Sound Bites: Greek church’s festival is back for 65th year
What started as a small Greek pastry bazaar is now a 15,000-plus person festival.
What started as a small Greek pastry bazaar is now a 15,000-plus person festival.
What started as an effort to combat food insecurity in Memphis has evolved into a community of people looking out for one another.
In an interview last week, Memphis Parks director Nick Walker said the city plans to start work on the new clubhouse in 2025.
The crispy chicken has been a favorite for 45 years and dates back to the Pao family’s Formosa restaurant on Summer Avenue.
Finard Properties is renovating the former Spin Street site into six smaller spaces with an eye on attracting local businesses. That spot, which Finard executives refer to as “the angle,” has sat mostly empty since the music and memorabilia store closed in 2017.
From restaurants to schools and architecture, Memphis has a variety of perks to offer renters looking for a place to stay.
The 110,000-square-foot space will consolidate the company’s manufacturing, warehouse and office space under one roof.
The Memphis-based company is leaving Oak Court for space with room to grow where all employees could be on the same floor.
Trezevant recently welcomed its second Iris Collective artists-in-residence. Typically in their 20s or 30s, the artists live in the senior community for a year in exchange for playing at least four hours a week there.
The Memphis Library Foundation wrapped up a series of brainstorming sessions Friday, Aug. 23, at the Central Library meeting rooms that are the center of the discussion about an expansion of the library.
For about 25 years, Agricenter International has offered visitors the chance to say cheese in a 3-acre field teeming with sunflowers.
Tony Ludlow started a Marine Corps boot camp-themed workout class in 1999. The boot camp still meets today at Christ Church Memphis near Laurelwood.
Even nongolfers can appreciate all that went into renovating the City of Memphis’ Links at Audubon. And players can learn some details about the revamped par-71 course. Related content:
Owners Rebekah and Scott Tashie said their original location at 5101 Sanderlin Ave. will always be special to them as it was their first project together, but they needed a larger space.
The East Memphis neighborhood gem serves a wide variety of Italian classics, including 20 different pasta selections.
A new Mapco Express convenience store could replace the Exxon/Hop-In that burned down in January at Poplar Avenue and South Highland Street.
With the sale of The Half Shell, Danny Sumrall looks back at the restaurant and his more than 40 years as a part of the restaurant community, having opened or purchased several of Memphis’ popular dining spots.
Shack owner Tim Bednarski has nine specialty hot dogs on the “Doggy Style” section of his menu.
High Point Terrace is staging its 75th Independence Day Parade this year. But the parade isn’t beloved because it’s big and spectacular. It’s beloved because it touches the heart.
Want to see sparks fly this week? There are fireworks shows planned for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
While most Memphians are familiar with fondue, they may not have had raclette before.
In heat like this, there’s nothing quite as refreshing as Mediterranean food. And few scratch the itch quite like Andalusia in East Memphis.
It’s one of 150 stores across the nation for sale; two brokerage houses are managing the listings.
The new leader will replace current director Michael Allen, who announced his intent to retire after a nearly eight-year stint, in February.
While Shop Mucho inside Primas Bakery + Boutique will close next month, RM Petit Cakes, the artisan dessert shop that shares the building, will remain open for business.
The restaurant from Chef David Krog and his wife Amanda opened to acclaim, receiving national attention for its innovative dishes and use of local and seasonal ingredients.
This year’s event featured carnival rides for the kids, an Italian cooking demo, an indoor game of cornhole, and 901 Goats for families to view, along with 46 cooking teams competing in a variety of Italian food cuisine competitions.
The lineup includes Queens of the Stone Age, The Roots, Sublime with Rome, Marcus King, Charles Wesley Godwin, Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors and Digable Planets.
Memphis Obstetrics & Gynecological Association has transformed the former Opera Memphis headquarters on Wolf River Boulevard from a center for performing arts into one for the healing arts.