There are 87 article(s) tagged Memphis Tourism:

• January 2019

  • Memphis Convention Center overhaul hailed as ‘game-changer’

    Memphis and tourism officials on Thursday formally launched a $188.5 million overhaul of the Memphis Convention Center to make it competitive for convention and meeting business.

    By Wayne Risher January 18, 2019

• December 2018

  • Memphis Sports Hall of Fame aims for midyear opening

    A planned Memphis Sports Hall of Fame at AutoZone Park is picking up momentum with a project manager on board, an exhibit designer being recruited and fundraising coming in 2019.

    By Wayne Risher December 29, 2018

  • 2019 will be a ‘Year for Memphis Music’

    The Memphis music community is launching an initiative called Year for Memphis Music to align and amplify local projects being created, says Visible Music College president Ken Steorts.

    By Elle Perry December 28, 2018

  • Naming rights deal sought for Memphis Cook Convention Center

    A naming rights deal will be sought for the new and improved Memphis Cook Convention Center. The convention center board on Thursday approved a consulting agreement that could lead to a commercial brand splashed across the updated center’s sleek-looking new exterior.

    By Wayne Risher December 14, 2018

  • Repair issues threaten to bring down curtain at Cannon Center

    The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts is in line for up to $300,000 in emergency repairs of stage lighting and rigging and orchestra pit deficiencies that managers say put the facility at risk of turning away shows.

    By Wayne Risher December 13, 2018

• November 2018

  • Bicentennial Memphis makes Frommer’s list of 19 places to visit in 2019

    Memphis is one of Frommer’s travel guide’s “Best Places to Go in 2019” on the strength of the city’s 200th anniversary celebration next year, Memphis Tourism announced Wednesday.

    By Wayne Risher November 28, 2018

  • Convention center project clears final hurdle

    A long-planned modernization and expansion of the 44-year-old Memphis Cook Convention Center is in the clear after approval of a $163.5 million construction contract Wednesday, Nov. 28.

    By Wayne Risher November 28, 2018

  • It’s crunch time for convention center overhaul after three rounds of bidding

    The third time may be the charm for the Memphis Cook Convention Center’s $175 million transformation, which is proposed for award to a Mississippi contractor after three rounds of bidding.

    By Wayne Risher November 28, 2018

  • COGIC convocation coming home to Memphis in 2021-2023

    The Memphis-based Church of God in Christ's annual holy convocation is coming home to Memphis from St. Louis in 2021-2023. Church leaders voted Monday to bring the annual convention back to Memphis for three years starting in 2021. It will continue to be hosted in St. Louis until then.

    By Wayne Risher November 13, 2018

  • Rocky Goodwin’s sincerity, authenticity score points with Hotel Napoleon patrons

    He’s responsible for handwritten notes and extras that pamper Hotel Napoleon guests: chocolates and champagne, or rose petals scattered on the beds of people celebrating anniversaries.

    By Wayne Risher November 12, 2018

• September 2018

  • Mound City sharecropper houses invite visitors to explore area’s rural roots

    Thirteen minutes from Main Street, Memphis, a centuries-old Indian mound rises above washboard-flat crop land in the old farm settlement of Mound City, Arkansas.

    By Wayne Risher September 30, 2018

  • Suspects in custody; unclear if connected to Trenary’s slaying

    Memphis Police Department officers chased a vehicle matching the description of the truck fleeing the scene of Phil Trenary’s slaying and took two men into custody on Friday, Sept. 28.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 28, 2018