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<strong>Memphis Towers resident Andrea Smith speaks to media after a meeting with Millennia ended abruptly Tuesday, Sept. 26. The residents are demanding stepped-up safety measures, including a front door that locks and key-card access for all residents, plus 24-hour security provided by a vendor the residents choose.</strong> (Jane Roberts/The Daily Memphian)&nbsp;Midtown

Memphis Towers residents rail against Millennia, want heightened security

The meeting ended abruptly because the union invited media to attend by video conference. 

By Jane Roberts 6 hours ago
Health Care

St. Jude unveils six-story housing Downtown for patients, families

Pizza cutters were used in place of the usual oversized scissors at Wednesday’s ribbon cutting for The Domino’s Village, funded by pizza giant Domino’s as part of a 10-year, $100 million commitment to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

By Aisling Mäki September 27, 2023
Criminal Justice

Police search for three suspects in Midtown bank robbery

MPD reported that three suspects armed with handguns robbed an employee who was putting cash into the ATM outside the bank.

By Julia Baker September 28, 2023
Food News

Taste of the District returns with vendors new and old

From “dirty” sodas to baked chicken, more than a dozen restaurants and food vendors within the Memphis Medical District will showcase their flavors at the annual Taste of the District. 

By Joshua Carlucci September 26, 2023

  • Update Music

    Cat Power to headline Raised by Sound Fest at Crosstown Concourse

    Most of the daylong festival is free, but tickets to Cat Powers’ concert and an after party featuring New York-based DJ Alix Brown will go on sale Friday.

    By Elle Perry 10 hours ago
  • Food News

    Tropical bar to open in Midtown, Halloween drinks pop up

    A boozy oasis is headed to Midtown, as the owners of the Cameo cocktail bar lay down plans for a new tropical-themed sibling. 

    By Holly Whitfield September 26, 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
  • Premium Arts & Culture

    Sculptor wants Memphis music legends to forever stand tall

    Mike McCarthy and others want to preserve the city’s music culture with more sculptures similar to the Johnny Cash image he created that stands in Cooper-Young.

    By Don Wade September 25, 2023
  • Metro

    Lorean E. Jones, first female federal parole officer in district, dies

    “She had that quiet strength,” State Rep. G.A. Hardaway said of the first female federal parole officer in the Western District of Tennessee, who was also influential in the historic Glenview neighborhood. 

    By Samuel Hardiman September 23, 2023
  • Food News

    Pantà closes, will convert to private event, pop-up space

    Roughly two years after opening to fanfare just off Overton Square, Pantà, the colorful, Catalan-inspired bar from restaurateur Kelly English, has closed as a full-service restaurant. 

    By Chris Herrington September 22, 2023
  • Neighborhoods

    Belly Acres closes Midtown location

    In a statement, owners encouraged customers to go to the Regalia location in East Memphis or the “soon-to-be” Silo Square location in Southaven. 

    By Sophia Surrett September 20, 2023
  • Premium Performing Arts

    Hattiloo’s 17th season continues with regional premieres, musicals

    It is only in a Black space that the stories and issues of Black people, from traumas to triumphs, can truly be understood. Make sure to join them for their thoughtfully planned season 17 — you will be entertained, you will learn, and you will join the conversation.

    By Žak Ozmo September 18, 2023
  • Premium Metro

    Raising the Bar: Author and political commentator David Brooks believes we all can do better

    Brooks will be the featured speaker at the MIFA annual luncheon Sept. 21, and also will speak at Rhodes College while in Memphis. 

    By Don Wade September 18, 2023
  • Food

    BrewFest tips a glass to beer lovers

    The Mid-South’s biggest beer festival featured 40 breweries, cideries and makers of seltzers and other adult beverages Saturday at the Memphis Sports and Events Center in Liberty Park.

