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• Headed to a restaurant in Shelby County? Be prepared to provide your contact information - Commercial Appeal July 9, 2020 11:23 PM
  Headed to a restaurant in Shelby County? Be prepared to provide your contact information  Commercial Appeal
• Head of Memphis Restaurant Association Urges, Businesses, Patrons to ‘Do Their Part’ - Memphis Flyer July 9, 2020 8:00 PM
  Head of Memphis Restaurant Association Urges, Businesses, Patrons to ‘Do Their Part’  Memphis Flyer
• Who has the best wine list in Memphis? Wine Spectator says these 9 restaurants do - Commercial Appeal July 8, 2020 10:12 PM
  Who has the best wine list in Memphis? Wine Spectator says these 9 restaurants do  Commercial Appeal
• Bars to be closed, restaurant hours reduced as COVID-19 continues climb in Shelby County - Commercial Appeal July 7, 2020 10:04 PM
  Bars to be closed, restaurant hours reduced as COVID-19 continues climb in Shelby County  Commercial Appeal
• Memphis' Little Tea Shop is an 'American' story - Commercial Appeal July 3, 2020 7:00 AM
  Memphis' Little Tea Shop is an 'American' story  Commercial Appeal
• What Memphis restaurants are doing when an employee tests positive for COVID-19 - Commercial Appeal July 2, 2020 7:00 AM
  What Memphis restaurants are doing when an employee tests positive for COVID-19  Commercial Appeal
• STIX Restaurant Opens Downtown Location | Hungry Memphis - Memphis Flyer July 7, 2020 8:52 PM
  STIX Restaurant Opens Downtown Location | Hungry Memphis  Memphis Flyer
• Claims of racism, sexism rock 4 Memphis restaurants. Here’s what former employees say - The Commercial Appeal July 2, 2020 7:00 AM
  Claims of racism, sexism rock 4 Memphis restaurants. Here’s what former employees say  The Commercial Appeal
• From foie gras to burgers: A taste of what to expect at Erling Jensen's newly expanded bar - Commercial Appeal June 30, 2020 7:00 AM
  From foie gras to burgers: A taste of what to expect at Erling Jensen's newly expanded bar  Commercial Appeal
• 15 of our favorite patios for outdoor dining in Memphis - Commercial Appeal June 25, 2020 7:00 AM
  15 of our favorite patios for outdoor dining in Memphis  Commercial Appeal
• Soul food restaurant expands to Cordova - Memphis Business Journal July 9, 2020 6:42 PM
  Soul food restaurant expands to Cordova  Memphis Business Journal
• Want to support Black-owned restaurants in Memphis? Here are more than 150 to try - Commercial Appeal July 1, 2020 7:00 AM
  Want to support Black-owned restaurants in Memphis? Here are more than 150 to try  Commercial Appeal
• Slowing the brakes on reopening: Memphis restaurant owner asks ‘how did we get here?’ - WREG NewsChannel 3 June 24, 2020 7:00 AM
  Slowing the brakes on reopening: Memphis restaurant owner asks ‘how did we get here?’  WREG NewsChannel 3
• Restaurants work to keep customers safe as employees test positive for COVID-19 - FOX13 Memphis July 7, 2020 1:38 AM
  Restaurants work to keep customers safe as employees test positive for COVID-19  FOX13 Memphis
• It's a family affair: Brothers Judd and Alex Grisanti are in the kitchen together again - Commercial Appeal June 25, 2020 7:00 AM
  It's a family affair: Brothers Judd and Alex Grisanti are in the kitchen together again  Commercial Appeal
• To stop protests from purging it of patrons, Flight must purge racism from its menu | Weathersbee - The Commercial Appeal June 17, 2020 7:00 AM
  To stop protests from purging it of patrons, Flight must purge racism from its menu | Weathersbee  The Commercial Appeal
• A peek at the new STIX restaurant in Downtown Memphis - The Commercial Appeal July 7, 2020 5:34 PM
  A peek at the new STIX restaurant in Downtown Memphis  The Commercial Appeal
• Dr. Jon McCullers on hours restrictions for Shelby County restaurants and rising COVID-19 numbers. - Memphis Business Journal July 7, 2020 12:45 PM
  Dr. Jon McCullers on hours restrictions for Shelby County restaurants and rising COVID-19 numbers.  Memphis Business Journal
• Bars on Beale Street remain open. Here's why. - Commercial Appeal July 10, 2020 8:20 PM
  Bars on Beale Street remain open. Here's why.  Commercial Appeal
• Health officials fear opening Memphis alternative care site as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise - WMC July 6, 2020 11:00 PM
