Elwood’s Shells in Cooper Young has official opening date
A new Gulf Coast restaurant comes to Cooper Young: Elwoods Shells is set to open on Monday, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and eventually Sunday brunch.
Calkins: The jealousy jokes fly as Penny Hardaway’s Tigers get smashed by Tulsa
Penny Hardaway's Memphis Tigers got smashed by Tulsa Wednesday night. As you may have expected, given the events of the week, some people really enjoyed this.
Weekend shutdowns of I-240, Park in East Memphis make way for big bridge slide
Key sections of Interstate 240 and Park Avenue in East Memphis will be closed for the next three weekends for replacement of the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge over I-240.
Herrington: Jaren Jackson Jr. is a ‘Rising Star,’ Marc Gasol’s mood, and more
Jaren Jackson Jr. is headed to All-Star weekend. Mike Conley and Marc Gasol still don't know where they're headed. Meanwhile, the whole Grizzlies team is stuck in a Minnesota winter with the trade-deadline blues.
Midtown milk plant cited for creek pollution, fish kill
The dairy plant next to Overton Square is waiting to learn if it will be fined by the state for polluting Midtown's Lick Creek.
New ‘People’s Convention’ planned in April for 2019 city elections
A new "People's Convention" is being organized to run a slate of candidates in the 2019 Memphis elections. It shares some features of the 1991 gathering that backed Willie Herenton's historic bid for mayor, but there are some significant differences as well.
Metro
Tennessee TCAP testing time to increase in 2027 due to new, unscored writing test
Trial tests are vital to producing reliable tests, education officials say, but there is concern about Tennessee lengthening TCAP testing times next spring.
Public Safety Activists protest harsh conditions in detention facility while ICE denies claims
Premium City of Memphis Some on City Council oppose renaming street after former Mayor Lee Harris
Premium Elections DeSoto supervisor’s federal lawsuit dismissed
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Business
A2H grows Collierville presence with SpiritArchitecture acquisition
The combined firms have completed more than 100 justice-related projects valued at more than $1.5 billion.
Premium Real Estate Germantown’s TraVure development will soon add new office and retail building
Premium Business Sneak a peek at Satellite Music Hall’s food, lounge and stage
Transportation & Logistics MATA unveils new buses
Premium Business Memphis plant invests $35M to create 20 jobs
Sports
Redbirds Recap: Ben Johnson earns 500th career victory
Memphis Redbirds manager Ben Johnson earned his 500th career victory Tuesday night at AutoZone Park.
Premium Sports Redbirds Recap: Memphis allows 16 unanswered runs, drops game two to Durham
Premium City of Memphis Tigers could struggle to keep finances up under Protect College Sports Act
Memphis Tigers Basketball Ahead of stadium debut, Tigers trail last year’s ticket revenue
Memphis Tigers Football Now, everybody can party at Liberty Stadium plaza
Food
Table Talk: Family meal at Hog & Hominy
“To celebrate my most recent turn around the sun, my family and I had what I would call a true family-style dinner.”
Premium Business Sneak a peek at Satellite Music Hall’s food, lounge and stage
Suburbs
DeSoto supervisor’s federal lawsuit dismissed
DeSoto County Supervisor Robert Foster’s lawsuit against the State of Mississippi has been dismissed, but it may not be gone forever.
Premium Real Estate Germantown’s TraVure development will soon add new office and retail building
Arts & Culture
Sneak a peek at Satellite Music Hall’s food, lounge and stage
Officials from Live Nation and Crosstown offered an early look at what Memphis’ newest concert venue has to offer ahead of its debut.
Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: A Dolly Parton tribute, an early Oscar doc contender
Opinion
Opinion: Tennessee has never waited for history to happen
“Tennessee’s biggest challenges are deeply connected. Housing affects access to education. Transportation determines access to jobs. Childcare influences workforce participation. Energy shapes our economic competitiveness.”
Opinion Echols: In an era of artificiality, we want the real
Podcasts
Meals on Wheels turns 50 as MIFA’s ‘flagship’ program
The new president and CEO of the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association spoke on Behind The Headlines about MIFA’s work addressing poverty and food insecurity in Memphis and beyond.
Sound Bites Sound Bites: Meddlesome’s approach to Memphis water concerns and a changing brewery scene
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Dandy Dozen Dragons down
This jigsaw puzzle features a photo of Collierville lineman Braylon Warren (99), who is double-teamed during a play against East Nashville, and it was taken by Wes Hale.