Further development at Liberty Park took a key step forward Tuesday: A City Council committee approved the up-to $112.5 million project that could change Midtown.

Developer Taylor Caruthers said The Gulch’s mixed-use buildings, which have ground-floor retail and apartments on top, inspired him to imitate them. 

Enter Tamboli’s: an undeniably adorable restaurant with osteria-style Italian fare and a charming, albeit narrow, patio.

“In the meeting, (a neighbor) asked, ‘Are we getting violent offenders?’ (A company representative) said he’s not allowed to discuss that.” 

The pink neon sign marks the final step in the rebranding of Palladio Interiors and Garden, an iconic Midtown business with a nearly 30-year history. 

A group of Crosstown High students painted a beautiful mural that said, “We can do better.” Within weeks, the mural was vandalized. So how did they respond? By doing better. 

“There is something uniquely magical about this place that inspires such strong bonds among the people who come here, and I am grateful to have been woven into this park’s storied history,” said Overton Park Conservancy’s executive director.

“We’ve needed a larger brewery for years and this one will allow us to grow and produce even more styles of beer,” said Andy Ashby, one of Memphis Made’s co-owners. 

Owner Beth Henry said the restaurant means so much to her because it was her late husband’s place, and the workers and patrons have grown to be family.

Mr. Lincoln’s Costume Shoppe will close its doors on Saturday, June 1, after 33 years of dressing Memphians for Halloween, Mardi Gras, costume parties, school plays, historical tours and other occasions. 

During the 2024 Cooper-Young Garden Walk, attendees toured herb gardens and backyard oases throughout the historic Midtown neighborhood. 

BBQ War is the team that traveled the farthest for this year’s MIM, and despite the team’s name, they’re making new friends left and right. But what they really want are the bragging rights.

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is officially underway, with 129 teams from 22 states and four foreign countries vying for the crown.

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The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is back for the 46th year. We’ve got your guide to the food, tent etiquette, entertainment and more for this year’s event in Liberty Park. 

Saturday marked the 29th year for the Midtown event that merges Memphis and New Orleans cultures, with a bounty of beer, vendors and crustaceans.

Multiple Memphis organizations will take part in a science challenge that spans six continents this week. 

Pizza and pasta in the park? No problem. Pizza Dis Pasta Dat will be at the Shell all year long. 

There was an undeniable buzz inside the Memphis Zoo as attendees waited for the partial solar eclipse to hit its maximum percentage.

For the third season of Stereo Sessions, WYXR is back to unveil a new crop of six rarities, including the story of a blind keyboardist, an all-female ensemble of roots-punk rockers and more.

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy in 1921, the parochial school ICCS shares a campus with the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, the mother church of the Diocese of Memphis. 

The proposed Whataburger would include a drive-thru and outdoor patio, but the original, 2022 plan for the site said no drive-thru restaurants would be allowed there without approval from the Land Use Control Board and Memphis City Council. 

The event honors the memory Jared McStay, whose nickname was Jughead. In addition to co-owning the record store on Madison Avenue for 20 years, McStay was a musician and radio DJ.

A former restaurant server will open a new art gallery and event space inside Midtown’s Minglewood Plaza Friday, March 29.