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10/06/22

New food star to open on S. Highland

A California-based restaurant franchise, Celebrity’s Soul Food, is rolling out the red carpet Wednesday, Oct. 5, in Memphis to celebrate the grand opening of its first Tennessee location at the former Newk’s Eatery site on South Highland Street. Celebrity’s founders Taja and Fredrick Jacobs partnered with franchisees Jennifer Cochran-Welch and Court Welch to open the…

10/06/22

GloRilla takes home BET Hip Hop Award

After earning a Billboard-charting hit with “F.N.F.” and inking a deal with Yo Gotti’s CMG label — Memphis rapper Gloria “GloRilla” Woods continues to earn accolades. The latest: Being named “Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist” at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards. Although it aired on television Tuesday, Oct. 4, the ceremony was taped Friday, Sept. 30, at…

09/30/22

Amazon adopts 20 Memphis-Shelby County schools

Retail and tech titan Amazon says it will be adopting 20 schools in the Memphis-Shelby County School district in a deal that might generate more excitement than Prime Day. The Amazon partnership will focus on support services at Family Resource Centers, serve as mentors and school ambassadors, offer job placement opportunities, volunteer in person at schools, and donate directly…

09/22/22

370 Great Things About Memphis

Memphis has been hit with tragedy of late, making it harder to find the love for the city we celebrated a few weeks ago with 901 Day. That love isn’t gone. But, sometimes, it’s easier to recognize it when it’s spelled out before us. So we took time to reflect on things that make us…

09/21/22

Memphis International Airport issues RFQ for $700M-800M terminal upgrade

The Memphis International Airport has put out a Request for Qualifications (RFP) for a continuation of its Terminal Modernization and Seismic Program (TMSP). It proposes a multiyear, multiphase timeline with a price tag well above the recently completed modernization of Concourse B. The RFQ details seven future potential packages to renovate Memphis International’s (MEM) terminal,…

09/14/22

Memphis Record Pressing to double workforce by next year

Memphis Record Pressing in Bartlett expects to be the largest producer of vinyl records in North America by next year, making about 130,000 records per day. Brandon Seavers, the company’s co-founder and CEO, spoke to the Bartlett Area Chamber of Commerce Tuesday, Sept. 13. Memphis Record Pressing plans $30M expansion in Bartlett Seavers updated those…

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