Sundays! Sundays! Sundays! were for drag racing at Lakeland International speedway
Nitro-burning hot rods used to speed along two lanes of asphalt on the land where the partially completed The Lake District now sits.
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August 2025
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Redbirds recap: Memphis claims fourth consecutive win in Charlotte to take series
First baseman Blaze Jordan gave the Redbirds an early lead with a three-run first-inning blast, his second with the Redbirds.
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A Memphis church built before the Civil War has an uncertain future
Hattiloo Theatre has stepped away from the project. Now the Community Redevelopment Agency wants input about the historic Brick Church.
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Calkins: On Fred Smith’s 81st birthday, the city he loved said goodbye
Memphis threw a celebration at FedExForum that was worthy of Fred Smith’s life. Of course, Smith himself might not have liked all the fuss. He would have told us to get back to work.
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Herrington: Consumer’s Guide to the 2025-2026 Grizzlies home schedule
Here’s the Consumer’s Guide to the 2025-2026 Grizzlies home schedule, all games rated on a four-star scale.
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Ezekiel Kelly terrorized Memphis for roughly 20 hours. It took three years to reach a resolution.
The Daily Memphian explains what happened during that day of mayhem and attempts to answer a question many Memphians may be asking: What took so long to close this case?
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Redbirds recap: Memphis scores in tenth for another win
Third baseman JJ Wetherholt led off the game with a home run for the fifth time in his Triple-A career.
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Bailey: Bringing Collierville beer rules into today’s society
After more than 40 years, Collierville thinks it is time to update its beer ordinance, eliminating — among other things — the restriction on proximity to churches.
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Arts Beat: Learning the art of business at teen craft market
The Memphis Youth Art Mart returns, and this year, 17-year-old co-organizer Baylus Schaffler says it’s tapping into a new form of art.
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Wing Guru must pay Ja Morant, judge rules
A Memphis-based wing chain restaurant must pay Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, a judge ruled Friday.
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Grizzlies have one of NBA’s most difficult schedules. This is why.
The Grizzlies have been tremendous in games following two-or-three days' rest since 2019, but the team will have fewer of those opportunities this season.
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The Early Word: Grizzlies set the dates, Memphis schools keep eye on vandals
Health department offers lead screening for students, Lakeland Town Square gets busy and hip-hop awards are a go.
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Food Files: Board to Beers delays opening, but Cocozza is ready to party
Board to Beers delays opening by one month; Cocozza American Italian East Memphis is hosting a grand opening party this weekend.
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Conaway: Genius both honorable and despicable. We’ll take it.
“Kemmons Wilson and Fred Smith were honorable men. Both were native sons. Neither of our new saviors, Henry Ford and Elon Musk, are either of those things.”
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MSCS could fight vandalism with $612K cameras
Memphis-Shelby County Schools could install new security measures its staff say would prevent vandalism at its vacant buildings.
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Redbirds recap: Memphis edges Charlotte with ninth-inning homer
Designated hitter Nathan Church propelled Memphis to victory with a pair of clutch hits, including a two-run home run in the ninth.
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Justin Rose prevails in playoff to capture FESJC title
The veteran kept his nerve on the third extra hole to turn back U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun.
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Awards, performances, even brunch: The People’s Hip Hop weekend is here
An organizer said he hopes that Memphis will continue to host the awards yearly and potentially serve as a future replacement for the BET Hip Hop Awards, which were suspended.
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New restaurants, yoga studio part of business flurry at Lakeland Town Square
Several other commercial tenants recently opened or are opening soon.
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New ticketing system takes stage at Playhouse on the Square
Parting is such sweet sorrow, unless it is from an old ticketing system.
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Chicken and beer: Memphis-flavored festival returns to Liberty Stadium
“Relocating to Memphis has been a culture shock in a variety of ways ... Because of this, I was really confused when the latest festival popped up on my calendar.”
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Transfer portal creates ‘uncertainty and chaos’ for Tigers, college football
Predicting how good the Memphis Tigers will be this football season has been a bit of a mystery, and the revolving door of college football locker rooms are the main reason why.
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A Memphis man was sentenced to hundreds of years in prison. He isn’t Tennessee’s first.
Ezekiel Kelly, who carried out a city-wide shooting spree in 2022, was sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars. He isn’t the first to see that much time.
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The Early Word: Mass shooter’s massive sentence, MSCS’ big job ahead
Germantown sexual-solicitation case heads to a grand jury, microbreweries may finally be allowed in Collierville and JJJ gets into crypto.
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Collierville’s beer ordinance was adopted in the ’80s. For the first time in 40 years, microbreweries could be allowed.
The beer rules Collierville has used since 1983 are “so antiquated and so outdated and so not fair,” Alderman Nick Robbins said.
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