After hitting roadblocks with a nearby day care and some unhappy residents, revised plans for the Union Depot addition development — and a grocery store under contract — get an approval.

Baby Jack’s owner Will Clem is retiring and selling the building at 7610 U.S. 70 after 15 years in business.

A packed house at the Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center got to hear the current plans for the former golf course Tuesday night, and some audience members didn’t like what they were hearing.

Sebastian Stephens, 13, and Isabella DeFir, 20, are releasing their first album as indie rock-pop duo Isabella&Sebastian, and they’re set to play at Bartlett Live Music Series.

The nearly 200-year-old Davies Manor marks its 50th year as a museum. Officials don’t dodge the story of 22 enslaved people who lived there, but the tour also includes light-hearted moments. 

Bartlett’s summer music series kicks off Saturday, July 12, with a band-heavy lineup. 

Last year Grace Medical expanded and renovated its headquarters at 8500 Wolf Lake Drive, which will now be part of Innovia Medical.

The new plan for the Bartlett site is a mixed-use project with more than 300 apartments. 

Course owners the Wilder family made a surprise announcement at the end of the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting.

The last Baby Jack’s in Bartlett is slated to close, and Goodwill hopes to put a retail and drop-off center on the site. 

Bartlett is seeking brewery and boutique businesses to enhance retail development, filling absences in the city’s offerings.

Bartlett was the last of the six suburbs to leave the Memphis Public Libraries system. Eighteen months later, the building has been improved and programs upgraded.

The “safety” of Bartlett is part of the appeal of the new location, after owner was shot in the leg at its East Memphis location.

Find Fourth of July fireworks and parades across the Mid-South in this guide — from Downtown Memphis to Southaven to Millington and everywhere in between. 

“You can have the best community in America … . But if you don’t have available buildings or land, then a community cannot grow its economy,” the president of the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce said.

Alderman David Reaves, a Bartlett business owner, wants some assurances from the suburban Chamber of Commerce before steering the city’s annual donation to the group.

The popularity of trading card gaming has exploded in the past year, with Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Disney’s Lorcana and others luring in new players and collectors.

“We’ve made some hard choices,” Alderman David Reaves said about establishing a tax rate that is well over the certified rate approved by the State of Tennessee.

The Old Brownsville Farm will open this weekend, allowing visitors to stroll the grounds and pick their own flowers.

At a Planning Commission meeting, some officials and residents spoke against a project feet away from a preschool. “If I were to tell a pedophile that his balcony could look over into a playground where little children are playing 10 feet away, I would see his eyes light up.”

The owners of the Side Porch Steakhouse are adding a coffeehouse in the former pharmacy building next door to their restaurant.

Logistics company closing its Bartlett location. 

With a new fiscal year approaching, Bartlett officials are reviewing their budget and how much in increased property taxes are needed to cover operations.

Bartlett held its annual Memorial Day event with dozens of residents, veterans and their families. During the ceremony, the suburb was officially recognized for its official Purple Heart City status.

TBI’s investigation into the shooting is still ongoing, at the request of Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy.

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