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By  and , Daily Memphian Published: June 06, 2025 4:00 AM CT

Max’s Sports Bar doubles down

Max’s Sports Bar will be twice its current size after an expansion of its Downtown space is completed in late summer. 

The bar opened in 2007 at 115 G.E. Patterson Ave., and owner Max Lawhon said there haven’t been extensive renovations since then. What they plan to do now has been inspired by customer suggestions. 

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Sophia Surrett

Sophia Surrett

Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers small business, nonprofits, restaurant real estate, hospitality and tourism and manufacturing.

Sarai Bennett

Sarai Bennett

Sarai Bennett is a recent graduate from the University of Memphis with a B.A. in broadcast journalism and minor in communications. She is a native Memphian.


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