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77Events this week
16Free things to do
87New spots
86New stories

● Checked this morning, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Memphis

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 77 events, day by day →

Monarch Market Pop-Up Shop

Friday 10am · Madonna Learning Center

Rail Nutrition Trunk or Treat

Friday 5pm · West Commerce Street · Free

Concert

Friday 6pm · Sweetpea's Table

Tricks & Treats Trap Pilates

Friday 7pm · Cordova

What's Your Decade?

Friday 8pm · Starbella

New in Memphis

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Aldo’s Pizza Pies

Restaurants

For a proper pie: When a pizza craving calls for a chewy-crispy New York-style crust, loaded toppings, and garlic knots on the side, Aldo’s Pizza Pies is a solid Memphis go-to.

aldospizzapies.com ↗

Children's Museum of Memphis

Arts & Culture

Spark their curiosity: Thirty-plus hands-on exhibits at Children's Museum of Memphis turn fidgety energy into creative, science-meets-art wins, from calling the shots in the Air Traffic Control Tower to making Digital Art.

cmom.com ↗

KickAss Furniture

Home & Garden

Refresh your space, Memphis: If your sofa feels like a relic, KickAss Furniture has living room heroes like the Groovy Smoke sectional, comfy Snowbird Memory Foam mattresses, sharp Lodanna bedroom sets, plus dining and bar pieces to match.

kickassfurniture.com ↗

Memphis’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Memphis’s best →

Most read in Memphis

The five stories Memphis readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Memphis dominates list of best BBQ restaurants in Tennessee

    Popular social media food influencer, Discovery Matt, has revealed that Memphis has been named the best barbecue restaurant in Tennessee.

    Full story at yahoo.com ↗

  2. Dinner is Served at Justine’s - Memphis Flyer

    Dinner will be held at the Church Health Wine Experience Auction in the historic home that once housed the legendary Justine's restaurant.

    Full story at memphisflyer.com ↗

  3. Five Things To See and Do in Memphis This Weekend

    The Memphis Mushroom Festival will be held at Overton Park this year, featuring mushrooms grown in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas.

    Full story at memphismagazine.com ↗

  4. Health Department closes Happy Mexican on Winchester Road

    The Shelby County Health Department has reportedly closed a Happy Mexican location in Memphis due to health violations.

    Full story at localmemphis.com ↗

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The rest of what BaseLocal keeps current for the city.

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