The Weekly Memphian: MLK Day, John Kilzer, 'Shoplifters' and more
Hometown rocker John Kilzer debuts a new album, the Harlem Globetrotters hit the FedExForum hardwood, the city honors MLK on Monday and more things to do in Memphis this week.
45 recent articles by The Daily Memphian staff:
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January 2019
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The Weekly Memphian: Justin Timberlake, Sonic Youth, 'Burning,' The CMPLX
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers January 10-15.
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The Weekly Memphian: 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' Willie Nelson, 30 First Jokes and Hybrid Filmmaking
Elvis turns 84, Willie Nelson brings friends to town, and "If Beale Street Could Talk" takes the screen as we run down some of our favorite things happening in Memphis this week.
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December 2018
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Graceland releases Elvis birthday celebration schedule
Graceland has released the schedule of events celebrating what would have been Elvis Presley’s 84th birthday next week.
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Gallery: Memphis' charitable nature evident this holiday season
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City's statement on MPD's plan to record interrogations
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Memphis tops Little Rock 99-89
Memphis (6-5) held off a second half surge from Little Rock (5-7) to win 99-89.
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The 2018 amendments to the neighborhood preservation act: A more powerful tool for blight eradication
Memphis has plans: Plans for development, redevelopment and revitalization, from Downtown to the neighborhoods surrounding the central city.
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Movers & Shakers
Global logistics firm Dunavant has added two executives to its Memphis headquarters and promoted two others.
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Grizzlies Podcast: Robert Pera talks, and we talk about it
Chris Herrington and Geoff Calkins discuss the Daily Memphian’s exclusive interview with Memphis Grizzlies owner Robert Pera and what it says about the direction of the franchise.
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Tigers Podcast: Vols rivalry and Tigers football
Tigers beat reporter Jonah Jordan is joined by USAToday’s Dan Wolken to discuss the Memphis rivalry with the Volunteers and head coach Mike Norvell’s future.
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Movers & Shakers
W. Anthony “Tony” Neal has joined LeMoyne-Owen College as vice president for institutional advancement. In that role, he will be chief fundraiser for the 156-year-old Memphis college.
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At the Horn: Conley leads late rally as Grizzlies defeat Portland 92-83
Mike Conley scored 23 points and keyed a fourth-quarter outburst as the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away for a 92-83 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.
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Grizzlies Podcast: Surviving injury limitations from Marc Gasol, Mike Conley
Daily Memphian sports writers Chris Herrington, Geoff Calkins and Don Wade discuss the Grizzlies’ recent dip and injury concerns for stars Marc Gasol and Mike Conley.
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The Weekly Memphian: Mannheim Steamroller, Big Freedia, Amurican Hiatus, Time-Warp Drive-in
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This week's list covers Dec. 12-17.
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Hollywood Feed pet supply chain enters Sunshine State
Hollywood Feed expands into the Sunshine State with a store opening Saturday, Dec. 8, in Tallahassee.
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Movers & Shakers
Agricenter International and University of Tennessee Extension have announced two additions to their joint education partnership. Laura Robertson and Michael Owen have joined the staff as Shelby County extension agents focusing on 4-H and youth education.
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Finally official: Grizzlies sign Joakim Noah for the rest of the season
As expected, the Memphis Grizzlies officially announced Tuesday the signing of veteran center Joakim Noah for the remainder of the season.
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GALLERY: After weather delay, sun shines on St. Jude Memphis Marathon day
Despite two start delays due to thunderstorms in the Memphis area, the weather cooperated and the sun peeked out on the more than 70,000 participants and spectators who turned out Saturday, Dec. 1, for the 17th St. Jude Memphis Marathon.
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November 2018
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The Weekly Memphian: St. Jude Marathon, Margo Price at Minglewood and more
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This week's list covers Nov. 28 to Dec. 4.
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Grizzlies Podcast: The Grizzlies are the best team in the West (or one of them)
Chris Herrington, Geoff Calkins, and Don Wade launch the Daily Memphian Grizzlies Podcast by discussing the Memphis Grizzlies’ surprising start and how sustainable it may be.
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At the Horn: Fizdale's return successful as Knicks down Grizz
Enes Kanter had a career-high 26 rebounds and scored 21 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. finished with 22 points and the New York Knicks overcame a poor shooting first half to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 103-98 on Sunday night.
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Movers & Shakers
The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee has elected Rev. Phoebe Roaf as its fourth bishop. Roaf, who will be installed in a consecration service May 4, is rector at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia, the oldest African-American church in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, where she has served as the parish leader since 2011. Before St. Philip’s, she was associate rector for three years at Trinity Episcopal Church in New Orleans. Roaf, who earned a law degree from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, and clerked two years for Judge James L. Dennis, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, worked in commercial real estate before pursuing a call to serve the Episcopal Church as clergy.
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Photo Gallery: Christmas in November
The Thanksgiving turkeys are not even in the oven yet, but Memphis has already had it's first dusting of snow and residents turned out by the thousands Saturday, Nov. 17, for the annual Whitehaven Christmas Parade and to welcome Santa as he choppered in from the North Pole to visit the Pink Palace and officially open the Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees.
