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Downtown Memphis by the Numbers: Takeaways from the 2026 State of Downtown

Downtown Memphis is still on the rise. At the Downtown Memphis Commission’s State of Downtown address on October 26 at the Halloran Centre, DMC President Chandell Ryan and Mayor Paul Young laid out a neighborhood with real momentum: a development pipeline worth $6.4 billion, falling crime, and a growing list of people choosing to call the heart of the city home.

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COGIC holds Holy Convocation in St. Louis, beginning 3 year stint

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - There is a big absence in Memphis this week as the Church of God in Christ will begin their Holy Convocation. The more than 35,000 people will gather in St. Louis this year after leaving Memphis for the second time in the organizations 118 years. “Unlike St....

Memphis, TN · 5d

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Day of the Dead celebrated in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. –Latinos in Memphis are celebrating Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead, to honor lost loved ones. Día de Muertos is a special day in Mexican culture where families place photos of loved ones, vibrantly decorated candy skulls, candles, and other significant items to make ofrendas or offerings. According to tradition, the […]

Memphis, TN · 6d

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Memphis Fire Department hosting Halloween trick-or-treating at participating fire stations

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Fire Department (MFD) is inviting families to celebrate Halloween with firefighters Saturday night. The department is hosting a citywide trick-or-treating event at participating fire stations on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. According to a Facebook post from MFD, families are...

Memphis, TN · 7d

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Memphis Is Building Venture-Backable Startups Around Its Biggest Industries: Logistics, MedTech...and Music

MEMPHIS, October 30 (Hypepotamus) - Memphis has a metro population of about 1.34 million, but its businesses help move the world’s packages and supply its operating rooms. That industrial base is turning into a hub for new startups, with founders drawing in corporate experience in town. Founders are building software to track damaged freight, help providers monitor patients, and streamline specialized legal work.

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Collierville set for Shelby Drive reopening

COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (WMC) - Shelby Drive is set to reopen in Collierville. A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for Monday, November 2, with the road officially reopening afterward. The Town of Collierville said road work is complete seven months ahead of schedule. The road work included widening the former two-lane road between...

Collierville, TN · 9d

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Restaurant Inspection Scores: Oct. 20-26

Newest Restaurant Report Card | If you want the latest Shelby County restaurant scores sent directly to your inbox, sign up for it today on WREG’s Newsletter here. Each week, WREG is rounding up the highest and lowest scores from Shelby County restaurant inspections. Find more restaurant scores from Shelby County and other Tennessee counties here. Lowest Scores: Neil’s5727 Quince […]

Shelby County, TN · 12d

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Shelby County Clerk’s office unveils new operating hours

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - If you’re heading over to the Shelby County Clerk’s Office, you will want to check your watch starting Monday. Locations are now rolling out new hours and will be open Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clerk Dr. La Sonya Hall...

Shelby County, TN · 6d

Salon

In newly drawn district Black voters may get representative who undermined their interests for years

An attendee confronts Tennessee State Sen. Brent Taylor, center left, during a public comment meeting hosted by the Shelby County Health Department at Fairley High School on xAI’s permit application to use gas turbines for a new data center in Memphis, TN on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Brandon Dill for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Memphis, TN · 10d

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Shelby County Clerk’s Office announces new operating hours

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Shelby County Clerk’s Office announced new hours for all locations. Each office will now be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Clerk Dr. La Sonya Hall says the new hours will give employees time to prepare for customers before opening and wrap up their work after closing.

Shelby County, TN · 12d

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State of Downtown report details Memphis development in city core

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC) released its annual State of Downtown report on Monday, with figures on development, jobs, office vacancies and crime. Downtown Memphis is home to 24,000 people, including Tylor Nelson, a school teacher who moved to the 38103 ZIP code two years ago.

Memphis, TN · 10d

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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

Memphis, TN · 9d

Yahoo!

xAI Is Offering to Buy Out a Mississippi Neighborhood – If Residents Agree Not to Sue Over Noise

An subsidiary has reportedly approached homeowners in Southaven, Mississippi's Colonial Hills neighborhood with offers to purchase their properties, conditioned on releasing potential legal claims tied to a nearby power plant. The offer letter, reproduced by FOX13 Memphis, requires sellers to release "all claims related to the lawsuit," according to that report.

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Informed Sources Extra: Shelby County Democratic Party Chair Willie Simon and Republican Chair Rachel Wall

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Shelby County, TN · 10d

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Memphis pastor offers opportunity for disenfranchised voters to discuss issues

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Ahead of election day, one Memphis pastor is making sure a certain demographic is in on the conversation about candidates and important matters on the ballot. Reverend Earle Fisher is opening up his church to young and old Black men who feel as though their vote has never mattered.

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Spooky celebrations fill streets of Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis is in the Halloween spirit Saturday night. Earlier today at Old Dominick, the festivities were beginning with a Halloween bar crawl. “Tonight, with it being a Saturday, it’s a little more motivation for people to go out since they tomorrow to kind of rest up and hang out and relax,” said […]

Memphis, TN · 7d

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Mom to Mom: From heartbreak to hope, Forrest Spence Fund helps thousands of Tennessee families

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. For one Memphis mother, losing her newborn son changed her life forever. From that heartbreak came a mission to help other families in their darkest days. From that heartbreak came the Forrest Spence Fund — a nonprofit created...

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Cooper-Young Halloween trail features 14 decorated homes

Halloween is just days away, and one Memphis neighborhood is getting into the spooky spirit with a festive display of decorated homes. The Cooper-Young neighborhood is celebrating the season with its Cooper-Young Spooky House Route, featuring 14 homes decorated for Halloween across multiple streets in the historic Midtown community. Each...

Memphis, TN · 10d

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