They didn’t hear their names called on the final day of the NFL Draft, but three former Memphis high school standouts will get their shots in training camp.

G.A. Hardaway, a longtime public servant and state representative, died Friday, April 24. 

For years, Southern Avenue was neglected or even blighted. And then the Cooper Young Garden Club got involved.

An EGOT winner, a Nashville country group, a funky band alongside the “Godmother of Soul” and beyond are hitting the stage at Memphis Botanic Garden.

For Claire Wetick of St. Agnes and Collierville’s Ava Williams, the closest competition is coming from within.

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OUTMemphis, the longest-running LGBTQ+ organization in Tennessee, is building a new regional headquarters in Midtown as part of a $12 million expansion to meet the growing demand for its services.

Locals David and Julie Yopp have joined Michael Muhlert, one of the original Flip Side owners, in ownership of the pinball bar.

Everyone knows Elvis lived at Graceland. But before this, he spent 13 months at 1034 Audubon Drive, during one of the most consequential periods of his career.

The Silly Goose Lounge’s co-owner won’t be giving away the secret recipes and days-long methods to their pizzas or cocktails, but he promises, “There’s a lot of work behind when you order a drink.”

When one Cooper-Young gardener grew tired of driving by trash every day, she rolled up her sleeves and did something about it.

Not only is the famed barbecue restaurant reopening Friday, April 17, but Big Bill himself is now managing the day-to-day kitchen operations.

The office park includes numerous amenities along with walking trails, an on-site deli and a conference center.

A Live Nation venue is expected to open in Memphis this year. This week, a jury declared the organization an illegal monopoly. Where does that leave the city? 

Last month, writer Erica Horton noticed a new lunch offering from Hustle & Dough: a burger with white cheddar, bacon-onion jam, horseradish aioli, lots of bread and butter pickles and a potato bun.

The Center City Development Corp. approved $220,000 worth of incentives for Downtown improvements.

Memphis native Teddy Jasper Sr. and his son plan to re-open the space this summer.

Memphis City Council members got a peek inside what will be the new Memphis Art Museum before voting to repurpose city funds for public infrastructure outside the Front Street museum.

Big Bad Breakfast is taking over a former restaurant space.

A student is dead after a gathering in Shelby Farms Park ended in gunfire.

An indoor farmers market is becoming a small farm-to-fork restaurant. 

Hundreds of Native Americans and others gathered at Chucalissa Saturday for the first homecoming festival at the Choctaw site in more than a decade.

The Downtown Memphis Commission’s Center City Development Corp. will consider several grants for Downtown projects at its April 15 meeting.

Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real estate brokerage, announced the sale but would not disclose the buyer or the sales price.

More than 8,000 people are expected to attend this East Memphis art festival.