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Scrum-believable: After years without a home field, Memphis Inner City Rugby puts down permanent roots

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:33:59 -0500

After years of away games and borrowed park grass, Memphis Inner City Rugby celebrated the grand opening of its permanent $1.1 million home field complex in South Memphis.

$15 Deal: Castle's chicken plate

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:36:06 -0500

One bite of the food, and one feels like royalty.

Memphis Art Museum will have free admission for Shelby County residents

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:38:29 -0500

There’s an opening date set for the Memphis Art Museum. And when it opens, it will welcome locals to a bigger gallery space, a sculpture garden, a rooftop walking path and more for free.

Echols: A celebration of architecture — right here in Memphis

candaceecholswrites@gmail.com (Candace Echols) — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:46:31 -0500

“It felt as if someone was whispering good secrets to the rest of the world about my home, and I was the one caught unaware. Sure enough, that’s precisely what has been happening for about a decade now.”

Frayser high has a name — but it won’t be the only new school for the neighborhood

Ltestino@dailymemphian.com (Laura Testino) — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 21:48:09 -0500

Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members settled on a name for the district’s new high school in Frayser. Neighborhood charter school Libertas is also set to expand into high school grades.

Camp aims to build confidence in kids born with limb differences

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:33:34 -0500

Organizers hope the Step Up Squad Adaptive Camp for children born with limb differences will spur self-confidence, friendship and fun.

Flyway completes Tom Lee Park transformation

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:24:48 -0500

The 220-foot-long boardwalk two years in the making offers an elevated view of the Mississippi River just beyond the edge of Tom Lee Park.

Inspire Community Cafe closing this month

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:40:38 -0500

The Binghampton cafe that opened with a mission of helping the community is closing its doors after seven years.

State vows to speed up roadwork on Elvis Presley Boulevard

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:39:21 -0500

TDOT Commissioner Will Reid and Mayor Paul Young met twice this week after a stormy public meeting in Whitehaven recently, where those involved in the joint project told residents it wouldn’t be completed until 2031.

Overton Park Shell 'Shell-ebrates' 90 years with free fall shows

eperry@dailymemphian.com (Elle Perry) — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:29:55 -0500

The lineup includes celebrations for the Shell, Hattiloo and Opera Memphis; festivals like Gonerfest; and concerts like Drivin N Cryin.

A legacy of pride: Civil Rights Museum launches Bayard Rustin Institute to inspire ‘angelic troublemakers'

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Tue, 9 Jun 2026 19:40:08 -0500

As a gay man operating in a homophobic era, Bayard Rustin was often forced into the background of the Civil Rights Movement, despite his critical role as a trusted adviser to Martin Luther King Jr.

Connecting the new housing dots and vacant lots in North Memphis neighborhood

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 06:57:04 -0500

Working a few lots at a time with different developers, the City of Memphis is beginning to connect the vacant lots in North Memphis neighborhood to form a pattern of redevelopment.

Renovated Bickford Aquatic Center makes a splash

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 05:57:56 -0500

The renovated Bickford Aquatic Center opened Thursday, June 4, in North Memphis just in time for summer.

$15 Deal: New breakfast items at Central BBQ

jennifer@cookwithjennifer.com (Jennifer Chandler) — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:29:40 -0500

“It just made sense,” said Brandon Ellenburg, Central BBQ’s director of operations. “We are here anyway since we have to take the shoulders off the pits at 6 a.m., so why not serve breakfast?”

With 'Beauty and the Beast' in town, Gaston plays tour guide and Cogsworth is a duckmaster

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 14:32:27 -0500

A Memphis native has returned home to take the Orpheum stage — and help his castmates find a good place to eat. Plus, the Peabody ducks are keeping time with the help of a new clock.

‘If this were Poplar Avenue, … this would have been completed years ago’

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 14:44:58 -0500

A standing-room only crowd in Whitehaven heard that the Elvis Presley Boulevard project, begun in 2013, may last another five years.

Photo Gallery: Memorial Day in Memphis

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Mon, 25 May 2026 19:47:25 -0500

Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer.

Mom! Dad! It's Mickey Mouse!

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 23 May 2026 14:29:25 -0500

The Children’s Museum of Memphis opened a new interactive Disney exhibit that officials hope will draw tens of thousands of extra visitors to the Midtown facility.

Storybook trail opens at Tom Lee Park

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:03:54 -0500

Just in time for summer break, Memphis River Parks Partnership and Literacy Mid-South officially unveiled the city’s first free public storybook trail.

The AM/DM podcast: May traditions, old and new

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Fri, 22 May 2026 06:29:46 -0500

Two longtime Memphis events return this weekend, right in time for Memorial Day.