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Meals on Wheels turns 50 as MIFA’s “flagship” program: The new MIFA CEO discusses how the 50‑year‑old Meals on Wheels program remains central to the nonprofit’s work fighting poverty and food insecurity in Memphis. The new owner of the Flyer and Memphis Magazine on local news — and print: Contemporary Media Inc. has joined the Seattle‑based Noisy Creek network as its publications look to reinvent their business model and strengthen local journalism. On The AM/DM podcasts: - Memphis was once known for daycare van deaths. Longtime reporter Jody Callahan explains how it happened again by examining the death of 6‑year‑old Winter Jones and revisiting past daycare van tragedies to explain how such failures continue despite state safety reforms.
- Collierville’s Selberg situation: Suburbs reporter Abigail Warren and suburbs editor Clay Bailey break down the confusion and unanswered questions surrounding former Collierville Fire Chief John Selberg’s administrative leave and sudden retirement.
- Recess and roller derby days: Mary Cashiola and Bianca Phillips highlight a nostalgia‑filled weekend featuring Memphis Roller Derby’s 20th anniversary, Recess Reloaded at Mud Island, and other local celebrations.
- College football starts; commissioners’ time ends: A look at the kickoff of the college football season while reflecting on the end of the Shelby County Commission’s term and its final actions.
- Poplar Plaza’s experiment in the experiential: Commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby explains how Poplar Plaza’s owners are shifting to an “experiential” leasing strategy focused on increasing dwell time at the shopping center.
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The new president and CEO of the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association spoke on Behind The Headlines about MIFA’s work addressing poverty and food insecurity in Memphis and beyond.
By Bill Dries
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