Spring is often a time of renewal and rebirth, and those themes seem to be echoing in our local restaurant scene. Reporter Sophia Surrett, who writes our weekly Food Files column and tracks local restaurant openings and closings, is here today to talk to us about some of the eateries on the horizon.

Plus:

• Heartsong Church sells 10 acres for $700,000
• Memphis guard Curtis Givens III plans to enter the NCAA portal
• Picadilly's newest to-go location opens
• A tweak to a Tennesee law signals Grizz lease momentum
• A widow of a Shelby County inmate sues for husband's death
• MSCS makes Richmond official