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    City working toward total riverfront plan

    Meanwhile, Mud Island’s River Terrace restaurant has a new tenant and the I-55 construction near the set of three bridges will include a pedestrian path.

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    By Bill Dries August 07, 2024
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    Former Jerry Lee Lewis club will reopen as new brand on Beale Street

    The club closed abruptly July 31, leaving more than 20 people without jobs. 

    By Jane Roberts August 01, 2024
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    Fashion-forward food truck puts hip-hop spin on smashburgers

    An addition to the growing smashburger scene can be found at the Smash & Grab Burger Lab, where Kidd Martin is cooking up one of the city’s best burgers.

    By Chris Herrington July 28, 2024
  • Downtown

    Appeal in Brooks Museum construction lawsuit alleges mistake by judge

    Friends for Our Riverfront argue a June ruling denying their motions to halt Brooks Museum construction “improperly departed from the course of judicial conduct.”

    By Bill Dries July 25, 2024
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    What to Order: Kinfolk’s BLT

    Here’s the blueprint for making a truly sublime BLT as well as some other menu recommendations. 

    By Jennifer Chandler July 22, 2024
  • Public Safety

    MPD’s Downtown-safety plan leads to multiple arrests

    The goal of the operation — dubbed Operation Saturday Night Live — is to target violations from “bad actors” such as reckless driving, drag racing and disturbances.

    By Julia Baker July 22, 2024
  • Real Estate

    100 N. Main development team seeking additional funds

    The developer is requesting an extra $1.8 million from EDGE.

    By Sophia Surrett July 15, 2024
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    Memphians satisfy need for speed at ‘Pinewood Derby for grown-ups’

    Five years ago, Midsouth Derby and Ales founders asked themselves, “Why couldn’t we build our own cars as adults, race them and drink beer while doing it?” 

    By Jody Callahan July 14, 2024
  • Food News

    Moneybagg Yo to open a Downtown location of Cache 42

    The Memphis rapper is opening a second location of his restaurant and lounge, but this one will have a slightly different focus. 

    By Jennifer Chandler July 12, 2024
  • Downtown

    New Mississippi River Bridge gets huge federal investment

    “This unprecedented investment in Memphis marks the single-largest transportation investment in Tennessee state history and will be transformative for our infrastructure,” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said.

    By Bill Dries July 12, 2024
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    Sterick developers have plans for newly named Stereo Alley

    The historic alleyway runs east from Second Street now to Fourth Street between Court and Madison avenues. Stuart Harris, a developer who spearheaded a renaming effort, said the “in-between” place holds “a lot of possibility and magic.”

    By Laura Testino July 15, 2024
  • Real Estate

    Proposed $741M Downtown project moving forward with new owners

    The Walk, a 29-acre development on a vacant strip of land between AutoZone Park and FedExForum, still has big plans.

    By Sophia Surrett July 11, 2024
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    Opponents of Downtown art museum will try again to stop construction

    They want a public walkway along the bluff to continue at ground level. The museum’s plans call for a public area atop the museum that offers a view of the riverbluff.

    By Bill Dries July 03, 2024
  • Metro

    Fourth of July fireworks and festivities guide

    Want to see sparks fly this week? There are fireworks shows planned for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 01, 2024
  • Downtown

    Fourth of July fireworks are coming back Downtown

    Grind City sits on five acres along the Mississippi River and will use its expansive front lawn, nicknamed “the yard,” as the fireworks viewing area Thursday, July 4.

    By Jennifer Chandler June 30, 2024
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    Art museum construction can continue Downtown, court rules

    A Friday court ruling denies a request by opponents of the museum’s construction who sought a temporary injunction last September to stop construction on the riverfront.

    By Bill Dries June 28, 2024
  • Downtown

    Black-owned indie bookstore finds its home on Main Street

    Black authors are prominently displayed at DeMoir Books & Things where Memphis book lovers will also find titles by authors ranging from the Harlem Renaissance writers to women poets to LGBTQ+ romance novelists. 

    By Aisling Mäki June 16, 2024
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    Memphis Made to close Cooper-Young location

    “We’ve needed a larger brewery for years and this one will allow us to grow and produce even more styles of beer,” said Andy Ashby, one of Memphis Made’s co-owners. 

    By Jennifer Chandler June 10, 2024
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    Food for the soil: Memphis restaurants brew up eco-friendly eats

    “If we can remove some food waste from the landfill, then we can make a big impact on climate change,” Project Green Fork’s program manager said about the organization’s annual Loving Local event. 

    By Kambui Bomani June 09, 2024
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    Construction begins on Tom Lee Park’s boardwalk

    The flyway is a boardwalk that will lead to a view of the Mississippi River from an overlook where Tom Lee Park becomes Ashburn-Coppock Park.

    By Bill Dries June 06, 2024
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Forever young: Seniors prove you’re never too old for prom

    The 60 and older prom was a groovy way to get Shelby County seniors out of the house and onto the dance floor. “One of my favorite things I ever heard was that this is the best party that they’ve ever been to on a Monday.”

    By Kambui Bomani June 06, 2024
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    Owner of popular Oxford music store plans Memphis book pop-ups

    The portable bookstore will have pop-ups through the rest of the year as the owners prepare to open a brick-and-mortar shop in Memphis.

    By Elle Perry June 05, 2024
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    DMC’s ‘last resort’ in its toolkit is blight lawsuits

    The Downtown Memphis Commission’s anti-blight committee files lawsuits against blighted properties in Memphis that are inhabitable. The DMC said the litigation is the effective, but “last resort.” 

    By Sophia Surrett June 03, 2024
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    Unity, love and appreciation on display at Memphis Pride Parade

    About 3,000 people participated in the Beale Street event, with floats and marchers representing 110 local groups including businesses, performing arts organizations and nonprofits. 

    By Kambui Bomani June 06, 2024
  • Neighborhoods

    Next-to-last phase of $187M Foote Homes redevelopment is complete

    The development involves transforming the 712-unit Foote Homes into a mixed-income neighborhood with 393 replacement units, 126 mid-range affordable units and 193 market-rate units.

    By Sophia Surrett June 13, 2024

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