There’s no doubt -- Memphis is “The Home of the Blues.” And that music has been celebrated and honored for 40 years by a world-renowned Memphis-based organization.
Where the show must go on is more than just a mantra. And it’s all been happening at the corner of Beale and Main streets in downtown Memphis, home to arts and entertainment since the late 1800s.
Tri-State Black Pride is carrying on the tradition of helping members of the black and brown LGBTQ community through the struggles of magnified discrimination.
We’re treading the boards of the second oldest arts organization in Memphis and one of the oldest and most successful community theaters in the country.
Mid-South Pride is a volunteer-based, community-driven organization dedicated to serving the needs of the LGBTQ+ community and its partners through community events, activities, entertainment, and celebrations of diversity.
The trailblazer’s voice and personality have helped make up the fabric of the Bluff City for decades as part of the historic legacy of the Mid-South’s first African American radio station, WDIA.
The city of Marion, Arkansas paid homage to the 150th anniversary of the event with a museum dedicated to the hundreds of souls who died in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history.
Just off Interstate 55 sits the seat of Tate County, Mississippi, a bustling town of 8,000 where for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years, many a traveler found respite on their journey.
Memphis Central Station, on the southwest corner of South Main and G.E. Patterson since 1914, in its heyday, hosting more than 50 trains a day filled with passengers.
With its paintings, porcelain, sculptures and sprawling gardens, The Dixon Gallery & Gardens is a tapestry of bright hues, French accents and Neo-Georgian Architecture.
For almost 30 years the museum has inspired generations of people around the world with its poignant and personal presentation of civil rights struggles throughout history.
The historic Clayborn Temple is an architectural masterpiece that became a haven of hope during the civil rights era and it’s arguably the birthplace of Memphis’ civil rights movement.
Memphis folklore tells of a lesser-known “conductor” on the Underground Railroad -- a man whose home served as a hideout for slaves on their journey to freedom.
The Memphis Rock ’n’ Soul Museum has been a Memphis gem for 20 years now although many of you may know little about it, except for its rockin’ signage outside FedExForum.
As part of WMC Action News 5′s special “Studio Sessions” 5 Star Stories series, we take you inside another legendary Memphis recording studio to hear from hitmaker Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell.
To kick off our 5 Star Stories Studio Sessions series, legendary soul man David Porter gave WMC Action News 5′s Kontji Anthony uncharted access to his music empire.
Each week, WMC highlights the people, places and things that make us proud to call the Mid-South home. In case you’ve missed our 5 Star Stories, here are some of our favorites.
This 6,500 square-foot mansion along Memphis' Central Avenue, with that signature pink Georgia marble façade, is a sentimental sight for so many Mid-Southerners.
The Mid-South is home to some of the most unique museums in the country, and this 5 Star Memphis museum is FORGING its recognition among the BEST. It’s a special place that turns iron and other seemingly unyielding metals into breathtaking gems of beauty.
On this first day of fall, the Mid-South is getting ready for the fall foliage and when the leaves turn, there’s no better place to take in the beauty of autumn than The Lichterman Nature Center.
While ribs have been a staple at backyard barbecues for years, this 5 Star Story focuses on the restaurant credited with setting the standard for “Memphis-style” ribs more than 70 years ago.
The Shelby Farms Greenline stretches from the heart of Binghampton to the heart of Cordova, connecting people from all walks of life with our community’s open spaces.
he West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center is our latest 5 Star Story. It’s hidden behind service stations and fast food restaurants just off I-40 near Brownsville on Sunny Hill Cove in what was once a Western Sizzlin', and it’s truly a hidden gem.