  Health officials fear opening Memphis alternative care site as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise  WMC
• A new menu and a garden oasis patio make Acre one of our favorite places to dine right now - Commercial Appeal July 7, 2020 1:01 PM
  A new menu and a garden oasis patio make Acre one of our favorite places to dine right now  Commercial Appeal
• No more 50% rule: County updates restaurant regulations during phase three delay - Memphis Business Journal June 16, 2020 7:00 AM
  No more 50% rule: County updates restaurant regulations during phase three delay  Memphis Business Journal
• A New Memphis Restaurant with a French Twist - Garden & Gun Magazine June 12, 2020 7:54 PM
  A New Memphis Restaurant with a French Twist  Garden & Gun Magazine
• Memphis soul food restaurant sticking with to-go orders as COVID cases continue to climb - WREG NewsChannel 3 June 30, 2020 7:00 AM
  Memphis soul food restaurant sticking with to-go orders as COVID cases continue to climb  WREG NewsChannel 3
• 5 things to know about how PPP loans helped Shelby County firms - Commercial Appeal July 7, 2020 5:34 PM
  5 things to know about how PPP loans helped Shelby County firms  Commercial Appeal
• Patrons continue to visit Beale Street despite rising COVID-19 cases - FOX13 Memphis July 12, 2020 1:52 AM
  Patrons continue to visit Beale Street despite rising COVID-19 cases  FOX13 Memphis
• New Shelby County Health Department Directive hits restaurant/bar owners, causes confusion, concerns for revenue. - Memphis Business Journal July 9, 2020 5:19 PM
  New Shelby County Health Department Directive hits restaurant/bar owners, causes confusion, concerns for revenue.  Memphis Business Journal
• Tacos and Grilled Cheese: The owners of El Mero Taco buy the Say Cheese! food truck - Commercial Appeal July 2, 2020 7:00 AM
  Tacos and Grilled Cheese: The owners of El Mero Taco buy the Say Cheese! food truck  Commercial Appeal
• Alcenia's makes national news for the second time in June, this time on CBS Sunday Morning - Commercial Appeal June 28, 2020 7:00 AM
  Alcenia's makes national news for the second time in June, this time on CBS Sunday Morning  Commercial Appeal
• Flight restaurant investigating alleged racist practices after social media group shares experiences - WMC June 12, 2020 7:00 AM
  Flight restaurant investigating alleged racist practices after social media group shares experiences  WMC
• Two employees test positive for COVID-19 at East Memphis restaurant - WATN - Local 24 June 17, 2020 7:00 AM
  Two employees test positive for COVID-19 at East Memphis restaurant  WATN - Local 24
• The Majestic Grille Unveils New Ghost Concept: Cocozza American Italian - Memphis Flyer July 10, 2020 7:07 PM
  The Majestic Grille Unveils New Ghost Concept: Cocozza American Italian  Memphis Flyer
• Former employees of Flight Restaurant speak out about the racism and sexism - FOX13 Memphis June 15, 2020 7:00 AM
  Former employees of Flight Restaurant speak out about the racism and sexism  FOX13 Memphis
• Flight co-owner Russ Graham no longer employed with restaurant group after racism, sexism allegations - Commercial Appeal June 16, 2020 7:00 AM
  Flight co-owner Russ Graham no longer employed with restaurant group after racism, sexism allegations  Commercial Appeal
• No mask, no service: Popular BBQ restaurant closes dine-in services - WMC July 2, 2020 7:00 AM
  No mask, no service: Popular BBQ restaurant closes dine-in services  WMC
• Protestors speak out against Flight Restaurant after alleged racist practices - FOX13 Memphis June 13, 2020 7:00 AM
  Protestors speak out against Flight Restaurant after alleged racist practices  FOX13 Memphis
• Closure confusion? While some bars ordered to close, others on Beale Street are exempt - WREG NewsChannel 3 July 9, 2020 9:57 PM
  Closure confusion? While some bars ordered to close, others on Beale Street are exempt  WREG NewsChannel 3
• Memphis releases mask ordinance protocols - FOX13 Memphis July 6, 2020 4:10 PM
  Memphis releases mask ordinance protocols  FOX13 Memphis
• Alex Grisanti Now in the Kitchen at Ronnie Grisanti's Restaurant - Memphis Flyer June 22, 2020 7:00 AM
