It’s been 50 years since thousands of Vietnamese refugees ended up in Memphis after the Vietnam War. Sunday, the Mekong Memphis Festival aims to celebrate their journey — and spark a revitalization of the neighborhood.
As some businesses have come and gone, Broad Avenue continues to reinvent itself, with Saturday’s Art Walk as a chance to celebrate the street’s past while helping ensure its future.
Playhouse on the Square held its annual clothing and prop sale Saturday. Shoppers included the owner of a new costume shop at the site of the old Mr. Lincoln’s in Overton Square.
HungryAF’s owner said her menu items have “a little razzle dazzle.”
Alchemy Memphis closed in June 2025 after serving tapas and cocktails in Cooper-Young for almost 15 years.
If Bluff City Pickleball moves into Liberty Park, it could save the city up to $40,000 a year in operating costs.
Prior to launching at the Memphis Farmers Market, Argento Foods mostly did small catering orders, but the business recently secured its first food trailer.
Spell Restaurant Group has sold both Babalu locations to longtime employee Jesse Robertson.
A permit also suggests Flying Biscuit Cafe could open in the former Belly Acres spot in the Regalia Shopping Center.
“Take a honky-tonk, sweep up all the sawdust, replace a couple of shots with a couple of glasses of wine, with some cool Memphis music and Western memorabilia,” said one of the three owners.
There’s at least one treat that people say they’ve driven hours for — and even shed a few tears over — at Jacques Louise Bakery.
“Initially, it could be a turnkey business; however, we decided that we wanted to do a bigger restaurant idea,” the restaurant’s owner said.
Plus, a Mexican restaurant in Collierville is closing.
Christian Brothers University has submitted its application to join the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and expects the organization to decide later this month.
There once stood two of them, but after its twin was torn down, the remaining 65-foot radio tower still stands in the front yard of the home at 1455 Peabody Ave.
Last spring, an Idlewild student was hit by a car as he biked to school. He wasn’t injured, but parents were angry and concerned. So they came up with an answer.
In one of the city’s first suburbs, some homes date back to the 19th century.
The museum welcomed visitors Saturday to its new home in the former Memphis College of Art. The doors will officially open Sept. 11.
The Metal Museum takes the wraps off its move to Overton Park this weekend. For one Memphis family, the celebration will be deeply personal.
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University of Memphis’ new residential development includes apartments, recreational spaces and even a quick-service market.
“Musical theater is my avocation. Dentistry was just my vocation,” said the piano bar and cabaret’s owner.
It’s been a big week for restaurant and bar reopenings, as three recently celebrated being back and open for business.
New owners are one step closer to buying the Central Lofts, a 2.6-acre property down the street from the Memphis Tigers football stadium.
The new venue at Crosstown Concourse is opening its doors to the public on Sept. 2, with all proceeds from the preview benefiting Stax Music Academy.
“None of this would be possible without an immensely supportive community,” said Marisa Mender-Franklin.
After Reggie Pederson’s life was cut short, the Memphis arts communities he loved are celebrating his memory through tribute shows and a planned second line memorial down Beale.
The EDGE board will hear the application at its Aug. 19 meeting at Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South. Central Lofts owners have entered a purchase agreement for the 127-unit apartment property.
Residents of Clark Place in Midtown praised Revid Realty’s decision to file an eviction case against a disruptive tenant.