Memphis Magazine

07/09/2026

You may not know its name, but anybody who’s driven down Peabody knows this beautiful stone mansion. How can you miss it? And how would you like to step inside “Hillcrest" and learn its fascinating history? Chris McCoy gives you a tour in this month’s “Habitats” column.

Alex and Jenay Boggs make themselves at home in Hillcrest — a piece of Memphis history.

07/07/2026

For his July “Books” column, Jesse Davis reviewed a novel with one of the most intriguing titles we’ve encountered in some time: “When We Were Murderous Time-Traveling Women.” So many questions. Who are "we" and why were they murderous and how did they travel through time?? Read on ...

Trauma and comedy create a lush counter-melody in Ellen Morris Prewitt’s “When We Were Murderous Time-Traveling Women.”

07/06/2026

For our July cover story, Anna Traverse wrote a love letter to a house — a four-square whose four walls have contained a remarkable amount of life over the past 120 years. Justin Fox Burks visited to make the photographs, which include the family pets (from four-legged friends to Anna's sourdough starter). Read more in our latest print issue, or online today. And if you're not a subscriber, please give us a try: memphismagazine.com/subscriptions

A love letter to four walls and the life they have held.

07/02/2026

We hope everyone has a wonderful Fourth of July weekend, and after that, if you're looking for things to see and do, we've compiled a list of special events taking place this month.

A curated list of things to see and do throughout the month.

07/01/2026

In her “Letter from the Editor,” Anna Traverse (shown here with her assistants — and occasional contributors — Lucky Boots and Dido) bids farewell to our longtime art director, Brian Groppe, who will be enjoying his retirement in Chattanooga, and welcomes our new art director, Hudd Byard. Hudd has already made changes to the July issue, and you can expect more, as we put “new paint“ on this 50-year-old “container of ideas.” We are confident you’ll like what you see.

Every family wants their place to feel like home, with fresh paint and finishes, and every few years they might rearrange the furniture. Well, I guess you could say we’re repainting the house that is Memphis Magazine.

06/29/2026

Years ago, when he visited the National Civil Rights Museum, Nelson Mandela famously said, “I can feel the presence of Dr. King. This is holy ground." As this Memphis landmark prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary next month, City Journal columnist Tom Jones reminds us just how far we’ve come, and how far we still need to go.

The National Civil Rights Museum stands as a reminder of how far we’ve come — and how far we still need to go.

06/25/2026

Our July issue features the Top Doctors in Memphis, as determined by the medical research group, Castle Connolly Top Doctors. If you haven’t met her already, we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Amelia Bailey, the director of fertility preservation at Fertility Associates of Memphis.

The director of fertility preservation at Fertility Associates of Memphis has been named a 2026 Top Doctor by the national medical group Castle Connolly.

06/24/2026

“The book is a meditation on responsibility and community-building, co-authored by two men who met in their respective youth and young manhood, bonded over basketball, and continued to lead lives defined by service.” So writes Jesse Davis, in this month’s book review, on “Color Blind,”

06/23/2026

For this month’s “Sips” column, Bruce VanWyngarden visited Lucchesi's Beer Garden, where the self-described “cop turned barmaid“ Nancy Lucchesi served him — well, read the story to find out.

Meet the woman pulling the taps at Lucchesi’s Beer Garden.