If a soccer stadium is built where the Coliseum currently stands, it will be the last piece of the puzzle at Liberty Park, a $126 million mixed-use project on the old Fairgrounds site.

Inspired by the Japanese concept of shinrin-yoku, or “forest bathing,” the Overton Park Conservancy is focused on connecting the community to nature. A week of mindful, outdoor activities begin with a stroll through the Old Forest.

Officials said the grant is intended to reduce maternal and infant mortality, particularly among the county’s Black population.

Cooper-Young neighbors and passersby might have noticed a new addition to the Midtown community recently.

Three of Cups will have a small food menu focused on charcuterie and a small vermouth beverage program instead of a full-service cocktail menu

Cooper-Young’s rainbow crosswalk will be finished this weekend, making it the state’s first complete commemorative rainbow crosswalk for the LGBTQ community.

Ashtar Garden is expected to open Saturday, Oct. 8 in Cooper-Young and will feature both breakfast and nightlife options. 

“We have families and rights. To see the children, who were having a good time, crying and terrified, was horrible,” said organizer Jenna Dunn. “It lit a fire inside of me that was already burning.”

Gordon Food Service opened to a big crowd, as shoppers got their first look at the new grocery store. Weren’t there? Take a tour of the store with Jennifer Biggs. 

Gordon Food Service opens in Midtown on Thursday and it’s a new kind of grocery for Memphis, a wholesale and retail combination complete with a big produce section and a deli.

A mix of beginner and intermediate yoga fans gathered for “Freedom of The Soul,” a unique healing experience to benefit Grace House of Memphis. 

In 2003, no shelter in Memphis took in homeless families, let alone a struggling mom or dad with teenage sons. Sister Maureen founded the Dorothy Day House so families asking for help wouldn’t be split up.

During its 20 years, more than 687,000 patients have visited The Eye Center at the Southern College of Optometry, and 10,000 have received for free or assisted eye health and vision care made possible through private grants and donations.

Here’s how MidtownMemphis.org is working with other groups on the Madison Avenue Improvement Project to beautify a busy Midtown street.

One of the standards of the festival season — the Cooper-Young Festival will take over the Midtown neighborhood Saturday with vendors, artists and entertainment.

The Saigon Le bird’s nest egg rolls are under development at Tuyen’s Asian Bistro. They’re as good as ever, but not ready for everyone until Tuyen Le says they’re good enough.

“Love thy neighbor” is what attendees at an interfaith gathering at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church were reminded of Monday, Sept. 12.

The Fairgrounds transition to Liberty Park began with a 2003 fire that brought down a 1920s landmark. What followed was a complex, political and at times contradictory path to change.

“For more than seventy years, Audubon Park has been a significant site of recreation and entertainment for Memphis residents,” the proposal states. A state board will consider the proposal in two weeks.

The Memphis Landmarks Commission board approved plans for a Scooter’s Coffee drive-thru location at 1698 Poplar Ave. 

“Crosstown Splashdown!” will return to the Crosstown Concourse plaza Saturday, Aug. 20, offering Memphis families a chance to beat the heat with a waterslide, sprinklers, spin-art machines, a DJ and more as Summer comes to a close.

The two most popular items on the menu are the house egg rolls and the lemongrass tofu, both for good reason.

Who doesn’t love bread? But, at Fino’s, it takes a tug, and sometimes you don’t want to work as hard. Or eat as heavy. A time like, say, August. 

The arts organization will host a dozen performances in the Green Room at Crosstown Arts and Crosstown
Theater, in August.

“In that wonderful Memphis sort of way of zero degrees of separation from anybody and anything in the rest of the world, I’m related to Teddy Roosevelt.”