Good morning, Memphis! ☀️
Today's forecast:
more heat, unfortunately
but: a 100% chance of free frozen treats
along with jumbo shrimp at the ballpark
and one downtown favorite deciding to stick around for a long, long time.
Let's get into it.
Food & Drink
🎬 The Majestic Grille Just Signed On for 10 More Years Downtown
The Majestic Grille
The curtain isn't closing anytime soon: The Majestic Grille just signed a new 10-year lease at 145 S. Main St.
Encore! Encore. Owners Patrick and Deni Reilly have run the South Main spot for about two decades, and the new lease with longtime landlord Belz Enterprises keeps them downtown for 10 more years. The Daily Memphian first reported the deal.
Dinner and a movie. The building opened in 1913 as the Majestic No. 1 Theatre, a silent movie house — which is why the dining room still glows with old-Hollywood style more than a century later.
Make a reservation here.
Music
🤠 Free Country Night at Lakeland's Amphitheater This Saturday
City of Lakeland
Grab a lawn chair — the Neon Mooners headline Lakeland's free LAMP Concert Series this Saturday, Aug. 22.
Boot, scoot, and boogie. The Memphis party band covers '80s and '90s country legends (think Brooks & Dunn, George Strait, Shania Twain and Garth Brooks) from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at IH Park, 4523 Canada Road. Admission is free; just bring your lawn chairs or blankets.
Mooner mystery. The band keeps its members' real names "secret", and it's the same act that has packed the Peabody's rooftop parties.
Circle two more free IH Park dates while you're at it: the Homecoming concert Sept. 26 and the Harvest Festival with Rowdy and the Strays Oct. 24.
Get the details here.
Sports
⚾ The Jumbo Shrimp Are in Town and Tickets Start at $9.01
Memphis Redbirds
Starting tonight, the Memphis Redbirds host the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp for six straight games at AutoZone Park.
A big catch. Yes, the Jumbo Shrimp are real. They're the Miami Marlins' Triple-A baseball club, and their name is a proud oxymoron. They’ll face our Cardinals-affiliated Redbirds Tuesday through Sunday, with weeknight games at 6:45 p.m. and tickets starting at $9.01.
Pick your theme night. Thursday is 2000's Night ($2 PBRs and $7 student tickets), Friday is SpongeBob Night (a Bikini Bottom button-up shirt for the first 1,500 fans), Saturday is Harry Potter Night with a house-scarf giveaway and postgame fireworks, and Sunday wraps with a 21+ brunch ticket (yes, bottomless mimosas) plus Kids Run the Bases after the game.
Grab tickets here.
Sports
🏈 We Found Every High School Football Schedule in the Memphis Area So You Don't Have To
Kickoff is this week, and we just built the most complete high school football guide in the Mid-South — 76 schools, 732 games, three states.
Three states, one page. Every school from Millington to Marion to Olive Branch, grouped by area with the full 2026 slate for each.
Some dates worth circling. Christian Brothers at MUS on Oct. 23 is the oldest rivalry in Shelby County — the two schools first played in 1894. Add Germantown at Houston in Week 1 and Bartlett at Arlington to close the regular season.
Read the full guide here.
Daily Picks
🗞️ Other News Around the 901
🧊 Ice, ice, baby. Today is the first-ever National ICEE Day, and participating spots nationwide — including Krystal, Urban Air and Walmart fuel centers — are handing out free small ICEEs while supplies last. Some spots ask you to sign up first (AMC Stubs is free to join), so check the participating locations before you go.
⚓ Anchors a-weigh to play. The 2nd Annual Anchors & Aces Pickleball Classic takes over Pickleball 901 in Collierville Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22-23, benefiting the Navy Ball committee. Entry runs from free to $60 depending on your division — but heads up: registration closes today, so sign up here before the window slams shut.
🍺 Head of the class. Flyway Brewing in the Edge District launches its first-ever Brew School next Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 6 to 7:15 p.m. For $25 you get a Beer 101 class, a beer flight, a brewery tour, and a take-home pint glass. Class is in session — register here.
💨 Holy smokes. The Beale Street Cigar Festival returns for its 11th year on Sept. 5-6, taking over the street outside Robusto by Havana Mix downtown with cigar vendors, live music, and a Sunday food-truck brunch. It's 21+, and proceeds benefit A Safe Place Inc.
🎨 Get your hands dirty. The Dixon Gallery & Gardens hosts a clay sculpture workshop for ages 10-13 this Saturday, Aug. 22, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. It's $15 ($10 for members), all supplies included, and every kid takes home two mini masterpieces. Space is limited — register here.
🥯 The hive is expanding. Hive Bagel & Deli is buzzing east — chef-owner Josh Steiner is opening a second location at 585 Erin Drive in East Memphis (the old Holiday Deli & Ham Co. spot) by late August, in a space about seven times bigger than the Front Street original.
🐢 Slow and steady wins the stadium. Ginny, a Nashville family's pet sulcata tortoise, spent two weeks on the run and covered about six miles before stadium workers found her just outside Nissan Stadium. Her owner called the journey "like the stuff of children's stories", and yes, her gate has been reinforced. Read about the great escape here.
🇺🇸 Welcome home, heroes. A former hotel on Riverdale Bend Road in southeast Memphis is now a Veterans Village with 110 permanent homes, thanks to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. The ribbon was cut Friday on rent-capped studio apartments with on-site job training, counseling, and VA benefits help. Read more here.
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