05/15/26
The 48th Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is underway at Liberty Park, with nearly 200 teams from 27 states and seven countries competing for the title of Grand Champion through May 16. It is one of the most recognized barbecue competitions in the world, and Memphis is the city that hosts it…
05/15/26
The Overton Park Shell turns 90 this year, and the beloved Midtown venue is marking the milestone with a nearly $2 million expansion that will give touring artists the backstage experience the city’s most iconic outdoor stage has always deserved. Construction is set to begin this summer on the Terry Lynch Artist Lounge, a 2,000-square-foot…
05/15/26
Eighty-nine students walked across the stage this week as the first graduating class in the history of University High School, and the moment was more than a century in the making. University Schools traces its roots back to 1912, operating for decades as an elementary and middle school before University High opened its doors in…
05/08/26
Epicenter Memphis received an $812,000 grant from the Delta Regional Authority to launch EpicenterU: Students to Startups, a four-year program designed to turn undergraduate students into venture-ready founders before they ever leave campus. It is a direct investment in keeping Memphis-grown talent right where it belongs. Arkansas State University is partnering with Epicenter to implement…
05/08/26
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art kicked off its third annual Memphis Art and Fashion Week this week, and for the first time, local retailers were built directly into the programming. It was a deliberate choice, and it reflects something broader happening in Memphis: the creative economy here is organized, growing, and worth paying attention…
05/08/26
Memphis has a new gathering place, and it was built with a straightforward goal: give people somewhere to land. The Front Porch, located at 4688 Walnut Grove Road in East Memphis, officially celebrated its ribbon-cutting on May 4 after completing a $5 million capital campaign. It is the kind of investment that does not show…
05/08/26
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has filed a $187.2 million permit for its Advanced Research Center II, a 16-floor, 865,000-square-foot tower that will be the largest building in the hospital’s history. It is expected to be completed by early 2029, and it is one of the most significant infrastructure investments happening anywhere in the country…
05/08/26
Lausanne Collegiate School is gutting and expanding one of its core buildings in its centennial year, and the $24.6 million, 84,000-square-foot project says something important about where Memphis is headed. The East Memphis private school is not adding enrollment. It is deepening its investment in the students already here, building the kind of learning environment…
04/30/26
Professional tennis is making its return to Memphis this summer—and a new look at the tournament’s home court is building anticipation. According to reporting from the Memphis Business Journal, the Memphis Classic, a new WTA 250 tournament set for July 25 through August 2, has unveiled renderings of its stadium at Leftwich Tennis Center. The…
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