Chisca Hotel set for $24M facelift
A lot of history took place at the Chisca Hotel.
It's where a young Elvis Presley gave his first live radio interview to famed WHBQ disc jockey Dewey Phillips.
Soon it will become the new trendy place to live downtown, a residential market that is hot, and to some, pricey. It will soon be the newest
...Billboard scaring pants off Memphis visitors
Billboards installed by the Memphis Police Association in the past week are starting a debate over public safety and could be hurting the city's image.
Mike Williams, President of the MPA, says the billboards are targeting city leaders but Mayor A C Wharton says the billboards - which say "DANGER: Enter at your own
...Clothing drive tribute for slain teacher's students
Services to honor the life of kindergarten teacher Heather Palumbo-Jones of Germantown will be held Sunday afternoon.
The services will start at 3 p.m. at St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, 700 Poplar Ave., in Memphis.
The family is asking in lieu of flowers that donations be made at any Regions Bank location to The
...Remembering Civil Rights icon Maxine Smith
If Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was the drum major for justice, Georgia Maxine Smith was the drum majorette for justice.
The Civil Rights activist died Friday. She was 83.
MORE: Maxine Smith: A life of commitment
MORE: Civil rights activist Maxine Smith dies at age 83
Smith was more than her Ivy League education or her
...East Memphis barricade ends peacefully
An East Memphis neighborhood was on lockdown as police worked a barricade situation near Kirby Parkway and Corsica.
An East Memphis barricade situation that began late Thursday night before midnight unfolded for the better part of 12 hours.
The situation on Kirby Parkway and Corsica at around 11:20 p.m., ended
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