Memphis News Today: Stories That Matter to Our City

SABINE LANGER UNDERSTANDS upheaval, sudden moves, and the chaos of adjusting to a new home on the fly. She’s been through it many times before: At 21, she immigrated from Switzerland to Southern California to accommodate her former husband’s job. In a string of hectic years following that initial move, she and her family pingponged between…

Born between 1965 and 1980, many members of Generation X are in their peak earning years. While the COVID-19 pandemic has doubtlessly stifled some of that earning potential, Gen Xers are still taking advantage of near-record-low mortgage rates to buy homes. But where are Gen Xers looking to buy? To answer this, LendingTree analyzed mortgage…

The Bluff City on the Mississippi is known as the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll, home of the blues and ground zero for some of the nation’s best barbecue. It’s also got an ambitious artisan food scene and a growing number those clever producers are now being showcased in City Tasting Boxes. This tiny company launched during…

Business ownership and entrepreneurship are key ways to grow a community, providing both business owners and workers a source of income to help them improve their lives as well as the areas they live. For Black Americans, this is just as true as the rest of the country. According to the Census, there are over…

Despite the pandemic, a plethora of Black entrepreneurs and especially Black female entrepreneurs have launched businesses ranging from apparel to fragrances to skincare lines and various avenues in between. Despite that, however, there have been some difficulties. Forbes reports that Black women who were once the nation’s fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs took a hit amid the pandemic. You might…

When entrepreneur and rapper Bartholomew Jones’s interest in coffee first took root, he quickly began to realize something that would change the trajectory of both his life and future business: he was one of the only Black people in the coffee industry. So, Jones began to do some major research — digging into the history…

Cristina McCarter is the founder of City Tasting Tours in Memphis, Tennessee. After the coronavirus forced the women to pivot their business with quarantine restrictions, McCarter also wanted to find a way to help local businesses impacted by the pandemic. After teaming up with fellow entrepreneur Lisa Brown, they launched their City Tasting Box for…