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When it comes to Joel Hobson, 'you can’t find a better example of a family man and a man of faith'

jklyce@dailymemphian.com (John Klyce) — Wed, 7 Oct 2026 19:06:01 -0500

Memphis real estate giant Joel Hobson III died on Oct. 6, at the age of 72, after a battle with liver cancer. Friends and colleagues remembered him as an advocate for the city and pillar of the community.

It's official: Living Spaces buys former IKEA store near Wolfchase

aashby@dailymemphian.com (Andy Ashby) — Wed, 7 Oct 2026 11:08:48 -0500

Living Spaces looked at a Cordova site in 2021 but didn’t build there. Now it has bought the former IKEA store in the Wolfchase area.

Movers & Shakers: Rhodes professor wins award for poetry

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Wed, 7 Oct 2026 10:08:37 -0500

Also in this week’s roundup: a new investment banker at Red Door Wealth Management and a new communications manager in the Shelby County Assessor’s Office.

US House Republicans praise business tax breaks in Collierville hearing

awarren@dailymemphian.com (Abigail Warren) — Tue, 6 Oct 2026 21:47:30 -0500

Seven Republican members of the U.S. House’s Finance Ways and Means Committee held a historic hearing in Collierville on Tuesday, focusing on the benefits of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

100 N. Main has $13M to $14M money gap, developer says

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Tue, 6 Oct 2026 20:11:36 -0500

The businessman painted a stark, dire picture of Downtown.

A data center in Memphis just filed a $575M permit — and it's not SpaceXAI

nmclane@dailymemphian.com (Noah McLane) — Tue, 6 Oct 2026 21:44:35 -0500

In 2025, an official said the data center project would create more than 250 jobs with an investment of more than $500 million.

Familiar face returns to Memphis in May leadership

nmclane@dailymemphian.com (Noah McLane) — Tue, 6 Oct 2026 06:12:57 -0500

More than 20 years after previously working for Memphis in May International Festival, John Doyle returns to the organization.

Alpha-gal syndrome is spreading. Arkansas may hold clues to why it’s spreading, how it functions — and what comes next.

info@agwaterdesk.org (Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk) — Sun, 4 Oct 2026 04:00:11 -0500

Arkansas has become an epicenter of a mysterious tick-borne illness, once simply referred to as a “red-meat allergy.

Menards, Scheels, Publix — what Memphians think should go into the former IKEA space

smcdermott@dailymemphian.com (Sophie McDermott) — Sat, 3 Oct 2026 21:58:52 -0500

Though there is no official word yet on what will move into the space, we asked Daily Memphian readers what they think the unnamed retailer might be.

Babalu restaurants have a new owner

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sat, 3 Oct 2026 08:39:45 -0500

Spell Restaurant Group has sold both Babalu locations to longtime employee Jesse Robertson.

Huntington National Bank investing $300K in Memphis for affordable housing, career training

nmclane@dailymemphian.com (Noah McLane) — Fri, 2 Oct 2026 16:27:34 -0500

The Columbus, Ohio-based bank is investing in local affordable housing and career training through partnerships with local organizations like United Housing and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis.

Movers & Shakers: ARTSmemphis adds to leadership

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:00:05 -0500

Also, a college adds new faculty, an architecture firm grows, a top real estate agent joins a storied firm and a local grocer adds to its leadership.

Mississippi senator announces millions for roadway improvements in DeSoto County

afleming@dailymemphian.com (Aarron Fleming) — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:29:47 -0500

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker has announced millions in federal funding for road improvements in DeSoto County.

Minnesota artist claims fourth victory at national duck stamp competition

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:57:04 -0500

The winning artwork will appear on the 2027-28 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp. Sadly, no readers met Geoff Calkins' challenge to predict the winner.

Tim Duncan's family history pushed him to get tested. Now he wants other Memphis men to do the same.

fbonner@dailymemphian.com (Frank Bonner II) — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:19:56 -0500

Duncan watched his father survive prostate cancer and saw a close friend lose his dad to it. Then came his own diagnosis in January.

Highland Strip's getting a 'high-end honky-tonk'

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:00:02 -0500

“Take a honky-tonk, sweep up all the sawdust, replace a couple of shots with a couple of glasses of wine, with some cool Memphis music and Western memorabilia,” said one of the three owners.

SpaceXAI offers to buy out some Southaven residents over lawsuit

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 14:13:46 -0500

SpaceXAI offers to buy real estate from some Southaven residents if they pledge not to join a class-action lawsuit filed in June over the company’s North Mississippi power plant.

Two years after opening, Starbucks on Covington to close

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:32:01 -0500

Starbucks is planning to close about 1% of its 18,000 North America locations.

AutoZone sees ‘more normalized’ inflation ahead after quarter of cost pressures

nmclane@dailymemphian.com (Noah McLane) — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:00:03 -0500

Leaders said gas‑driven freight costs hurt results but expect conditions to ease in the new fiscal year.

Movers & Shakers: UTHSC adds to leadership

adrake@dailymemphian.com (Alys Drake) — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:47:57 -0500

Also, Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, Financial Federal Bank and Lobos Rush Soccer announce new hires.