-school.

The development team is exploring opportunities for the 70-year-old building.

The present St. Patrick Catholic Church was built in 1905 but the congregation dates back to 1866 on the same property south of FedExForum.

Memphis’ historic cobblestone landing formally opened Friday after at least 19 years of bureaucracy, red tape and the rise and fall of the Mississippi River.

This $12 sandwich is one of By the Brewery’s most popular items whether it’s breakfast or lunch. 

Legacy Power Capital’s proposed project includes a 125,000-square-foot innovation center, 200,000 square feet of retail space, an 800-room hotel and 700 apartments.

“I’m just running a little race,” said a St. Jude Memphis Marathon weekend participant about the organization’s annual fundraiser to help end childhood cancer.

The two Downtown Memphis structures will be renovated. And for one of the spaces, the new updates “places pedestrians first.”

The Downtown Memphis Commission’s Design Review Board approved facade designs and renovation plans for the restaurant and the brewery.

The St. Jude Memphis Marathon comes with road closures, new parking measures and safety plans that will impact more than 25 neighborhoods Downtown. 

Chef Shayne Diaz aims to honor the food and culture of the Philippines at her new restaurant Kuya, which is set to open at the former BedRock Eats & Sweets location.

Yes, and it was legendary.