Midtown residents lose appeal on design of Peabody Falls apartments
The Downtown Memphis Commission voted 6-3 Friday, Oct. 18, to uphold its Design Review Board's approval of the design of Peabody Falls apartments in Midtown.
FedEx’s first drone delivery is from Dick’s Sporting Goods
FedEx and Wing Aviation completed what FedEx called the nation’s first “scheduled, commercial residential delivery” by drone in the U.S. in Virginia on Friday, Oct. 18.
Governor appoints three Memphians to Tennessee Complete Count Committee for Census 2020
House Minority Leader Karen Camper, Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce CEO Beverly Robertson and Rufus Smith, executive chairman of the Memphis Christian Pastors Network, will sit on a 38-member state that will work on the 2020 census.
Strickland campaign post mortem shows tightening of mayor’s race in summer months
On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, Jim Strickland campaign consultant Steven Reid talked about the blip in polling and said challenger Tami Sawyer never split the African American vote as rival and former Mayor Willie Herenton repeatedly charged during the campaign.
Details of Memphis Fairgrounds Planned Development revealed
The city plans to break ground on the development in January 2020, with the sports complex and hotel opening in June 2021 and initial retail opening in November 2021.
Memphis Tigers focus on bouncing back against Tulane Green Wave
After a gut-wrenching loss to Temple last weekend, an angry and focused Memphis Tigers football team enter this weekend's matchup against the Tulane Green Wave.
Metro
This Week in Memphis: Coach Cal comes back, and things get spooky
Also happening this week: County Commission considers a veto override, and the clocks fall back an hour.
Shelby County County Commission to take critical vote on school board elections
Education Fewer Memphis students are showing up to mental health assemblies. This state law may be to blame.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Finding the way: Memphians head to Spain to hike hundreds of miles
Business
Evolve Bank & Trust CEO arrested for child pornography
The arrest of Evolve Bank & Trust CEO Robert “Bob” Hartheimer is the latest challenge for the embattled Memphis-based bank.
Premium Real Estate Food Files: Society Memphis is back — and soon Little Italy Midtown will be, too.
Premium Business Controversial East Memphis liquor store license denied
Transportation & Logistics Memphis airport building construction to cost $57 million
Sports
Grizzlies plan to sign Charles Bassey via hardship exception
Bassey was one of the most productive players at the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League in July. He averaged 15.3 points and 11 rebounds while playing for the Boston Celtics.
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Memphis proved it is still an American title contender with win over USF
Memphis Tigers Football Tigers ranked again in AP Top 25, coaches poll
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Cedric Coward was ‘thrown in the fire.’ But he’s not getting burnt.
Food
Sláinte! Raise your beer steins at this Irish take on Oktoberfest
Bog Fest is a celebration of fall flavors, live music and community that’s happening in the Regalia Shopping Center parking lot outside Bog & Barley.
Suburbs
Seminary moving to Arlington
With a growing change in how students are earning college degrees, Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary is moving from its location across from Bellevue Baptist Church to Arlington.
Arts & Culture
Finding the way: Memphians head to Spain to hike hundreds of miles
Hiking Spain’s Camino de Santiago pays meaningful dividends for Mid-Southerners who trek to Santiago de Compostela, and the cathedral where the apostle Saint James is buried.
Opinion
Opinion: This Halloween, wear a mask — but don’t hide behind it.
“On Nov. 1, may we learn to do a better job of taking off our masks, the facades that sometimes blind us from being who we really are and becoming the blessings we were meant to be.”
Podcasts
The shrinking middle ground between ‘occupation’ and help with violent crime
On “Behind The Headlines,” two vocal critics of the Memphis Safe Task Force say there isn’t much — if any — middle ground as Mayor Paul Young tries to thread the political needle.
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Pommin’ on Beale
Today’s photo is from the University of Memphis’ “Memphis Madness presents Ballin’ on Beale” taken by The Daily Memphian photographer Patrick Lantrip.