  Alex Grisanti Now in the Kitchen at Ronnie Grisanti's Restaurant  Memphis Flyer
• Is Whataburger coming to Memphis? Here's the real story. - Commercial Appeal July 1, 2020 7:00 AM
  Is Whataburger coming to Memphis? Here's the real story.  Commercial Appeal
• Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar issues an apology after accusations of racisim - FOX13 Memphis June 30, 2020 7:00 AM
  Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar issues an apology after accusations of racisim  FOX13 Memphis
• Former employee says she witnessed racial profiling while working at Flight Restaurant - FOX13 Memphis June 14, 2020 7:00 AM
  Former employee says she witnessed racial profiling while working at Flight Restaurant  FOX13 Memphis
• Memphis Chinese community stepping up to combat COVID-19 - WMC July 3, 2020 7:00 AM
  Memphis Chinese community stepping up to combat COVID-19  WMC
• Will drinks to-go be extended past June in TN? Here's the status, how you can make a difference - Commercial Appeal June 13, 2020 7:00 AM
  Will drinks to-go be extended past June in TN? Here's the status, how you can make a difference  Commercial Appeal
• The return of Bojangles - Memphis Business Journal July 8, 2020 7:12 PM
  The return of Bojangles  Memphis Business Journal
• Local restaurant owner excited for Phase 3 of Back to Business reopening plan - FOX13 Memphis June 12, 2020 7:00 AM
  Local restaurant owner excited for Phase 3 of Back to Business reopening plan  FOX13 Memphis
• Memphis restaurants ordered to take down customer’s names, phone numbers for contact tracing - Yahoo News July 10, 2020 9:35 PM
  Memphis restaurants ordered to take down customer’s names, phone numbers for contact tracing  Yahoo News
• South of Beale to officially take over Interim Restaurant and Bar - Commercial Appeal July 1, 2020 7:00 AM
  South of Beale to officially take over Interim Restaurant and Bar  Commercial Appeal
• Little Tea Shop Documentary Premieres July 10th on WKNO - Memphis Flyer July 9, 2020 6:58 PM
  Little Tea Shop Documentary Premieres July 10th on WKNO  Memphis Flyer
• Babalu restaurant closed until further notice after employee tests positive for COVID-19 - WMC June 29, 2020 7:00 AM
  Babalu restaurant closed until further notice after employee tests positive for COVID-19  WMC
• Historic Black-owned restaurant finds support through grant and an “unexpected surprise” - WMC June 26, 2020 7:00 AM
  Historic Black-owned restaurant finds support through grant and an “unexpected surprise”  WMC
• Former Flight employee says restaurant threatened to sue after Facebook post - FOX13 Memphis June 17, 2020 7:00 AM
  Former Flight employee says restaurant threatened to sue after Facebook post  FOX13 Memphis
• Blackout Day 2020 encourages Black people to flex economic power, support Black-owned businesses - WMC July 8, 2020 12:03 AM
  Blackout Day 2020 encourages Black people to flex economic power, support Black-owned businesses  WMC
• July 4, 2020: Which restaurants are open; freebies and deals - FOX13 Memphis July 4, 2020 7:00 AM
  July 4, 2020: Which restaurants are open; freebies and deals  FOX13 Memphis
• Protests continue in Overton Square after allegations of sexist, racist culture surface against Memphis restau - WMC June 14, 2020 7:00 AM
  Protests continue in Overton Square after allegations of sexist, racist culture surface against Memphis restau  WMC
• 5 Star Stories: 3 generations of love lead to hall of fame induction for the Cozy Corner Restaurant - WMC July 8, 2020 2:49 AM
  5 Star Stories: 3 generations of love lead to hall of fame induction for the Cozy Corner Restaurant  WMC
• Popular local chef features Black-owned restaurants leading up to Juneteenth - WATN - Local 24 June 18, 2020 7:00 AM
  Popular local chef features Black-owned restaurants leading up to Juneteenth  WATN - Local 24
• We can’t wait: It’s time to desegregate businesses and organizations in Memphis | Opinion - Commercial Appeal June 18, 2020 7:00 AM
  We can’t wait: It’s time to desegregate businesses and organizations in Memphis | Opinion  Commercial Appeal
• Alchemy owner says he won’t comply with order for bars to close - WREG NewsChannel 3 July 9, 2020 1:59 AM
  Alchemy owner says he won’t comply with order for bars to close  WREG NewsChannel 3
