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
When? Why? Is this double jeopardy? Questions arise in new trial for former officers.
The three former Memphis police officers convicted in the 2023 death of Tyré Nichols will be getting a new trial in federal court. But it could look different this time around.
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Business
Is third time the charm for the 33 acres of ‘opportunity’ in Germantown?
Time after time, proposals have stalled for the Arthur property land along Poplar Avenue. Now, a new plan is on the table, and “it’s an opportunity to give Germantown the town square it’s been looking for.”
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Health Care Memphis school students diagnosed with highly contagious, viral illness
Sports
Memphis hasn’t narrowed down a go-to receiver. For coach Ryan Silverfield, that’s not a problem.
Five different receivers have three catches or more after the first two games. That receivers’ room is producing by committee, and Ryan Silverfield says the variety is a positive. Related content:
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Food
What to order: The Genre’s lamb with pasta
The Genre is the kind of spot where folks may come to hear live music or sing karaoke. But they’re missing out on the complete experience if they don’t indulge in the kitchen’s offerings.
Suburbs
Bailey: Germantown Festival — an event with tradition, memories and birth
Festival-goers will descend on the west end of Old Germantown this weekend for a tradition of crafters, food and entertainment.
Arts & Culture
Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center plans eclectic 2025-26 season
With tribute bands, family-friendly productions and stars like T. Graham Brown, Booker T. Jones and Wendy Moten, the BPACC presents a diverse lineup for the coming season.
Opinion
Opinion: The most common diagnosis in Memphis? A broken heart.
“We live in a city where too many carry wounds we can’t see. Trauma from childhood. Grief that never healed. Depression that whispers lies in the night. Anxiety that clenches like a fist.”
Podcasts
MATA roils in turmoil. What’s the next step?
Reporters’ roundtable looks at the problems plaguing Memphis Area Transit Authority, and the new trial for former Memphis Police officers convicted in Tyré Nichols’ death.
Games
Daily WordRow: MEM to ATL
This puzzle follows some of the conventions of Wordle. You get six tries to guess each individual word.