A near-perfect night in Downtown Memphis started with the fried chicken sandwich from South of Beale Downtown. 

“We’re trying to combat loneliness,” said the operator of Second Helpings Cafe. 

While Lausanne is growing its physical campus, adding nontraditional learning environments, officials say the East Memphis private school isn’t looking to increase enrollment.

The sale price, which comes down to $44,000 per room, is a deal for the market, leaving room for the new owners’ plans to upgrade the property.

ServisFirst Bank is doubling its office footprint, Painted Tree Marketplace closes and a shopping center on Stage Road has landed a couple of new tenants.

An EGOT winner, a Nashville country group, a funky band alongside the “Godmother of Soul” and beyond are hitting the stage at Memphis Botanic Garden.

For Claire Wetick of St. Agnes and Collierville’s Ava Williams, the closest competition is coming from within.

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Memphis native Teddy Jasper Sr. and his son plan to re-open the space this summer.

A student is dead after a gathering in Shelby Farms Park ended in gunfire.

More than 8,000 people are expected to attend this East Memphis art festival.

The Second Line opened at 4550 Poplar Ave. on Wednesday, April 8, once again serving Cajun-Creole cuisine that includes po’boys, gumbo, red beans, crawfish, and pimento cheese fries. 

“Investors looking at Memphis from a distance will run the numbers, pull the crime stats, look at the demographics and sometimes walk away from deals that don’t fit a national template,” an executive with real estate firm NAI Saig Co. said about the Southeast Memphis shopping center. 

A company is leaving its office space adjacent to Dixon Gallery & Gardens later this year, opening a rare opportunity in East Memphis.

Jennifer Chandler reviews Maru Handroll Bar, where Japanese hamachi, whole blue fin tuna, scallops and uni make up the “tiny” but “well-curated” menu.

Buster’s owner and others have filed a new lawsuit seeking to shut down The Station, the new high-end liquor store that opened Feb. 17 in East Memphis after a battle that has lasted more than a year.

VEG ER for Pets, a veterinary emergency company, is moving into a former AT&T retail space at 6267 Poplar Ave. early next year.

Fourteen months after its unexpected closure, Petra Cafe is back with its signature Mediterranean dishes. And former customers don’t have to look too far to find it. 

The streetwear, footwear and apparel store will be in an East Memphis shopping center by the end of the year. 

Overton Park Shell’s outreach program Shell on Wheels will host 5 Fridays of Jazz for the 10th year.

The $10 million development at 621 S. White Station will have 18,145 square feet of retail space on the ground floor and 6,000 square feet of office space on the second floor.

“Bloom: A Million Shades of Spring” includes events with enticing names like Bloom Saturdays, Sips of Spring, Tulips at Twilight and Petals and Parasols.

Local investors Darrell Horn and Brown Gill are partnering to bring office, retail and restaurant space to the former Houston’s site at Poplar Avenue and South Mendenhall Road. 

Oak Court Partners bought the 31-acre property at 4465 Poplar Ave. in December 2023 for $18.3 million.

The restaurant, located in the former Carrabba’s Italian Grill at 5110 Poplar Ave., officially opens with a ribbon-cutting Monday, Feb. 9.

Presbyterian Day School has launched a campaign to reshape the center of campus to better support community, outdoor learning and student development.