• MBJ on WMC-TV: Shelby County Health Department defines difference between bar and restaurant, requires contact tracing information from customers. - Memphis Business Journal July 9, 2020 12:44 PM
  MBJ on WMC-TV: Shelby County Health Department defines difference between bar and restaurant, requires contact tracing information from customers.  Memphis Business Journal
• Nearly half the restaurants we visited had health department violations - The Daily Memphian June 15, 2020 7:00 AM
  Nearly half the restaurants we visited had health department violations  The Daily Memphian
• Several Memphis restaurants temporarily closed after employee tests positive for COVID-19 - WREG NewsChannel 3 July 2, 2020 7:00 AM
  Several Memphis restaurants temporarily closed after employee tests positive for COVID-19  WREG NewsChannel 3
• McDonald’s restaurants in Memphis anticipate hiring more than 650 this summer - WATN - Local 24 June 23, 2020 7:00 AM
  McDonald’s restaurants in Memphis anticipate hiring more than 650 this summer  WATN - Local 24
• What Whataburger's Tennessee expansion could mean for Memphis - Memphis Business Journal July 2, 2020 7:00 AM
  What Whataburger's Tennessee expansion could mean for Memphis  Memphis Business Journal
• Memphis mask ordinance in effect after mayor’s signature - WREG NewsChannel 3 June 25, 2020 7:00 AM
  Memphis mask ordinance in effect after mayor’s signature  WREG NewsChannel 3
• Five Things To Do This Weekend in Memphis: July 10th-12th - Memphis Magazine July 10, 2020 12:36 AM
  Five Things To Do This Weekend in Memphis: July 10th-12th  Memphis Magazine
• Shelby County contact tracing in restaurants begins - The Daily Memphian July 9, 2020 7:46 PM
  Shelby County contact tracing in restaurants begins  The Daily Memphian
• Despite reservations, Memphis City Council passes mask mandate - Commercial Appeal June 16, 2020 7:00 AM
  Despite reservations, Memphis City Council passes mask mandate  Commercial Appeal
• City council approves Memphis mask ordinance - WREG NewsChannel 3 June 18, 2020 7:00 AM
  City council approves Memphis mask ordinance  WREG NewsChannel 3
• As beach towns open, businesses are short foreign workers - FOX13 Memphis July 12, 2020 5:23 AM
  As beach towns open, businesses are short foreign workers  FOX13 Memphis
• Muggin Coffeehouse brings coffee and community to Whitehaven - Commercial Appeal July 9, 2020 2:47 PM
  Muggin Coffeehouse brings coffee and community to Whitehaven  Commercial Appeal
• South of Beale takes interim tag off East Memphis location - Memphis Business Journal July 2, 2020 7:00 AM
  South of Beale takes interim tag off East Memphis location  Memphis Business Journal
• Alchemy owner says he was pressured with heavy fine to shut down - WATN - Local 24 July 10, 2020 2:49 AM
  Alchemy owner says he was pressured with heavy fine to shut down  WATN - Local 24
• Health Department is making masks mandatory in Shelby County - WREG NewsChannel 3 July 3, 2020 7:00 AM
  Health Department is making masks mandatory in Shelby County  WREG NewsChannel 3
• New COVID-19 restrictions likely announced this week in Shelby County - WMC July 6, 2020 2:46 AM
  New COVID-19 restrictions likely announced this week in Shelby County  WMC
• What is the new mask ordinance's effect on restaurants? City councilman and restaurateurs weigh in - Memphis Business Journal June 18, 2020 7:00 AM
  What is the new mask ordinance's effect on restaurants? City councilman and restaurateurs weigh in  Memphis Business Journal
• The 901: Tensions rise as COVID-19 stretches Shelby County contact tracing - Commercial Appeal July 9, 2020 7:00 AM
  The 901: Tensions rise as COVID-19 stretches Shelby County contact tracing  Commercial Appeal
• The 901: Memphis police director's calls for outrage don't go far enough - Commercial Appeal July 9, 2020 4:20 PM
  The 901: Memphis police director's calls for outrage don't go far enough  Commercial Appeal
• Rapper Rick Ross cuts ribbon on new Mid-South restaurant - WATN - Local 24 July 3, 2020 7:00 AM
  Rapper Rick Ross cuts ribbon on new Mid-South restaurant  WATN - Local 24
• Take a Seat at the Beauty Shop - Memphis Flyer June 17, 2020 7:00 AM
  Take a Seat at the Beauty Shop  Memphis Flyer
