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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The biggest New Year’s Eve celebration in Memphis was canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Any other year, Beale Street would be packed with people preparing for the annual guitar drop, the street filled with life and energy. But this year, there’s a cloud hanging over Beale. “I think it’s just where everybody […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Now that the Christmas holiday is behind us, Shelby County health leaders say a more dangerous time is just a few days away — New Year’s Eve gatherings could increase the spread of COVID-19. COVID-19 has wrecked plans for the New Year’s Eve street party on historic Beale Street. The clubs and […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — For the second year in a row, the Beale Street Music Festival won’t be rocking the Memphis riverfront. Organizers with the Memphis in May International Festival said Friday they are canceling the Memphis music event for 2021 and moving it to 2022 because of COVID. Other events like the barbecue cooking contest […]

Each week WREG is rounding up the highest and lowest scores from Shelby County restaurant inspections.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A proposed Grand Hyatt hotel could add another tower to the Memphis skyline at the foot of Beale Street. The Center City Revenue Finance Corporation on Tuesday approved PILOT tax incentives worth $65 million for the developers of the One Beale project to build a 350-room Grand Hyatt hotel at the corner […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nine businesses across Shelby County, including a Beale Street club and two locations of a popular restaurant chain, were notified they would have to shut their doors this weekend for 14 days. The health department said each business was closed due to multiple violations of the county’s new health directive. Closing a […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis artist George Hunt, who was the official artist for the Beale Street Music Festival, has died at the age of 85. Hunt reportedly died at Baptist Hospital Friday morning. Hunt spent 27 years creating original art for Memphis in May’s Beale Street Music Festival. According to Memphis in May, Hunt’s paintings […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Plans are moving full steam ahead for a new statue on Beale Street honoring renowned journalist and civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells. Wells stood up to lynching and injustice against African Americans as a journalist in Memphis in the late 1800s. Dr. Lasimba Gray is chairing the Memphis Memorial Committee, the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Downtown Memphis Commission is proposing to build a more than $40 million dollar parking structure in the heart of downtown Memphis. Olivia Byrd lives downtown but knows the hassle that comes when a friend drives to come hang out. “All the time. Especially when they’re coming to visit me and they’re […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The annual Memphis in May International Festival announced a record loss of $1.795 million after the COVID-19 pandemic forced organizers to cancel this year’s events. The 44-year-old festival — which comprises the Beale Street Music Festival, World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, international cultural events and more — had reported revenue increases for […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials with Memphis River Parks Partnership unveiled the latest plans for a major renovation of Tom Lee Park Thursday. “I think (the renovation) is probably the most significant civic project in my lifetime,” MRPP President Carol Coletta said. The designs include a two-mile running loop, fitness zones and a large water feature […]