One of the Broad Avenue district’s newest restaurants is about to get bigger, just in time for patio season. After the Broad Avenue Art Walk wraps this weekend, come Monday, April 16, The Liquor Store at 2655 Broad Ave. will open its patio space, almost doubling the diner’s seating capacity from 42 to 78.

2. Opposites Attract in Exhibition - Monday, September 12, 2011

Opposites attract in art as well as in love. A local art gallery hopes to attract audiences as well by exhibiting two artists from opposite ends of the country with diametrically opposing styles.

However, “Haute Chroma” opening Friday, Sept. 16, at T. Clifton Art, makes a singular statement about the use of bold color.

3. Outflix Brings GLBT Issues to Screen - Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Now in its 14th year, the Outflix Film Festival, which features gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender films from around the world, suddenly finds itself in an unusual position – the mainstream.

Persistence pays off as award-winning Indie films include Memphis in their circuits, Sept. 9 through 15.

4. T. Clifton Art to Ring in Spring With Exhibit - Monday, April 5, 2010

As Memphians celebrate the return of spring, a local art gallery salutes the season with collaborative art pieces themed by the natural world.

“Dimensions of Spring,” which will open April 16 at 6 p.m. at T. Clifton Art at 2571 Broad Ave., will feature works by area artists Tim Andrews, Donna Blackard, Betsy Brackin, Bryan Blankenship, Jen Winfrey and Tom Clifton.

5. Broad Avenue Arts District Gets Boost With Rare Russian Exhibit - Monday, October 26, 2009

An emerging arts district in the center of Memphis has received a rare taste of Russia in a gallery exhibition meant to promote awareness. Artist Yan Karpovich of St. Petersburg, Russia, opened his show titled “Dark Days/ White Nights” at T Clifton Art in the Broad Avenue Arts District earlier this month.

6. Artist Fusion Exhibit Set at T Clifton Art - Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Artist Tom Clifton, who recently moved his studio to the Broad Avenue Arts District, is taking advantage of expanded gallery space to feature the work of six other artists.

7. Broad Avenue Area Paints Its Future in Broad Strokes - Monday, June 26, 2006

It's one of the most blighted, poverty-scarred stretches of Memphis, but even Binghamton isn't immune to the winds of change.

Four months after planners, businesspeople and neighborhood residents mapped out the area's future at a public forum, members of First Baptist Church at 2849 Broad Ave. have created the Broad Avenue Community and Economic Development Corp. The civic group takes its name from Broad Avenue, the major roadway in the Binghamton area near Sam Cooper Boulevard.

8. Vive La France and Broad Avenue Corridor! - Tuesday, January 31, 2006

The next phase of bringing Memphis and Shelby County's development codes up to date hearkens back to the 19th century, when proctors at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris are said to have circulated a cart or charrette into which students would place their artwork.