Long pause for laughter: FedEx commercials poke fun at office power moves
Prolonged eye contact, flashy watches, late arrivals and long pauses: The shipping giant returns to humor in new brand campaign.
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October 2025
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Ask the Memphian: What’s the story of the Shelby Forest Pig Man?
In this week’s installment of a special Halloween-themed “Ask the Memphian,” we’ll tell you all about the Shelby Forest Pig Man. It’s up to you if you believe any of it.
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What to order: Sushi for breakfast at Kitchen Laurel
Hold the wasabi and ginger, because all the cake roll needs is warm syrup for dipping.
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Herrington: Jaylen Wells, Cedric Coward lead deep cast of Grizzlies perimeter prospects
The Grizzlies have been cycling through young perimeter prospects for a few years now. Will they find some keepers this season?
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Calkins: They’re not just cutting a ribbon in Whitehaven. They’re showing us the way.
You know the best way to solve the ills of a community? With hope. There will be plenty of that at Whitehaven High School Wednesday — where they’re cutting the ribbon on a new STEM center.
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A man on a mission: He wants to walk past every house in Germantown
Real estate agent Ben Boscaccy’s social media fans find his posts to be anything but pedestrian as he treks through the Memphis suburb.
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Architectural marvel in Frayser is up for sale
For the past eight years, Dana Gabrion says she has fostered the iconic Bauhaus structure on Highway 51 in Frayser. Now, she’s searching for someone to “take it to its fullest potential.”
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Echols: ‘Walking in Memphis’ isn’t what it once was
Candace Echols says she walks the line between “a willingness to satisfy my human craving for a good run” and “a consent to be on high alert.”
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Glasses that slow nearsightedness in children now FDA-approved
“For a long time, it’s been our desire to try to halt progression as nearsightedness develops, especially with it being on the rise,” said a local optometrist. It is estimated that more than 50% of the world population may become nearsighted by 2025.
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When Nashville air traffic control went dark, Memphis took over
For several hours between Tuesday, Oct. 7, to Wednesday, Oct. 8, Nashville air traffic was controlled from Memphis.
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Soybeans and coffee: How tariffs are impacting some in the Mid-South
“What it costs to produce a crop is at record numbers, and the price that (Tennessee farmers) get for that corn, soybeans, wheat and cotton … are almost at near-record lows,” said a Farm Bureau Federation staffer.
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The City hasn’t officially bought the Sheraton yet but it’s already repaid $4M on the bonds
“Before this actually gets signed, we will have paid $8 million that we don’t officially own yet,” said City Council member Jerri Green.
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International Paper building sold
Highwoods Properties developed the building, all nine floors of which is occupied by International Paper, for $56 million in 2014.
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For those spellbound by hoodoo, a Downtown museum goes down to its roots
Hoodoo is alive and well, one practitioner said Saturday at the grand opening of the Beale Street Hoodoo History and Folklife Museum on the third floor of A. Schwab’s on Beale Street.
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Memphis libraries change ‘Banned Books Week’ to ‘Freedom to Read Week’
Memphis Public Libraries, in an attempt to navigate the current political waters, has scrubbed its yearslong observation of Banned Books Week.
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Bailey: Big questions at heart of Germantown’s mayoral referendum
This may be where Germantown has reached the crossroads between commitment to the community and paying the mayor for the 40-plus-hour work week.
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Lakeland may gain a new day care center
The suburb’s Municipal Planning and Design Review Commission recommends a new site plan for The Learning Center on Canada Road.
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Why Memphis Tigers fans should pull for South Florida against North Texas
No. 24 USF at undefeated North Texas is the biggest American Conference game of the season thus far. Here is why the outcome matters to Memphis.
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More than 3,400 Memphis-area kids benefited from state’s new school vouchers. Here’s who got them.
A map of local recipients of Tennessee’s voucher program expansion shows that most live in Shelby County’s top-earning zip codes.
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Arts Beat: Nine dance organizations unite in new initiative
“We have an embarrassment of riches of quality, excellent dance in Memphis,” Steven McMahon, of Ballet Memphis, said.
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The Early Word: Wealthier families get school vouchers; Guard arrives today
South City is finally done, Morant says his ankle is “good” and Banana Ball is coming.
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‘It’s a calling': Collierville educator is Tennessee’s Teacher of the Year
When Brandi De La Cruz was deciding what she wanted to do with her life, a career as a high school math teacher was not on her radar. She wanted to be the next Martha Stewart.
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Shakes by the lake: Theatre By The Lake returns to BPACC Friday night
For the fourth year, the Tennessee Shakespeare Company will perform outside of the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, this time presenting “Much Ado About Nothing.”
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Food Files: How the sausage is made at new East Memphis Italian deli
Also, the local board game parlor Board to Beers is officially open at its new location at 3482 Plaza Ave.
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Martin: Memphis is short on fanfare? There’s one way to get it back.
“A lot has changed about college basketball in 2025, but the way to get people back is the way it’s always been: To win when it matters most.”
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