The Robertson Family Aquatic Center opens with a promise of a place to cool down this summer and a mission to prevent drownings among youths. 

Linda Perry will open for the Indigo Girls as part of the Overton Park Shell’s ticketed Shell Yeah! benefit series this fall.

When Royer started his business, he worked with a rotary telephone. There were no computers or fax machines. Now online shopping allows vendors to sell directly to customers.

It’s another weekend to hit the great outdoors. 

This week is one that’s been special to Memphians for 48 years now. 

DEA agents working under the Memphis Safe Task Force shot and killed a suspect at a Frayser Burger King Wednesday morning after he allegedly pulled a gun, officials said.

An anonymous local company bought a highly visible retail property in Cooper-Young with plans for an Asian restaurant in the former Alchemy space.

“Because we haven’t had it in so long, it seems that much better. Nostalgia comes back in a way and is something to hold onto,” one customer said as Briza launched its new Houston’s-style chicken tenders. 

“Really, Beale became redundant,” said Ghost River owner Bob Keskey after the company made a number of improvements at its original location. 

The 200-plus teams in MIM’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest will compete for a share of $200,000 — as well as bragging rights. Here’s all you need to know.

The property was used as a hospital and stable by Union troops during the Civil War.

Brittney Wilson’s mother, Tonya Cannady, was her best friend. When her mother and brothers were killed in a car wreck, she considered quitting nursing school. But her mom’s colleagues at Youth Villages helped her get through it. 

Hart Roper will succeed Pete Sanders, who announced in January that he would retire at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.

A new Tennessee Congressional map has left many Memphians wondering what district they’re in, but the Tennessee Comptroller now has resources.

Police have arrested the suspect in an OUTMemphis shooting that injured two. OUTMemphis, which serves the LGBTQ+ community, announced it will be closed through next week after the incident.

The Annunciation Church community starts preparing months in advance to make thousands of pastries in several varieties sold at the annual Greek Festival, held May 8 and 9 this year.

It’s peak spring this Saturday, with events galore scheduled. 

A near-perfect night in Downtown Memphis started with the fried chicken sandwich from South of Beale Downtown. 

A newly formed company has taken over a Downtown tech-hub project that would combine computing infrastructure, office and residential space on one campus.

The two women who were wounded were bystanders when one of those in the argument opened fire, Memphis police said.

“We’re trying to combat loneliness,” said the operator of Second Helpings Cafe. 

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 8.

Ghost River Brewery & Taproom opened on Beale Street in 2021. The company will focus on its newly-expanded South Main location.

While Lausanne is growing its physical campus, adding nontraditional learning environments, officials say the East Memphis private school isn’t looking to increase enrollment.

Stories of Stones event guides guests through historic Elmwood Cemetery, where many burial markers provide much more than names and dates.