06/05/26
On the evening of May 20, Cossitt Library felt like a room that knew it was part of something. High school students from the Memphis Jazz Workshop opened the program with D’Angelo’s “How Does It Feel.” Writers, educators, and creatives filled the downtown library as the City of Memphis prepared to name its first poet laureate, a role the…
06/05/26
The numbers are notable, but the story behind them matters more. The First Horizon Foundation, the charitable arm of Memphis-headquartered First Horizon Corp., has surpassed $200 million in total grants since its founding, with a significant share flowing back into the city where the bank was born. As reported this week by the Memphis Business Journal, the…
06/05/26
The corner of Jackson Avenue and Decatur Street is about to look a lot different. Construction has officially begun on Smokey City Market, a mixed-use development that Smokey City residents and community advocates have been working toward since 2018, when the Uptown Community Plan first put it on paper. The City of Memphis and Shelby County…
06/01/26
Memphis Is Still Hot: The City’s Music Resurgence Is Real, It’s Now, and It’s Unstoppable In Memphis, the rhythm never stops — and at 87 years old, Pastor Juan Shipp is living proof. Dressed in pressed purple silk, Shipp leans toward the studio glass at Southern Grooves — a recording space carved into the bones…
05/29/26
Thirty-six years in and the Memphis Italian Festival is still one of the best weekends of the year. The festivities are already underway at Marquette Park, with this Friday and Saturday bringing the biggest crowds of the weekend. Come hungry. Pasta, pizza, Italian sausage, meatballs, cannoli and more are spread across the grounds, with cooking…
05/29/26
Memphis is putting serious resources behind its youth. Congressman Steve Cohen and Mayor Paul Young this week announced a $1 million federal investment in the city’s Youth Violence Prevention Initiative, partnering with two community organizations already doing the work: PURE Academy and Heal 901. The funding will go toward mentorships, conflict resolution, mental health services,…
05/29/26
The University of Memphis men’s golf team is competing in the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad, California, and they belong there. The Tigers tee off Friday, May 29, at 10:20 a.m. CST, marking the program’s first trip to nationals since 2012 and just their eighth appearance in program history. Memphis is one of only three unranked…
05/29/26
Something big is opening on the riverfront! The Memphis Flyway, a 218-foot observation deck on the south end of Tom Lee Park, officially opens June 12, and it’s about to become one of the most talked-about spots in the city. Perched over the Mississippi River and fully ADA-accessible, the Flyway gives every Memphian a front-row…
05/22/26
Whitehaven High School’s Class of 2026 earned more than $300 million in scholarships this year, and the numbers tell a story that does not get told enough. Fifty-seven students earned ACT scores of 30 or higher. More than 100 students individually earned over $1 million in scholarship offers. Principal Dr. Vincent Hunter says the results…
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