As hundreds of Memphians covered the ground around Brooks Museum of Art for Chalkfest 2023, local artists recreated works from the museum’s collection.

An ad hoc group is expected to recommend several maps to the council with a first council vote scheduled for an April 5 special session. There is no guarantee the council will change the current district lines ahead of October city elections. And the ad hoc group isn’t of one mind on how to redraw the lines.

The pet friendly shop will also have a full espresso bar. 

Surveillance footage shows an individual wearing a baseball cap with a dark hoodie pulled over his head, light pants and light shoes. 

The number of Memphis-area pickleball courts continues to grow, with at least 18 more in the works. 

Evening is the perfect time for catching a glimpse of the evasive nocturnal species, and the Midtown park’s old forest is “a really great habitat.”

Jazz Month at Crosstown Arts includes more than 40 jazz musicians and band performances, many of which are free.

Memphis police officers responded to a collision at Tillman Street and Sam Cooper Boulevard that left one person injured.

The former Union Avenue police station in Midtown will be home to a new Whataburger location. 

A new festival focused on celebrating Black authors and literature will kick off at Crosstown Concourse this weekend. 

One of the opera’s major goals with the move is to be able to use the space cooperatively and collaboratively with other arts groups.

Urban Earth Garden Market and Nursery in Midtown hosts the “Houseplant Seminar: Aroid Edition” for fans of philodendrons and their kin.

Jazmin Miller is on course to help heal trauma on several levels, including the complicated feelings she says many Black people have with agriculture as an institution. 

The pop-up restaurant will feature a dozen authentic small plates, such as porco preto grelhaldo — grilled pork belly — and three desserts.

Report: Nike is releasing a pair of its Air Max Penny 1 with a colorway inspired by the Binghampton school where Penny once coached.

Defining Midtown is perhaps the key question of Memphis geography, in part because it helps define the rest of the core city. If Midtown is encased by Downtown, South Memphis, East Memphis and North Memphis — and maybe that’s debatable, too — then defining Midtown partly defines the rest.

Sonia Walker is retiring as associate pastor of First Congregational Church. 

“It does make me sad that we will have to say goodbye to them after they’ve become such a part of our Memphis history and what we know and love about our Memphis Zoo.”

Humans and hounds head to Hollywood Feed for suitable-for-framing holiday souvenirs.

Cooper-Young residents will go caroling Saturday. Instead of singing, however, they will use boomboxes, Bluetooth speakers and their phones.

“Support Chris Reyes and his quest for a two-year lease of 15,000 square feet inside the Coliseum so he can expand and build his incredible interactive playground.”

Memphis Arts Collective’s temporary shop at Poplar Plaza, which offers pottery, jewelry, sculptures, handmade clothes and more, marks its 30th anniversary. 

As we continue our three-part Coffee Shop Guide, we hit Midtown, where Memphis’ modern coffee shop scene all began. 

Andy Surber is the new head of school at Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal School, and the job is a homecoming of sorts for the school administrator.