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    Shelby County Mayor’s office tackles literacy with children’s book

    The children’s book highlights a variety of Shelby County landmarks from more than 300 submissions from community volunteers. 

    By Kambui Bomani November 12, 2023
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    Oak Court Mall to be acquired by developers of Saddle Creek

    Poag Development Group is buying Oak Court Mall for an undisclosed price in a deal that is expected close by mid-December.

    By Sophia Surrett November 13, 2023
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Church needs volunteers to bag 40,000 pounds of sweet potatoes

    Those who wish to help with the Nov. 18 giveaway for area agencies that provide food for the hungry must register in advance.

    By Jane Roberts November 11, 2023
  • Shelby County

    Amid Poplar Plaza office closure, County Clerk focuses on new location

    Shelby County Chief Administrative Officer Harold Collins said Monday, Nov. 6, County Clerk Wanda Halbert has fallen behind on rent payments for her office in the Poplar Plaza shopping center. Halbert makes no mention of past-due rent.

    By Bill Dries November 07, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Memphis Japan Festival cultivates community

    “It creates a sense of community between Japanese and West Tennesseans with an interest in Japan, some who will never travel there.”

    By Kambui Bomani November 05, 2023
  • State Government

    Kustoff and Lee urge support for Israel in visit to Margolin Hebrew Academy

    U.S. Rep. David Kustoff and Tenneessee Gov. Bill Lee visited the East Memphis school to also look over new security measures funded with state and federal grants since a July incident on campus.

    By Bill Dries October 31, 2023
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    Memphians share the inspiration behind their Halloween houses

    Residents of Bartlett, Cooper-Young, East Memphis and Germantown share the inspiration behind their Halloween house decor.

    By BJ Gibbs October 30, 2023
  • Public Safety

    ‘Not willing to give up:’ What focus group participants said about crime

    Residents from neighborhoods across the city expressed their opinions about crime and public safety during a series of conversations in this summer.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 07, 2023
  • Food News

    Playa Bowls health-food restaurants opens first Tennessee location on South Mendenhall

    The 1,300-square-foot Memphis restaurant, 706 S. Mendenhall, will include a covered patio when it opens in late February or March. 

    By Sophia Surrett October 24, 2023
  • East Memphis

    New Amuse ‘adventure museum’ takes escape rooms to the next level

    The Memphis Escape Rooms owners are back with a brand-new creative endeavor.

    By Symone Maxwell October 24, 2023
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    Painter invites audience to ‘commune’ at the Dixon

    Memphian Kaylyn Webster viewed art at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens as a child. A year after graduating college, her solo exhibition opens at the museum.

    By Elle Perry October 08, 2023
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    901 Hot Pot to expand current location, open second spot

    The 901 Hot Pot & Korean BBQ opened in March in Bartlett and is ready for an expansion. Plus, a second location in East Memphis is in the works.

    By Christin Yates September 29, 2023
  • East Memphis

    MPD responds to bank robbery in East Memphis

    Memphis Police Department officers are looking for a suspect following a robbery of a Wells Fargo branch in East Memphis.

    By Rob Moore September 27, 2023
  • Music

    Here’s what you need to know about Mempho Music Festival

    The Mempho Music Festival will be held Friday, Sept. 29 through Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Radians Amphitheater at the Memphis Botanic Garden, located at 750 Cherry Road. 

    By Kambui Bomani September 26, 2023
  • East Memphis

    Pink Palace Crafts Fair showcases nearly 150 artists

    Since its first year, the Pink Palace Crafts Fair has developed into the largest juried arts and crafts fair in the Mid-South.

    By Kambui Bomani September 24, 2023
  • Food

    Vibe Foods adding Crosstown Concourse location

    Shannon Weston said her son’s food allergy spurred the family to open a “clean food” restaurant in Colorado. When her son enrolled in Rhodes College, Vibe Foods came to Memphis, too.

    By Sophia Surrett September 24, 2023
  • Real Estate

    Carlisle plans 1.5 million-square-foot development on Racquet Club site

    The development will be called Mid-City Memphis, referring to the site’s location at the “geographic and population center” of the city, according to the letter of intent filed. 

    By Sophia Surrett September 13, 2023
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    East Memphis breakfast/lunch spot invites customers to ‘perch’ a while

    “Perch is like my own little personal Cheers,” said restaurant owner and longtime caterer Ragan Oglesby-Phillips.

    By Christin Yates September 11, 2023
  • Sports

    Southern Heritage Classic Parade marches through Orange Mound

    Community members came out to watch the spectacle before the Southern Heritage Classic, at which Tennessee State University will play the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 09, 2023
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    $10 Deal: Balqees’ chicken shawarma is hard to beat

    Shawarma comes in many dishes. The most important thing is that it’s meat-roasted on a spinning skewer and sliced right off the spit to order.

    By Joshua Carlucci September 07, 2023
  • Premium Public Safety

    A year after week that roiled city in pain, scars remain unhealed

    What happened in early September 2022 still feels startlingly raw and for many, it has become the new measure of the sense of peril. 

    By Jane Roberts September 07, 2023
  • Germantown

    Beauty entrepreneur expands brand with second spa

    After seven years successfully running a spa in Germantown, Aja Freeman, 27, has expanded by opening a second Aja’s Spa location in Memphis’ University District. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 03, 2023
  • East Memphis

    Buster’s Liquors & Wines is opening a new location in East Memphis

    Buster’s Liquors & Wines will open its second location in the Ridgeway Trace Shopping Center on Poplar Avenue.

    By Sophia Surrett September 02, 2023
  • Food News

    New Buster’s Butcher has sides, soup, sauces, condiments, oils, spices, rubs — and, yes, a lot of meats

    Buster’s Butcher, adjacent to but separate from its parent, Buster’s Liquors & Wines in the University Center shopping complex, is a 2,200-square-foot playground for carnivorous cooks.

    By Chris Herrington August 28, 2023
  • East Memphis

    Lichterman Nature Center breaks ground on Discovery Forest

    Barry Lichterman recalls days as a child spent exploring the area that is now the Lichterman Nature Center, and a new addition to the center aims to give other children the same opportunity.

    By Keely Brewer August 23, 2023

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