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Groundbreaking held for new Horn Lake Animal Shelter
Photo: Officials throw dirt in the symbolic groundbreaking for the new Horn Lake Animal Shelter. Completion of the $4.5 million shelter should be in April of next year. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com) At one time there was a field on Center Street in Horn Lake where the football Eagles were scoring touchdowns...
WREG looks into MAS director’s background, current investigation
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The director of Memphis Animal Services who was placed on leave just five months into his new job had been let go from a previous shelter job in Texas, news coverage shows. Ty Coleman was placed on leave last week from the Memphis shelter pending an investigation after a dog died of […]
Restaurant Inspection Scores, June 24-July 1
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: Tacos Y […]
Organization hosts sculpture party to celebrate the art form
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A local arts organization hosted a sculpture party open to the whole community. Sculpt Memphis’s sculpture event featured musical entertainment, art, and even a sculpture dedicated to rock star David Bowie. The event also stressed the importance of sculpture and the art form in the...
The Shed: Award Wining Barbecue
Here in South Mississippi, when the Summer sun sets it’s rays harshly upon us, we stand out in defiance of such heat and by a flaming hot grill do make delights to set the senses ablaze and we call it barbecue. There’s a simple name we associate with good barbecue here on the Gulf Coast, and that name is The Shed.
Why Three 6 Mafia and 8Ball & MJG were crucial to the development of Memphis rap
Like all musical forms, no one person can definitively say they started or invented Memphis rap, though there are plenty of seminal figures who were crucial in the development of the genre, from DJ Spanish Fly to DJ Squeeky, Gangsta Pat to Playa Fly, Al Kapone to Tommy Wright III.
Prices good, but taste only okay at Juicy Seafood
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Dining Duo are a couple of foodies who enjoy eating out and sampling the local cuisine in the Mid-South. To ensure the reviews are unbiased and that the duo remain anonymous, their identities are masked behind their favorite comic book heroes. Juicy Seafood & Bar. 775...
Musical showcase highlights young Memphian artists
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -This musical showcase offered by Play Your Park was created to provide young artists a platform to show their talent through musical expression. Memphis Parks is searching for Memphians aged 12 to 17 to join in Teen Fest 2024. The event will be held on August 3...
Biggby Coffee plans to add 10 new locations in Memphis area: What we know about where & when
Biggby Coffee is looking to add nearly a dozen locations across the Memphis area in the coming years. The Lansing, Michigan-based chain already opened one area location in February 2023, at 200 S. Germantown Parkway in Cordova. Because of its success, Biggby is preparing to open at least 10 new locations in the next five years. ...
Construction of new Downtown Brooks Museum resumes after winning lawsuit
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art won the lawsuit challenging the construction of the new downtown location. In September 2023, The Brooks Museum’s new home in Downtown Memphis was in jeopardy after litigation temporarily halted its construction. The new Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will...
Bluff City Life: Fri, 28 June
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Here’s what’s in today’s show. MoSH is on a mission into space! Try this rocket science experiment with your kids before you take a trip to the new exhibit. Emma Gifford | Education Manager at the Museum of Science & History. Sheila Noone...
Constuction of Memphis Art Museum can proceed, chancellor rules
This is Executive Editor Mark Russell, and you're reading the Daily Briefing, our one-stop digital shop for the best Memphis stories from our award-winning Commercial Appeal team. A Shelby County chancellor has denied a request for a temporary injunction filed in an attempt to halt construction of the new Memphis...
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