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Taste Generations Of Italian Tradition At These 12 Memphis, Tennessee Restaurants
In Memphis, one of the city’s longest-running Italian kitchens puts barbecue on pizza. Yes, smoky Memphis barbecue, sitting right on top of melted cheese. I love that detail because it shows how Italian cooking made itself at home in Tennessee and picked up a Southern accent. One spot here has been feeding the city for more than 80 years. Another brings the know-how of four generations to the table.
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Upcoming Events & Happenings: November 2026
Woman’s Exchange Christmas Shop: Christmas Boutique Nov. 1-Dec. 18, M-F 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 88 Racine St. “Time for Art” – Works by Barrie Foster: Nov. 2-25 at Gallery Ten Ninety-One. Artist’s reception Sat., Nov. 7, 2-4 p.m. Foster is a nationally award-winning artist and a children’s book illustrator. Since retiring as a museum director in 2020, she has been teaching veterans at the VA hospital, seniors through Creative Aging, to 4-H children, middle school students and artists at Memphis Botanic Garden. She also enjoys giving art history lectures. These works may be viewed at the WKNO Digital Media Center, 7151 Cherry Farms Rd., weekdays from 9 until 4, and online at wkno.org.
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By + By Pouring into Memphis Hospitality Scene
After winning over Memphis with Bar Limina, entrepreneur and hospitality mainstay Josh Conley is getting ready to launch a new chapter. He will be opening By + By, which promises to be one of 2027’s most exciting openings, in a location sure to take visitors breath away, reports Daily Memphian.
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Join us for Clara & the Nutcracker!
At 5:30 pm on Saturday, December 5 and 2pm on Sunday, December 6 at the Rose Theater at the University of Memphis, the Tennessee Ballet Theater will present their holiday classic Clara & The Nutcracker. The performances are sponsored by Country Club Moving, Tiffany Benitone Hale and David Hale, and Alliance Health Care.
The Daily South
The Most Legendary Steakhouses In The South
A good steakhouse is kind of like the perfect pair of jeans; it can be anything you want it to be. Whether you’re celebrating a milestone event with family or just looking for a casual weeknight dinner, our favorite steakhouses across the South are adaptable to any occasion. Some don white tablecloths and give you separate fork salads, while others are a little less buttoned up. One thing they all have in common is their nearness to our hearts. Here we celebrate 31 legendary steakhouses across the South (listed in no particular order) that serve up delicious nostalgia alongside their perfectly pink filets. Did your favorite make the list? Let us know!
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Bordello, bathhouse, Elvis lore. Memphis hotel has stories to tell
There is something fitting about a bar called The Dame opening its doors inside a building that has spent more than a century collecting stories. At 69 E. Pontotoc Ave., just off South Main Street in Downtown Memphis, the Hotel Pontotoc has never been an ordinary address. Built in 1906, the historic building has passed through a colorful succession of identities, including a bordello, a Turkish bathhouse and a nightclub. It also carries a particularly intriguing piece of Memphis lore: the rumor that Elvis Presley lost his virginity there in 1953. Naturally, this is the first question we asked the hotel and bar owner Joey Lewis. “That’s what I hear,” he said, with a laugh. “Dan Rather even reported on it once. You can find it on YouTube." DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS: State of Downtown talk highlights growth, upcoming projects in Memphis A building with a colorful past For the 42 years leading up to Lewis' plans for the property, the building had served as a private residence, with a family living there for decades. It was during this period, a few years back, that Lewis began imagining what the old building could become: his own boutique hotel and bar. First, there
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Culver’s Plans New Restaurant at Lakeland’s Ashmont Development
Lakeland residents could soon have a new dining option as Culver’s, the Wisconsin-based restaurant chain known for its ButterBurgers, frozen custard, and cheese curds, takes steps toward opening its first location in the Memphis metropolitan area. The company has submitted plans for a restaurant at the Ashmont mixed-use development along Canada Road, adding another potential business to one of the city’s growing commercial areas.
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Haunted Homecoming amusement park brings thrill and disappointment
The University of Memphis hosted a haunted amusement park Tuesday night on the UC Alumni Lawn, featuring three attractions and food trucks for students as part of the university’s Homecoming and Halloween celebrations. The event drew more than 100 students with a line stretching across the lawn toward the...