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Corhonda Dawson Surfaces with Scuba Diving World Record
Dawson, a native of Whitehaven, Tennessee, began her record-setting quest on April 1, 2025. Corhonda “Hooda Brown” Dawson has set a new world record for the quickest worldwide scuba dive sequence, ending Black History Month on a high note by going deep. She succeeded in only 11 days,...
Memphis Flyer
AIN’T Just a Word
In a city that has long defined itself through movement and music, a new festival is asking Memphis to remember its grammar of resistance. The inaugural AIN’T Film Festival is the brainchild of filmmaker and organizer Zaire Love, MFA, whose mission is “to honor, amplify, and immortalize the stories and voices of the Black South.” For Love, the name says it all.
Memphis Flyer
What’s Up With Kinfolk?
Imagine opening your dream restaurant to great acclaim — only to have to close it three months later. That’s what happened to Cole Jeanes, owner of Kinfolk restaurant in Harbor Town. Kinfolk, which began as a pop-up in the old Puck Food Hall at 409 South Main and,...
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Sips: Docking at The Cove
Slip into the front door of the green-tiled, glass-bricked storefront on Broad Avenue and suddenly, you’re on a pirate ship. The bar at The Cove is decked with masts, a flirty female figurehead, and paintings of eye-patched pirates. The jukebox is filled, not with sea shanties, but with Memphis classics, and the bands who play in the small performance space have a decidedly more modern bent.
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Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q Bringing History and Heat to Olive Branch
Proving you can never have too much of a good thing, a popular Alabama-based chain is bringing even more delicious barbecue to Memphis-area diners. Jim ‘N Nick’s Bar-B-Q is currently constructing a new home in Olive Branch, its second location in the region, reports Commercial Appeal. The restaurant...
takingthekids.com
The Ribs At This Tiny BBQ Joint In Tennessee Are Seriously Delicious
Pulling up to Payne’s Bar-B-Que, the first thing you notice is the smell drifting through the air, rich, smoky, and impossible to ignore. This small Tennessee spot keeps things simple, but the ribs do all the talking once they hit the table. Each rack comes out tender with just...
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New documentary "Natchez" screens at Malco Ridgeway Cinema Grill
The new documentary "Natchez" will screen at Malco Ridgeway Cinema Grill through March 6. The film takes a probing look at the American South’s unreconciled history, focusing on Natchez, a town that blends antebellum tourism with a community still deeply divided over its past. Darel Snodgrass spoke with award-winning...
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New Restaurant and Lounge Headed to Memphis
It looks like a new restaurant is on the horizon for Memphis diners. Paperwork has been filed for an eatery seemingly called Park Avenue Social set to open on-as the name suggests-Park Avenue. The concept does not yet have a digital footprint so any and all information related to it...
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Gladys Knight to perform at Graceland
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - R&B legend Gladys Knight is set to perform in Memphis later this year. Knight, a seven-time Grammy Award winner, is bringing her 2026 tour to Graceland Live on Friday, June 19. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday, February 27 at 10 a.m. Tickets will...
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Legendary Robert Plant to perform at Memphis' Orpheum in March
Here's a road trip idea from 39 News. Music icon Robert Plant is set to bring his acclaimed project, Saving Grace featuring Suzi Dian, to the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis on Tuesday, March 24. Part of the "Spring Fever 2026" tour, the performance promises an intimate evening of music that...
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Memphis Flyer
Music Video Monday: “Golden Child” by Delta Ondine
Delta Ondine loves the blues. By day, the Baton Rouge native is Alicia Triche, acclaimed civil rights and refugee lawyer. ” Both blues and refugee law are about easing suffering and transforming experiences of atrocity into salvation through the bold capacity of the human spirit,” she says. She...
Country Now
Country Now Live Returns With Dustin Lynch Headlining Annual Benefit Show For St. Jude
The event will also feature performances by Cole Goodwin, Kayley Green, Kenny Whitmire, Jacob Hackworth, and Graham St. Clair. The post Country Now Live Returns With Dustin Lynch Headlining Annual Benefit Show For St. Jude appeared first on Country Now .
The Commercial Appeal
Why 'Memphis is always the biggest star' of RiverBeat Music Festival
RiverBeat Music Festival is back for year three. On Feb. 19, the fest confirmed its lineup , which will be headlined by veteran rock act Dave Matthews Band, hip-hop greats Wu-Tang Clan and Alabama country combo The Red Clay Strays. Produced by Mempho Presents, the concert festival will return to Downtown Memphis' Tom Lee Park from May 1-3. RiverBeat — which effectively replaced the long-running Beale Street Music Festival in 2024 — will also feature performances by Ice Cube, St. Vincent, Lord Huron, De La Soul, Salt-N-Pepa, T-Pain and Wale. Here are some takeaways from the festival's 2026 lineup announcement. Old school hip-hop excitement The 2026 RiverBeat lineup is a boon for fans of classic hip-hop and rap, with numerous legends of the genre set to perform. From headliners Wu-Tang Clan — who made a memorable appearance at the 2019 edition of RiverBeat’s sister festival Mempho — to icons like Ice Cube, Salt-N-Pepa and De La Soul (who last played locally 17 years ago) the event offers plenty to be excited about. On top of that, throwback local rap will also see the spotlight with the return of RiverBeat’s Memphis Rap OGz set . The concert will be hosted by
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This Day in History: Memphis Jug Band records first track in 1927
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -On this day in 1927, the Memphis Jug Band walked into the McCall Building in downtown Memphis and recorded its first tracks for the Victor Company. Led by songwriter Will Shade, the group had already established itself as a Beale Street favorite, known for a mix of guitar, harmonica, jug and kazoo.
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Petals of a Peony Preparing University of Memphis Location
Study breaks are about to get a little more delicious for University of Memphis students. Petals of a Peony, “Memphis’s authentic Chengdu-style Sichuan restaurant” is opening a new location near the University in the near future, according to a social media post. The restaurant will be greeting...
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Fab Family Cafe & Kitchen Coming to Memphis
A new restaurant is headed to Memphis, and while popular wisdom states we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, based on this new concept’s name, it will be a wonderful addition to the local community. Fab Family Cafe & Kitchen is gathering the permits needed to open its doors and begin feeding local families.
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WATCH: 11 days, 19 hours and 23 minutes: Memphis woman sets record-breaking scuba diving journey
11 days, 19 hours and 23 minutes: Memphis woman sets record-breaking scuba diving journey. Part of what makes her story unique is that she is a Black woman from Memphis. There are not many Black female scuba divers from Memphis, or anywhere else. Corhonda Dawson, who says she never imagined accomplishing something like this, hopes other Black girls and boys can find inspiration in her accomplishment.
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The Tradition to Open in East Memphis
A quartet of Memphis-area hospitality veterans are preparing for their next act, after launching one of the region’s most exciting restaurants last year. Moises and Maggie Hernandez and Darrell and Betsy Horn are following up the success of Briza’s opening with The Tradition, a new concept set to join an up-coming East Memphis mixed-use development, reports Commercial Appeal.