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

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

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.”

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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

The Overton Park Shell has a new tool to bring concerts all over the city.

An estimated 8,000-9,000 people amassed at Crosstown Concourse Sunday for the event. By the event’s end at 9 p.m., 90% to 95% of the food vendors had completely sold out.

“Everyone thinks Memphis is a basketball city. If you come down to one of the World Cup watch parties, you’re going to think you are in a soccer town. It is incredible.” 

Writer Joshua Carlucci says this dish at Vietnam Restaurant is a sleeper hit. 

When the Federal Aviation Administration announced in March it would invest $14.8 million into upgrades at Memphis International Airport, the agency also announced it would grant Millington’s airport $1 million toward the new terminal. 

“Each neighborhood in Memphis is so unique. This area is very charming in general and to be able to just walk down ... to this parade elevates July Fourth for us a little bit.”

The initiative began several years ago when Crosstown Concourse was still under construction. The Moonpie Project was a brainchild of muralist Michael “Birdcap” Roy. 

“The Tuesday soup kitchen, run by students at Rhodes, is the longest-running college student-led soup kitchen in the country. I find this jaw-droppingly impressive.”

Three new brunch spots have Memphians’ mouths watering for everything from chicken and waffles to beignets and salmon croquettes. And the people behind one of those brunch places are already opening a sister location in East Memphis. 

“There’s more light here and love and healing here that other spaces don’t have,” said the owner of Lucyja Hygge, a shop full of incense and teas, as developers plan to demolish it.

The Evergreen Street eatery will close Friday, June 30, and will reopen under new ownership.

Memphis has not had a red panda birth since June 2015.

The lineup includes several local favorites, including seasoned jazz songstress Joyce Cobb, rapper Glockianna, and the Klitz Sisters, Memphis’ pioneering punk band that formed in the late 1970s.

Many Memphians took to social media to lament the demolished eatery and share fond memories. 

“There is no reason to squander the cultural and social equity that Memphis has invested in the Coliseum when we can reimagine it as a thriving, revenue-generating, multi-purpose venue that serves as a beacon for all that Memphis has to offer.”