A new food-truck park on East Broadway has settled into downtown West Memphis, with permanent vendors serving hot tamales, fried gizzards and other Southern bites.

Bandos is relocating from Thomas Street to 260 Poplar Avenue in downtown Memphis and is already recruiting staff as permits are reviewed.

Brookhaven Pub has launched a two‑phase renovation in East Memphis that expands the game room, vaults the dining room ceiling and upgrades systems while staying open.

A former Memphis pastor converted a Knight Arnold Road church into The Living Room, an upscale lounge that serves no alcohol and aims to be recovery-friendly.

Dog & Bone, a British-style pub, will take the Griffin House at 2116 Madison Ave in Overton Square. The 1,700-sq-ft spot will offer British favorites and a broad beer list.

Sips Dirty Soda will take over Wooty's Coffee Roastery at 109 North Main in Covington; renovations began this week and Wooty's says it will still serve coffee. No opening date yet.

Little Petals Chinese, the Petals of a Peony offshoot, is opening at 890 W Poplar Ave in Collierville. The restaurant’s site and social post say the Poplar spot should open in about a month.

Cook Out will convert the former Back Yard Burgers at 1723 Union Ave into a drive‑thru; the chain has floated Memphis for expanded operations.

Jim 'N Nick's is building its first Mississippi restaurant at 8401 McGregor Crossing in Olive Branch; construction is underway but no opening date has been announced.

WREG's Price Tracker shows eggs fell to $1.98 a dozen while a 23-item grocery basket rose to $111.27. Local experts recommend meal planning and store brands to trim bills.

Kinfolk’s Harbor Town storefront remains shuttered after mold was found following a 2024 leak. Owner Cole Jeanes is weighing repairs or a relocation while running pop‑ups.

Chicago-born Lao Sze Chuan has opened in East Memphis, offering Szechuan classics and adjustable spice levels at Ridgeway Trace. The chain’s arrival adds another national eatery to a busy Poplar Avenue strip.

By the Brewery, a Downtown Memphis breakfast-and-lunch cafe, has closed permanently less than a month before its fifth anniversary. The closure leaves a quieter Tennessee Street morning crowd.