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    $10 Deal: Tuyen’s shrimp on a stick and tofu vermicelli

    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. 

    By Joshua Carlucci February 29, 2024
  • Premium Transportation & Logistics

    Mississippi River cruises take hit as American Queen shuts down

    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. 

    By Keely Brewer February 22, 2024
  • North Memphis

    Tom Lee museum, slave market memorial receive national funding

    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.

    By Jane Roberts February 23, 2024
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    DMC’s new leader has head for detail, eye for creativity

    “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. 

    By Jane Roberts February 21, 2024
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Memphis Tourism, sitting on $27 million, gets tax dollars to promote city

    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.

    By Samuel Hardiman February 19, 2024
  • Downtown

    Gallery: Youth Villages hosts soup-er fundraiser in Downtown Memphis

    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. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 18, 2024
  • Real Estate

    100 N. Main developers apply for 30-year PILOT

    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.

    By Sophia Surrett February 13, 2024
  • Premium Business

    For faith communities, boosting security conflicts with mission, identity

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

    By Jane Roberts February 05, 2024
  • Food News

    Good Fortune Co. kicks off monthlong Lunar New Year Bar Crawl

    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.

    By Kambui Bomani February 03, 2024
  • Premium Downtown

    Buying the Sheraton Memphis Downtown Hotel might be complicated

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

    By Sophia Surrett February 02, 2024
  • $15 Deals

    $10 deal: Plant Based Heat’s smoked ‘sausage’ sandwich and sides

    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.

    By Joshua Carlucci February 01, 2024
  • Downtown

    I-55 bridge to close over weekend

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

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 31, 2024
  • Premium City of Memphis

    The Memphis Grizzlies have a game plan for Downtown and Beale Street

    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.

    By Samuel Hardiman January 28, 2024
  • Arts & Culture

    Tyler Perry films on Beale Street for Netflix project ‘Joe’s College Road Trip’

    Linn Sitler, Memphis and Shelby County Film/TV Commissioner, said that Tyler Perry and his team were in Memphis on Tuesday for a one-day local shoot, employing 20-25 local crew members and roughly 200 extras.

    By Chris Herrington January 26, 2024
  • Downtown

    Downtown Chick-fil-A and ALSAC/St. Jude parking garage approved

    A 2,500-space parking garage will be built in the eastern part of the St. Jude campus, and the Chick-fil-A Downtown is one step closer to construction.

    By Sophia Surrett January 24, 2024
  • Premium Downtown

    Biscuits and Jams second location opening Downtown

    The latest location of popular Bartlett restaurant has the potential to bring the restaurant to hotels across the U.S. 

    By Christin Yates January 21, 2024
  • Premium Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: The Tigers lost and the fans stayed home. But that wasn’t the worst part.

    On a cold and miserable night — a night when fans were urged to stay home — the Tigers blew a 20-point lead to lose to South Florida. And then Penny Hardaway hinted at ominous chemistry issues within the team. 

     

    By Geoff Calkins January 19, 2024
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Remembering Edge Alley and the joy of great spaces

    Tim Barker talks about Edge Alley and the incredible stresses and successes that led him to close the restaurant — even as that decision has completely ruined Eric Barnes’ life.

    By Eric Barnes January 14, 2024
  • Downtown

    The Vic on Union downsizes and delays tax incentive closing

    The new design will be a four-story apartment complex with 126,762 square feet of rental space, 243 apartment units, a two-and-a-half-story parking garage with 260 spaces and less amenity space. 

    By Sophia Surrett January 10, 2024
  • Premium Real Estate

    Architect Tony Bologna left mark across Downtown, Harbor Town

    He came to Memphis in 1964 without a job but four interviews with architectural firms. Each offered him a job.

    By Jane Roberts January 03, 2024
  • Premium Food News

    Downtown’s Cheesecake Corner moves in with Fannie Lou’s

    Chicken and waffles and cheesecake are now all together at Fannie Lou’s.

    By Christin Yates January 02, 2024
  • Health Care

    Memphis Medical District marks banner year of growth

    In 2023, 11 new businesses opened in the Memphis Medical District, helped by the district’s pre-development grants and other incentives. 

    By Aisling Mäki January 02, 2024
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    New Year’s resolutions can be beneficial, except when they’re not

    Experts suggest we need to abandon the old notion of fixed, deadline-driven — and occasionally self-loathing — New Year’s resolutions.

    By Don Wade January 02, 2024
  • Downtown

    DMC names new CEO

    “It builds upon the experience that I’ve had,” Chandell Ryan said. “I am passionate about Memphis and passionate about Downtown Memphis.”

    By Sophia Surrett December 27, 2023
  • Downtown

    Make a pit stop at incoming South Main taproom

    Memphis Filling Station, also known as MFS Brewing, plans to open at 206 G.E. Patterson Ave. and offer beer on 12 taps with various pours, from 4-ounce tasters to 16-ounce full pours. 

    By Sophia Surrett December 26, 2023

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