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  • $15 Deals

    $10 Deal: Ms. B’s Sub Shop offers one bargain after another

    Ms. B is Bonnie Harris, who worked at the Chinese Sub Shop for 25 years, has portions large enough to make sure nobody goes away hungry. 

    By Jennifer Biggs September 23, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Person of interest developed in series of possible arsons near Coro Lake

    The fire department is looking for a suspect named Delana Collier, who also goes by the name “DC.” 

    By Julia Baker September 21, 2022
  • Premium Chris Herrington

    Herrington: As spotlight returns, it’s time to be realistic about Mud Island, Coliseum

    Memphis is awash in dramatic examples of adaptive reuse, from a Downtown shopping mall turned corporate headquarters to a Sears warehouse building turned “vertical urban village” to even a Pyramid-shaped arena turned world’s biggest bait shop. But Mud Island and the Mid-South Coliseum have proved trickier for rebirth. 

    By Chris Herrington September 21, 2022
  • Performing Arts

    Arthur Flowers is bringing hoodoo home to heal the soul of Memphis

    Arthur Flowers — the native South Memphian, novelist, Syracuse professor emeritus, and self-proclaimed High Hoodoo of Memphis — is coming home this week to perform at the Stax Museum.

    By Joshua Carlucci September 22, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Memphis Fire Department investigating series of possible arsons in Coro Lake area

    Since June, the MFD has responded to eight different fires in a neighborhood on the eastern side of Coro Lake. 

    By Julia Baker September 21, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Owner of Downtown disco arrested

    The owner of Paula & Raiford’s Disco in Downtown Memphis was charged with misdemeanor assault Thursday, Sept. 15, according to Shelby County Criminal Justice records.

    By Alicia Davidson September 21, 2022
  • Health Care

    The Eye Center marks 20 years of helping Memphians see more clearly

    During its 20 years, more than 687,000 patients have visited The Eye Center at the Southern College of Optometry, and 10,000 have received for free or assisted eye health and vision care made possible through private grants and donations.

    By Aisling Mäki September 21, 2022
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    Memphis artist hopes new venue will ‘shed light’ on city’s art scene

    Hulsey Britt and Frankey Anderson approached Kenneth Wayne Alexander with a proposition: to curate a combined art space, restaurant, and entertainment venue dedicated to Black culture and Black excellence.

    By Joshua Carlucci September 20, 2022
  • Metro

    During the pandemic, many evictions and foreclosures were halted; local tax sales weren’t

    The Institute for Public Service Reporting found that, between August 2020 and February 2021, the height of the pandemic, local governments auctioned off nearly 1,700 tax-delinquent properties, about a fourth of which seem to be owner-occupied homes. 

    By Jessica Jaglois September 19, 2022
  • Music

    ‘We aren’t afraid': Memphis gathers for the 2022 Cooper-Young Festival

    After weeks of violence, community members gather at the Cooper-Young Festival Saturday, Sept. 17, to celebrate “our diversity and beauty and our rich culture.”

    By Alicia Davidson September 19, 2022
  • Premium Real Estate

    New owners ready to recapture Hotel Pontotoc’s former glory

    Developers Joseph Lewis and Tony Kuhn plan to begin $3.2 million restoration this fall. 

    By Neil Strebig September 16, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Medical District Collaborative adds color to the neighborhood

    Through the project, the Memphis Medical District Collaborative is on a mission to “add some vibrancy” to the area.

    By Judaea Driscoll September 16, 2022
  • Music

    The ‘Raw Extractions’ of Lukah: a South Memphis emcee

    In a city that is mostly recognized for its gritty rap scene, Timothy “Lukah” Love is restoring balance. 

    By Jasmine McCraven September 16, 2022
  • Update Downtown

    Tom Lee Park cutbank bluff to be named for One Beale developers

    The Carlisle name follows a $1.5 million donation by the developers to the $62 million Tom Lee Park redesign. It honors the late Gene Carlisle, the family patriarch who called the One Beale real estate “the best piece of dirt in Memphis.”

    By Bill Dries September 15, 2022
  • The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more

    Remaking Madison Avenue, one block, one sidewalk and one tree at a time

    Here’s how MidtownMemphis.org is working with other groups on the Madison Avenue Improvement Project to beautify a busy Midtown street.

    By Eric Barnes October 10, 2022
  • Real Estate

    Malone Park Commons receives $150,000 development grant

    Uptown’s Malone Park Commons sought the special grant after rising construction costs increased the budget, according to staff reports.

    By Neil Strebig September 15, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Cooper-Young Festival returns Saturday

    One of the standards of the festival season — the Cooper-Young Festival will take over the Midtown neighborhood Saturday with vendors, artists and entertainment.

    By Alicia Davidson September 15, 2022
  • Music

    As Booker T. grooves, Stax Museum readies 20th anniversary

    Booker T. Jones grooved on “Green Onions” again, ahead of his Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction, and the Stax Museum teased a year’s worth of 20th anniversary events as past, present and future collided in Soulsville. 

    By Chris Herrington September 15, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Audubon Park golf course tees up complete redesign

    The Audubon Park golf course will change dramatically with the redesign; every hole will be part of the project and the course itself will be expanded. 

    By Alicia Davidson September 14, 2022
  • Downtown

    Rapper 2 Chainz’ Esco restaurant coming to Downtown Memphis

    Two Memphis natives are partnering with 2 Chainz and serial entrepreneur Mychel “Snoop” Dillard to open an Esco location off of Beale Street. 

    By Jasmine McCraven September 13, 2022
  • Food News

    My Favorite Things: Bird’s nest egg rolls at Tuyen’s Asian Bistro

    The Saigon Le bird’s nest egg rolls are under development at Tuyen’s Asian Bistro. They’re as good as ever, but not ready for everyone until Tuyen Le says they’re good enough.

    By Jennifer Biggs September 13, 2022
  • Public Safety

    Community members gather to grieve at interfaith prayer service

    “Love thy neighbor” is what attendees at an interfaith gathering at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church were reminded of Monday, Sept. 12.

    By Julia Baker September 13, 2022
  • East Memphis

    Homes for Hearts prepares tiny house for second resident

    A partnership between Homes for Hearts, Room in the Inn and Dwayne A. Jones Construction is providing stable housing for people experiencing homelessness. 

    By Daja E. Henry September 12, 2022
  • Arts & Culture

    Pinch District Artist Market has rich tradition at Westy’s

    It all started with a waiter who saw the fence around the restaurant’s North Main Street patio as a place to display his art.

    By Jasmine McCraven September 12, 2022
  • City of Memphis

    Saving Memphis one teen mom at a time

    A young mother, a community educator and a new social development firm work to unpack and defy grim teen birth statistics, build healthy families and ‘redesign’ the community.

    By David Waters October 25, 2022

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