The Early Word: Ja Morant is gone, and 201 Poplar is closed
County taxes are going up, Coach Cal will get his roses and GG Jackson is here to stay.
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June 2026
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More funding needed for MATA, transit advocates say
The declining Memphis transit system received more than $30 million in funding in the city’s recently approved budget. That’s more than it got last year. But MATA supporters say it’s not enough.
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IKEA property hits the market
IKEA is listing its 29.3-acre property at 7900 Ikea Way in Cordova for sale.
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Ardent’s legal fight is a broken record
Those involved in the legal drama surrounding Ardent Studios have been involved in past lawsuits that echo some of the current claims, documents show.
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Redbirds Recap: Memphis loses fifth-straight game
Despite an early home run from Nolan Gorman, the Redbirds dropped another game against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
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Want to own an apartment complex with a view of Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium?
After a long and complicated history, Central Lofts, a vacant 127-unit property on South Hollywood Street, is up for sale.
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Calkins: A Little League team raised $50,000 for St. Jude. And the story gets even better.
A Florida Little League team traveled to Memphis to deliver the money they’d raised, and play a game against Memphis Little League. Then they learned one of the opposing players was a St. Jude patient.
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The Early Word: The ‘E’ is back in Elvis; Ardent fight is a broken record
Young is shaking up his office, Millington’s racetrack reno is stalled out and you can help guide the future of Rainbow Lake.
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TCAP scores 2026: See how MSCS students did on Tennessee tests
Third graders in the Memphis district shined in one subject area, while math scores stagnated for elementary and middle school students.
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Buckley: SEC affiliation remains uncertain, but Ehrhart feeling better about AutoZone Liberty Bowl’s future
College football is in a state of flux, with the College Football Playoff still uncertain whether it will expand from its current 12-team format.
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Mix and Matcha: Ouri expands to two carts with more plans in the works
Cameron Park is a native Memphian, but her matcha journey — and her business — began in Seoul, South Korea, where she was an exchange student for four years on and off.
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Redbirds Recap: ‘Birds lose late lead, series Saturday at Jumbo Shrimp
Memphis drops just its second series in 2026, and its second series loss to Jacksonville.
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Herrington: Grizzlies enter offseason with full roster — but still room to maneuver
Chris Herrington resets the Memphis Grizzlies' offseason with an overview of where the roster/salary situation stands and what could be left to do.
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Arts Beat: Nearly 20 exhibitions will open the Memphis Art Museum
“We’re finding ways to tell new stories with our permanent collection, but also introduce our visitors to new works, new acquisitions that we’ve been holding onto very eagerly to debut them in our new building,” said chief curator Patricia Daigle.
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Meet identical twins who traveled the world and landed in the same program at UTHSC
Hunter and Spencer Turner are students in UTHSC’s nurse-anesthesia program, which is the latest stop in a journey that’s taken them from small town Tennessee to Japan to Italy to Memphis.
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Memphis hotel joins worldwide group of luxury destinations
A luxury hotel Downtown is the first West Tennessee hotel to join an international network of boutique hotels.
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Memphis startup redefining crowdfunding as ‘crowd-saving’
A Memphis tech startup has released an app that’s designed to flip the crowdfunding world on its head by letting users privately save for life milestones like buying a house, car or even a fresh pair of kicks — but is it worth it?
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Buckley: PGA Tour mum on Memphis. Will FedEx remain a sponsor? We’ll see.
Could the FedEx St. Jude Championship, currently one of three legs of the prestigious FedExCup Playoffs, be relegated to Challenger Series status?
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Paints and brushes to be part of Stomping Grounds experience in former Railgarten site
The Art Project is moving its paints and brushes to Stomping Grounds, a Midtown property which is turning into something of a multi-tenant operation.
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Just in time for the World Cup, a British pub opens
British pub Dog & Bone opened in Overton Square in the former Robata Ramen and Yakitori Bar space on Madison Avenue — just in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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East Memphis Ace Hardware closing
Ace Hardware in East Memphis will close by the end of July, store owner Janelle Carter said Friday, June 26.
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America, and Memphis, are falling back in love with books
The American Booksellers Association saw its membership swell to numbers not seen since the 1990s. Here’s what local booksellers think of the trend.
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Recipe Exchange: Sugar Ghost Pup Pops
Sugar Ghost has been serving frozen dog-friendly popsicles since almost day one.
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Redbirds Recap: Memphis shut out for third straight loss
Memphis out-hit Jacksonville 3-2 but failed to cross the plate in a 1-0 loss.
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Herrington: The Grizzlies unveiled a future, but getting past the present still requires a little work
As long as Ja Morant is on the Grizzlies roster yet not in their plans, the future isn’t fully here. The Morant-led “Grizz Next Gen” past and Cam Boozer-led To-Be-Named-Later future are ships passing in some awkward present waters.
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