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Photo Gallery: Early snowfall dusts Memphis
A light wintry mix of snow and sleet dusted Memphis Wednesday, Nov. 14, causing some schools to close early, a wedding party to take cover, and the city and local businesses to take precautions as winter weather conditions threatened the area on a late fall day.
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Pinnacle Financial approves buyback of up to $100 million in stock
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. has announced authorization of up to $100 million in common stock repurchases by Dec. 31, 2019.
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Movers & Shakers
The Seam, a Memphis-based provider of agribusiness software and trading solutions, has appointed two new staff members.
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At The Horn: Jazz end Grizzlies home winning streak with 96-88 win
Joe Ingles scored 19 points, Rudy Gobert added 15 points and 16 rebounds and the Utah Jazz won their third straight, 96-88 over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.
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Jerry Lee Lewis playing NYE concert on Beale
Jerry Lee Lewis' Cafe & Honky Tonk is hosting its 83-year-old namesake for a New Year's Eve concert.
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Video: ‘Commercial Real Estate’ seminar highlights
The Daily Memphian’s Commercial Real Estate seminar featured Andy Cates, CEO and president of Brokerage Services for Colliers International; Blake Pera, vice chairman for ARA Newmark Memphis Multi-Family Office; Kemp Conrad, principal for Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors; Shawn Massey, partner of the Shopping Center Group; and Chance Carlisle, COO for the Carlisle Corporation.
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Fogelman Properties buys Jacksonville apartments
Memphis-based Fogelman Properties has joined with a Dallas company to buy a 268-unit apartment complex in Jacksonville, Florida.
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TVA's new natural-gas power plant christened
State and local officials gathered Thursday morning in South Memphis for the ceremonial opening of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s new Allen Combined Cycle Natural Gas Plant.
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Leaders propose joint venture for Chamber, EDGE
Local government and business leaders have joined together to propose new changes to the economic development process, which includes a new joint venture to oversee how the Greater Memphis Chamber and the EDGE board recruit new jobs.
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Bartlett: McDonald, Elliott win re-election in only contested races on Bartlett ballot
Bartlett incumbent Mayor Keith McDonald and Position 2 Alderwoman Emily Elliott were returned to office Tuesday with easy victories in the suburb’s municipal election.
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Collierville: Incumbent aldermen secure easy wins; Warren takes open school board seat
Incumbent aldermen Maureen Fraser and Tom Allen were elected to new four-year terms Tuesday with easy victories in the Collierville town elections.
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Speakers tout advantages of diversity at Leadership Memphis breakfast
Five top executives from five large businesses in Memphis participated in a panel discussion Friday on the importance of building and maintaining diversity in the workplace.
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October 2018
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Memphis attorney Marvin Ballin dies at 87
Memphis attorney Marvin Ballin, founder of a criminal defense law firm that includes his son, daughter and grandson, died Tuesday morning.
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Photo Gallery: RiverArtsFest celebrates 12th year at new site
Memphis’ RiverArtsFest celebrated its 12th year by bringing together more than 180 artists from across the country to the street celebration on Riverside Drive. The two-day artist market and urban street market moved this year from its usual home on South Main to Riverside Drive due to construction and street closures.
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FedEx volunteers bundle 'just the basics' for storm victims
About 110 FedEx volunteers gathered in Memphis Friday, Oct. 26, to package more than 3,600 hygiene kits to replenish the warehouses of Heart to Heart International following a deadly tropical storm season.
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Youth Villages takes its YVLifeSet model to four more markets
Memphis-based Youth Villages is awarding $10 million in grants to four jurisdictions to expand services for transition-age foster youth through its YVLifeSet model.
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Video: 'Developing Memphis' seminar highlights
The Daily Memphian's Developing Memphis seminar featured Tommy Pacello, President of the Memphis Medical District Collaborative; Paul Young, the Director of Housing and Community Development for the city of Memphis; and McLean Wilson, Principal of Kemmons Wilson Companies.
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Movers & Shakers
University of Tennessee Health Science Center researchers Francesca-Fang Liao, John V. Cox and Brian M. Peters recently received grants for their work.
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September 2018
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Suspects in custody; unclear if connected to Trenary's slaying
Memphis Police Department officers chased a vehicle matching the description of the truck fleeing the scene of Phil Trenary’s slaying and took two men into custody on Friday, Sept. 28.
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Movers and Shakers
Tripp Thompson has been named president of FirstBank Investment Partners, a bank investment division with offices in Tennessee and North Alabama. He succeeds president Bill Reid, who's retiring next year. Thompson comes from First Tennessee Bank, where his 31-year career included managing FTB Advisors since 1999. FirstBank's new regional headquarters will be based at the TraVure office complex in East Memphis.
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Holiday hiring ramps up
The holiday hiring season is in full swing in Memphis, where thousands of people work to distribute products around the nation and world.
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