The Terrace menu is also an indication of what’s to come with both Paulette’s Restaurant and Tug’s Casual Grill. 

For teams and their fans traveling to the Bluff City for the tournament — or locals heading Downtown for March Madness — here’s a guide to what to do and where to eat in Memphis. 

The basketball tournament comes nearly a week after two fatal altercations occurred Downtown amid St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and after the leader of the agency tasked with managing the entertainment district touted new security technology.

Wayne Tabor said Memphis Tourism had offered the city and county $30 million on Monday but “they keep wanting more and more.” 

The Genre, known for its musical atmosphere as well as its food, is one of the many local businesses participating in the ninth annual Memphis Black Restaurant Week. 

Attendees from Memphis and beyond headed Downtown for the 51st Annual Silky O’Sullivan’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Saturday, March 16.

While I-55 bridge repairs are underway, the Tennessee and Arkansas departments of transportation are waiting to hear how much the federal government will contribute to the cost of replacing the Memphis-Arkansas Bridge. 

One Memphis Place, a 15-story glass tower in the heart of Downtown, reaches a record occupancy rate thanks to recent renovations and listening to tenants’ concerns.

“We get calls from Grubhub and Uber to add this on, and it’s hard to justify a customer paying the fee for one drink,” said one of Boycott Coffee’s co-owners. “It’s also hard to trust the drink is going to get there safe and sound.” 

Each Saturday in March, a 10-passenger minibus will depart from the Tennessee Welcome Center at 119 Riverside Drive for an intimate half-day journey through Downtown Memphis that celebrates women’s contributions to the city.

Sanford — the cheerful, bespectacled godfather of Downtown — led the CCC, which later became the Downtown Memphis Commission, championing sustainable development and ushering in a residential boom in the city core that still sets Memphis apart.

The closure will begin Sunday, March 10. Motorists are asked to use Interstate 40 as a detour.

At Tuyen’s Asian Bistro, the shrimp on a stick are visually fascinating. The crispy noodles are bundled tightly around the crustaceans like straight jackets, with the shrimp tails just barely popping out at the end. 

For two decades, the city’s return on its investment into the overnight river cruise industry has gone up and down — and it looks to be falling again. 

The museum will be a repository of Klondike’s memories, including the untold stories of the people who shaped it, starting with Tom Lee himself.

“My philosophy was always to be a resource. I always wanted to be the person that you go to solve the thing. And that’s how I positioned myself throughout my career,” said Chandell Ryan. 

Federal tax filings show Memphis Tourism spent about 85% of the money it received over the past five years as it sits on a cash pile. Convention and visitor bureaus promoting larger cities — Atlanta, Nashville and San Diego — have different spending habits.

At The Kent, Memphians tasted food from 25 local restaurants and caterers for Youth Villages’ 35th annual Soup Sunday. Proceeds from the event benefit the nonprofit’s LifeSet program. 

Renovation of the 792,873-square-foot building will now cost more than $282-million, a 7% increase from the previous budget when presented to the Downtown Mobility Authority in 2022.

Fencing the perimeter doesn’t feel right, but many churches have armed guards in the parking lots and in the corridors.

With a crowd of hundreds of people, Good Fortune Co. at 361 South Main St. began its monthlong bar crawl Saturday, Feb. 3, to honor the upcoming Year of the Dragon, which starts Feb. 10.

A hotel expert thinks the Sheraton could be a “really good opportunity for a buyer under the right circumstances.” 

The sausage is not too greasy or dry, as some store-bought vegan “meats” can be. The peppers and onions give the sandwich an Italian-American familiarity, but the barbecue sauce and slaw take it down a Southern tangent.

Crews will close the Mississippi-Arkansas Bridge, also known as the “Old Bridge,” to continue work on the I-55 and Crump Boulevard interchange.

Memphis government and the Grizzlies are seeking more money for $500-million-plus in renovations to FedExForum and working toward a lease extension, but another lease could also involve changes to the area around the arena.