An estimated 3,000 people visit Crosstown Concourse each day, most of them working for or a customer, client or patient of one of the building’s tenants. There are also more than 260 apartments on the property as well as a high school that just opened its doors for its first class of 125 freshmen.
In addition to all the people who visit Crosstown daily since it opened in August 2017, there is also a steady stream of people showing up to do freelance assignments or to work remotely from their employer’s or home office.
Shannon Little left her job in marketing with the Huey's restaurant chain in Memphis to start her own solo marketing and social media venture. Such ventures at first glance might seem like a dime a dozen, leaving her with a task that had to be addressed before meeting with her first client.
She now handles marketing and social media efforts for several small businesses and is able to juggle all the tasks that go with that because she took the time to form a plan for herself at the very beginning.
"Define your target audience, your offerings and what value those offerings can bring to that audience," Little said, "My business became stronger, and my processes more streamlined, when I was able to define those terms."
In a city where Elvis is royalty and BBQ reigns supreme, many Memphians claim loyalty to one restaurant for their regular pork fix. However, a number of local spots now boast a BBQ niche, with a multitude of options and unique specialties in addition to the traditional Memphis-style dry-rub or wet-rub pork. Here is your Memphis BBQ bucket list, in alphabetical order. We challenge you to try them all!
Put on your best (painted) face for another edition of the Memphis Flyer’s Tequila Festival in Overton Square. You know the drill: Sample from more than 30 different types of tequila. This festival is guaranteed to get you in the spirit of the season with dance music from local DJs, spooky face painting, a costume photo booth, and more. Did I mention that dressing up is definitely encouraged? It is.
The next few weeks in Memphis will be filled with a variety of music and cultural festivals and other seasonal events.
Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a number of these events have announced additional health and safety measures, while some have changed schedules and locations, and others have canceled events or portions of their programming.
As the Mid-South continues to deal with the surging delta variant, Shelby County has reintroduced a mask mandate for all indoor events — including concerts (although shows taking place in bars and restaurants allow for mask removal while eating and drinking).
In many cases, artists are requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for entry. Because the situation is fluid and entry rules are changing rapidly, it’s best to check in with each venue closer to the event date for any updates.
A two-day joint undercover operation by special agents with the TBI Human Trafficking Unit and Human Trafficking Task Force and the Jackson Police Department, in conjunction with Operation United Front, a 12-state human trafficking operation led by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, has resulted in the arrest of 11 men accused of seeking illicit sex from minors.
You can now sip a cocktail under the stars atop The Memphian hotel. Tiger and Peacock, Overton Square’s only rooftop bar, opened Aug. 13.
Just as with the rest of this new boutique hotel, every attention to detail was attended to in the design of this hip bar-lounge that seats 120 guests. Drawing from the glamour of the early 20th century and the eclectic style of Midtown Memphis, Tiger and Peacock is sophisticated, yet fun and whimsical.
Hot wings and bourbon? Sounds like a winning combination to us. New Wing Order has partnered with Old Dominick Distillery, another Memphis original, to create a Maple Bourbon sauce.
It seems everyone has a go-to favorite meal in Memphis, but with all the amazing options available, it’s hard to narrow down the choices. To help you when you are looking for a sure-fire dinner winner (or any meal, really), we’ve rounded up 12 must-try dishes from a few of Memphis’ finest locally owned restaurants.
Adrian Miller’s brand-new book “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue” is a rare union of rigorous scholarship and joyous readability. It’s a combo that’s congruent with his aim toward both the restoration and celebration of the “glorious past, vibrant present, and expansive future” of Black barbecue culture. The 18-page bibliography is fascinating all by itself, ranging from 1913’s “Dishes and Beverages of the Old South,” to Bobby Seale’s “Barbeque’n with Bobby,” to a cookbook from the Seattle Indian Services Commission. And Miller writes with humor, too, referencing Wakanda alongside the Smithsonian, cracking wise and deploying vernacular like “grubbing.” The reader also feels respected — it’s barbecue explained, not mansplained, with the foundational role of women and the intersections of native foodways made plain. (And, happily, Miller’s jokes aren’t free of barbs, e.g., when he allows that, “Some of my best friends are articulate white people who … happen to make fantastic barbecue.”)
