The big event happening Downtown this week is the 28th annual International Blues Challenge. Blues musicians from around the world come to Beale Street to compete for awards in various categories, as well as to show record labels what they can do. Last... »
When people think of Beale St., often they think of the booze, dancing and general debauchery that takes place on Memphis’ most famous street. But before the sun sets on the Bluff City, there’s a whole other world of food, fun and culture to take in th... »
Correction: In my lunchtime post I listed the Silly Goose party as tonight. It’s actually tomorrow. One piece of other Goose news – they have acquired a Ms. Pac-Man machine. Soup Sunday has been announced for February 19 at the FedExForum. This is an e... »
LaunchMemphis is extending the entrepreneurial culture to our teens. Friday and Saturday of this week, they’ll hold a shortened version of their intense 48-Hour Launch program. Event won’t actually be 24 hours, but 4-7 PM Friday, 10-5 Saturday at Hutch... »
More on our story about the reworking of A. Schwab, Beale Street’s oldest retail institution. Schwab is one of two parcels of land in the district not owned by the city of Memphis which got the land in the urban renewal period of the 1960s when the M... »
Last night about 8, I wandered down to Beale Street to eat. I ordered New Orleans Nachos and their Bucket House Greens, and pulled up Foursquare to check in. I scrolled through my friends list to see where everyone was, and saw a comment from a bartend... »
It’s time for my annual “what to do Downtown for New Year’s Eve” post. Now, before we get started, I want to make something clear. This is Paul Ryburn’s Journal, my personal blog that happened to get popular as a source of Downtown news. This is not “T... »
FAST FACTS: Business owners in the Cooper Young Entertainment District are concerned about how crime is impacting their businessesA man was shot early Wednesday morning walking through a parking lot near the Young Avenue DeliToday Memphis Mayor A C Wh... »
