Cut ‘n edge: Uber of lawn care arrives in Memphis
Mindset to grind: Local podcast highlights female entrepreneurs
Shelby elections administrator promises Cohen she’ll process new voter registrations
Sears store at Wolfchase Galleria to close
A day later, UCF loss still hurts; 3 points of emphasis
Metro
Storybook trail opens at Tom Lee Park
Just in time for summer break, Memphis River Parks Partnership and Literacy Mid-South officially unveiled the city’s first free public storybook trail.
Elections County primary election results have been certified, but there may be a challenge
State Government Why a federal judge denied an injunction against TN’s new congressional map
State Government Chancery Court hears arguments for, against congressional maps
Update Public Safety Memphis man granted 1-year stay after his execution was called off
Business
Tsunami building goes on the market
Ben Smith opened Tsunami, a Pacific Rim-themed restaurant, in July 1998. He closed it this past February but would like to see it become a restaurant again.
Transportation & Logistics Airport board approves $172M budget
Business Novel bookstore workers approve union
Premium Business Anthropic paying $15B a year to rent Memphis data center from SpaceX
Premium Real Estate Olymbec USA adds to its Southwest Memphis holdings
Sports
How Memphis basketball’s transfer class can help fix issues from last season
Assessing some areas where Memphis needs to improve this season, and the transfer who could be the most impactful in that category.
High School Sports Spring Fling 2026: Collierville girls three-peat in Class AAA track
High School Sports Spring Fling 2026: Tipton-Rosemark captures first title in 12 years
Sports Tigers earn 2 victories in conference tournament for first time in 10 years
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Mike Miller’s 15-year dream is realized, and it’s bringing some of the NBA Draft’s top prospects to Memphis
Food
Food Files: The Melting Pot returns to East Memphis
After 12 years, the fondue restaurant is expected to return to the Memphis market in late 2026 or early 2027 inside a former Pyro’s Fire Fresh Pizza.
Premium Table Talk Table Talk: Farewell barbecue week, it was nice to meat you
Suburbs
‘I like my sneakers. I like my Pokemon.’ And so 901 Deals was born.
New Bartlett business 901 Deals handles various collectibles, from vintage Jordan sneakers to Pokemon cards.
Premium North Mississippi More than a thousand gather in Mississippi Capitol to protest redistricting
Arts & Culture
Rhyme and reason: City of Memphis inducts inaugural poet laureate
Attendees gathered at Downtown’s Cossitt Library to honor the three finalists for the poet laureate role.
Visual Arts Memphis Movies this Week: ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Boosters’ and a couple of Oscar winners
Opinion
Opinion: How connections between Memphis and Ireland give us a language for staying
“Ireland being honored in Memphis as part of Memphis in May looks like the usual cultural exchange on the surface. But beneath that is something more interesting: two vastly different places that recognize structure in each other.”
Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: You know what’s right with the world? People like Joe Ford.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: May traditions, old and new
Two longtime Memphis events return this weekend, right in time for Memorial Day.
Health Care The AM/DM podcast: How Regional One saved a police sergeant’s leg
Games
Sudoku: May 22
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?