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    Pickleball’s popularity continues to grow

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

    By Blair Kinsey March 13, 2023
  • Midtown

    What a hoot: Overton Park hosts Owl Prowl

    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.”

    By Alicia Davidson March 07, 2023
  • Music

    Crosstown Arts to launch first ‘Jazz Month’

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

    By Jasmine McCraven February 28, 2023
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    Delta, Mexican or Memphis style: A guide to some of the Mid-South’s best tamales

    Delta-style, Mexican and other kinds of tamales can be found all around Memphis. Here are some of the best. 

    Related story:

    Recipe Exchange: Delta-style tamales

    By Chris Herrington, Jennifer Biggs February 18, 2023
  • Midtown

    Two school buses involved in four-vehicle crash

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

    By Julia Baker, Aarron Fleming February 10, 2023
  • Midtown

    Whataburger coming to Union Avenue

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

    By Neil Strebig February 10, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Black literature celebrated at new festival

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

    By Jasmine McCraven February 02, 2023
  • Midtown

    First look at Opera Memphis’ future Midtown home

    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.

    By Christin Yates January 26, 2023
  • Midtown

    Greening up the great indoors: Houseplant seminar offers tips

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

    By Alicia Davidson January 23, 2023
  • Premium Spirit of Memphis

    New Carpenter Art Garden leader has hope for healing

    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. 

    By Jane Roberts January 18, 2023
  • Food

    Panta goes to Portugal with pop-up for a week

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

    By Jennifer Biggs January 13, 2023
  • Memphis Tigers Basketball

    Penny Hardaway, Nike to release sneaker inspired by Lester Middle

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

    By Parth Upadhyaya January 09, 2023
  • Midtown

    Herrington: Where does Midtown end? A defining question for modern Memphis

    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.

    By Chris Herrington January 03, 2023
  • Midtown

    Sonia’s gift: Retiring minister stands with living and dying

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

    By David Waters January 10, 2023
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    Leaders, residents say goodbye to giant pandas

    “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.”

    By Alicia Davidson December 21, 2022
  • Midtown

    Deck the paws: Pets snap it up with Santa

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

    By Jasmine McCraven December 19, 2022
  • Music

    Boombox, Bluetooth speaker caroling coming to Cooper-Young

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

    By Jasmine McCraven December 14, 2022
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    Opinion: A ‘new and purely authentic’ idea for the Coliseum

    “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.”

    By Mark Jones December 03, 2022
  • East Memphis

    The art of Christmas: Holiday market tradition continues

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

    By Jasmine McCraven November 27, 2022
  • Midtown

    Memphis Coffee Shop Guide: Midtown

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

    By Chris Herrington January 17, 2023
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    Meet Andy Surber, Grace-St. Luke’s new head of school

    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.

    By Aarron Fleming November 08, 2022
  • Premium Metro

    Eight years in the making: The Zoo, the park and greensward saga comes to an end?

    Over the years, possible solutions have included a new parking garage as well as shuttle services as two city mayors, multiple community leaders and even the police have joined the fray. 

    By Bill Dries November 06, 2022
  • Midtown

    Memphis Bigfoot Festival bids furry farewell

    Effi Oswald, 12, who came dressed as Bigfoot, noted that the creature’s existence has never been disproven. “I believe in him because he probably lives in the deep woods ... My whole family believes in Bigfoot.”

    By Alicia Davidson November 06, 2022
  • Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Tommy Pacello would’ve been 45 today. A new fellowship helps continue his work.

    Nearly two years after Tommy Pacello died of pancreatic cancer, his friends and colleagues are celebrating the visionary city planner’s birthday by unveiling a fellowship that will support his work. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 31, 2022
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Saving Coliseum still an option, says coalition cofounder

    Marvin Stockwell says the group still has a seat at the table as the city pursues a $684 million sports venue plan that would do away with the Mid-South Coliseum. His strategy is to find another site for the soccer stadium.

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2022

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