• Mid-Southerners celebrate Fourth of July despite COVID-19 cancellations - WMC July 5, 2020 2:53 AM
  Mid-Southerners celebrate Fourth of July despite COVID-19 cancellations  WMC
• COVID-19 will hobble some Black women entrepreneurs. But it won't render them extinct|Weathersbee - The Commercial Appeal July 9, 2020 1:04 PM
  COVID-19 will hobble some Black women entrepreneurs. But it won't render them extinct|Weathersbee  The Commercial Appeal
• What the extended state of emergency means for Memphians - WMC July 8, 2020 11:20 PM
  What the extended state of emergency means for Memphians  WMC
• Robert De Niro’s finances suffer during coronavirus, estranged wife demands $100,000 payments - KOKI FOX 23 July 11, 2020 6:40 PM
  Robert De Niro’s finances suffer during coronavirus, estranged wife demands $100,000 payments  KOKI FOX 23
• The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission announces upcoming compliance checks to deter underage sales of alcohol. - WATN - Local 24 July 10, 2020 8:57 PM
  The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission announces upcoming compliance checks to deter underage sales of alcohol.  WATN - Local 24
• Mid-South business headlines: How latest restrictions in Shelby Co. affect businesses, hospitals - WMC July 8, 2020 2:40 AM
  Mid-South business headlines: How latest restrictions in Shelby Co. affect businesses, hospitals  WMC
• Five Things To Do This Weekend in Memphis: July 3rd-5th - Memphis Magazine July 2, 2020 7:00 AM
  Five Things To Do This Weekend in Memphis: July 3rd-5th  Memphis Magazine
• Pizzeria Trasimeno Now Open, and Offering Delivery, Pick-Up, and Patio Seating - choose901.com June 24, 2020 7:00 AM
  Pizzeria Trasimeno Now Open, and Offering Delivery, Pick-Up, and Patio Seating  choose901.com
• DeSoto County residents react to new mask requirement ordered by Gov. Reeves - WMC July 10, 2020 3:07 AM
  DeSoto County residents react to new mask requirement ordered by Gov. Reeves  WMC
• Knox and Shelby Join Nashville, Memphis in Mask Mandate - U.S. News & World Report July 3, 2020 11:18 PM
  Knox and Shelby Join Nashville, Memphis in Mask Mandate  U.S. News & World Report
• dates of sales tax free holidays Tennessee 2020 - WATN - Local 24 July 6, 2020 2:11 PM
  dates of sales tax free holidays Tennessee 2020  WATN - Local 24
• Coronavirus in Memphis: Restaurants to close dining rooms; delivery and takeout allowed - Commercial Appeal March 19, 2020 7:00 AM
  Coronavirus in Memphis: Restaurants to close dining rooms; delivery and takeout allowed  Commercial Appeal
• Sleep in a bungalow on stilts at this remote rainforest retreat - thememphis100.com July 10, 2020 5:39 AM
  Sleep in a bungalow on stilts at this remote rainforest retreat  thememphis100.com
• Prosecutor: Marshals acted lawfully in Black man's death - WRCB-TV July 10, 2020 11:28 PM
  Prosecutor: Marshals acted lawfully in Black man's death  WRCB-TV
• Memphis restaurants: A look at what opened and what we said goodbye to this spring - The Commercial Appeal June 3, 2020 7:00 AM
  Memphis restaurants: A look at what opened and what we said goodbye to this spring  The Commercial Appeal
• How are Memphis restaurants responding to the coronavirus scare? - Commercial Appeal March 13, 2020 7:00 AM
  How are Memphis restaurants responding to the coronavirus scare?  Commercial Appeal
• 5 Memphis restaurants to try for takeout brunch: Enjoy mimosas, eggs, bacon and more at home - Commercial Appeal April 23, 2020 7:00 AM
  5 Memphis restaurants to try for takeout brunch: Enjoy mimosas, eggs, bacon and more at home  Commercial Appeal
• Ready to dine out? These Memphis restaurants have opened their dining rooms - Commercial Appeal May 4, 2020 7:00 AM
  Ready to dine out? These Memphis restaurants have opened their dining rooms  Commercial Appeal
• Which Memphis restaurants will reopen dining rooms on May 4, and which will wait? - Commercial Appeal April 30, 2020 7:00 AM
  Which Memphis restaurants will reopen dining rooms on May 4, and which will wait?  Commercial Appeal
• Here's why he chose Mississippi State, even with a scholarship offer from LSU football - Jackson Clarion Ledger July 11, 2020 10:49 AM
  Here's why he chose Mississippi State, even with a scholarship offer from LSU football  Jackson Clarion Ledger