    By Michael Waddell September 16, 2023
  • Performing Arts

    From ballet to jookin, dance fest offers it all

    Dancers from around the country took to the stage Saturday, Sept. 16 as Collage Dance Collective hosted the Memphis Dance Festival, featuring performances from Lil Buck, Ballet Memphis, Nashville Ballet, Sole Defined of Washington, New York City Ballet, Alonzo King Lines Ballet of San Francisco, and the Grizz Girls.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 16, 2023
  • Health Care

    Memphis breaks ground on $34 million mental health crisis center

    Dignitaries including Gov. Bill Lee were present as Alliance Healthcare Services celebrated a facility being built in Binghampton that will cover behavioral health, addiction, and walk-in help for children and families. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 18, 2023
  • Premium Midtown

    Cultivated by community: Flower business opens Cooper-Young shop

    Midtown Bramble & Bloom’s urban micro-farm is spread across nine plots owned by different Midtown neighbors, most just a short walk from the new storefront on Young Avenue. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 15, 2023
  • Midtown

    Central Gardens tour gives visitors a glimpse inside historic homes

    Six homes, dating back as far as 1906, in the Central Gardens area were part of the tour, spotlighting some of the intricate design and architecture in Memphis. 

    By Kambui Bomani September 10, 2023
  • Performing Arts

    Review: ‘The Prom’ is filled with ‘tenderness, sarcasm and humor’

    “If you feel that inclusion, acceptance and kindness are something we’ve been lacking as of late, please go and see this funny, relatable show. The world might just become a better place.”

    By Žak Ozmo September 07, 2023
  • Midtown

    Historic Ashlar Hall could reopen as event space

    Designed and built by prominent real estate developer Robert Brinkley Snowden in 1898, Ashlar Hall has been in a state of limbo for years.

    By Rob Moore September 11, 2023
  • Criminal Justice

    One year later: Where the cases against Cleotha Henderson and Ezekiel Kelly stand

    Eliza Fletcher was kidnapped and murdered on Sept. 2, 2022. Three days later, a shooting spree paralyzed the city. One man was arrested in each case. Here’s where those cases stand.

    By Aarron Fleming September 04, 2023
  • Premium Criminal Justice

    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
  • Midtown

    Crosstown Concourse hosts annual Record Swap and Zine Fest

    Music lovers, record collectors, zinesters, artists, punks and poets alike were participants at the festival taking place in Crosstown’s Central Atrium.

    By Kambui Bomani September 03, 2023
  • $10 Deals

    $10 deal: Otherlands’ grits stick to your ribs, not your wallet

    As my mother would likely say, “the grits at Otherlands stick to your bones and hold you over for anything the day throws at you.”

    By Joshua Carlucci August 31, 2023
  • Premium Food News

    Small-batch brewer looks to Midtown home

    The initial idea for Memphis Filling Station was a growler shop where the owners would sell beer made by other people. Then, after they started serving their own beer at charitable events, they began to question their whole plan. 

    By Joshua Carlucci August 15, 2023
  • Midtown

    Man dies in Midtown after being detained by MPD

    A heavy police presence continued to surround an apartment complex near Madison Avenue and Auburndale Street Friday evening after Memphis police officers detained an unidentified man earlier in the day.

    By Samuel Hardiman August 13, 2023
  • Premium Business

    Memphis’ oldest dry cleaner installs automated kiosks

    Drake Cleaners soft-launched a new self-serve kiosk system with a touch screen and deposit box that allows customers to drop off their garments in under two minutes. 

    By Aisling Mäki August 07, 2023
  • Neighborhoods

    Sanctuary for women who live on Memphis streets faces closure

    The Lisieux Community’s drop-in center, which offers hot showers, warm meals, clean clothes and a safe place for rest for a while, is at risk of closing its doors after a series of costly repairs.

    By Aisling Mäki August 06, 2023
  • Midtown

    Lucyja Hygge will move near Overton Square in early October

    To capitalize on foot traffic in Overton Square, Lucyja Hygge will be open until 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

    By Jane Roberts August 07, 2023

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