Residents of Bartlett, Cooper-Young, East Memphis and Germantown share the inspiration behind their Halloween house decor.

Residents from neighborhoods across the city expressed their opinions about crime and public safety during a series of conversations in this summer.

“It’s not some high-pressure cooking competition where people are investing a ton of money and expecting a lot of return,” said the reigning grand champ. “We put forth whatever time or money or effort we can, and ... everybody has a blast.”

Memphis Light, Gas and Water is on track to change all of Memphis’ streetlights to LEDs by year-end, but the project hasn’t been without criticism.

Early on, people were skeptical of Alex’s having much success on the pie-shaped corner of Jackson and Lyndale avenues. But a little advice from restaurateur Charlie Vergos proved to be true. 

Little Amal, a 12-foot puppet, continued her 11,000-mile journey through the U.S. and Mexico with a stop in Memphis Wednesday, Oct. 4.

More than three-fourths of those who participated in an email survey said they want to move Memphis in May’s annual barbecue contest to Liberty Park.

The nearly 70-year-old organization hosted an open house to showcase its new location at Peabody Avenue and Cooper Street in Midtown.

MPD reported that three suspects armed with handguns robbed an employee who was putting cash into the ATM outside the bank.

Pizza cutters were used in place of the usual oversized scissors at Wednesday’s ribbon cutting for The Domino’s Village, funded by pizza giant Domino’s as part of a 10-year, $100 million commitment to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

The meeting ended abruptly because the union invited media to attend by video conference. 

Most of the daylong festival is free, but tickets to Cat Powers’ concert and an after party featuring New York-based DJ Alix Brown will go on sale Friday.

A boozy oasis is headed to Midtown, as the owners of the Cameo cocktail bar lay down plans for a new tropical-themed sibling. 

From “dirty” sodas to baked chicken, more than a dozen restaurants and food vendors within the Memphis Medical District will showcase their flavors at the annual Taste of the District. 

Shannon Weston said her son’s food allergy spurred the family to open a “clean food” restaurant in Colorado. When her son enrolled in Rhodes College, Vibe Foods came to Memphis, too.

Mike McCarthy and others want to preserve the city’s music culture with more sculptures similar to the Johnny Cash image he created that stands in Cooper-Young.

“She had that quiet strength,” State Rep. G.A. Hardaway said of the first female federal parole officer in the Western District of Tennessee, who was also influential in the historic Glenview neighborhood. 

Roughly two years after opening to fanfare just off Overton Square, Pantà, the colorful, Catalan-inspired bar from restaurateur Kelly English, has closed as a full-service restaurant. 

In a statement, owners encouraged customers to go to the Regalia location in East Memphis or the “soon-to-be” Silo Square location in Southaven. 

It is only in a Black space that the stories and issues of Black people, from traumas to triumphs, can truly be understood. Make sure to join them for their thoughtfully planned season 17 — you will be entertained, you will learn, and you will join the conversation.

Brooks will be the featured speaker at the MIFA annual luncheon Sept. 21, and also will speak at Rhodes College while in Memphis. 

The Mid-South’s biggest beer festival featured 40 breweries, cideries and makers of seltzers and other adult beverages Saturday at the Memphis Sports and Events Center in Liberty Park.

Dancers from around the country took to the stage Saturday, Sept. 16 as Collage Dance Collective hosted the Memphis Dance Festival, featuring performances from Lil Buck, Ballet Memphis, Nashville Ballet, Sole Defined of Washington, New York City Ballet, Alonzo King Lines Ballet of San Francisco, and the Grizz Girls.

Dignitaries including Gov. Bill Lee were present as Alliance Healthcare Services celebrated a facility being built in Binghampton that will cover behavioral health, addiction, and walk-in help for children and families. 

Midtown Bramble & Bloom’s urban micro-farm is spread across nine plots owned by different Midtown neighbors, most just a short walk from the new storefront on Young Avenue.