‘Bluff City Law’ Ep. 6 Recap: Elijah’s a Tiger and everybody gets Rendezvous
The sixth episode of "Bluff City Law" takes on a college football theme and introduces a couple of signature Downtown Memphis locations.
Calkins: Beale Street is the right spot for GameDay
ESPN had their options on where to film GameDay. Tiger Lane. In the end, there was only one perfect place perfectly unique to this unique college city: the intersection of B.B. King and Beale Street.
Rece Davis: ESPN hopes GameDay on Beale Street is ‘giant extravaganza’
ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis and company are excited to get to Memphis this week.
Memphis basketball ‘very far’ from what it can become
Penny Hardaway is frustrated with his team's rebounding through two exhibitions.
Police recruitment, retention challenges Memphis and other cities
Memphis and other cities across the country say declining interest in police work has made it harder to recruit officers, but they're stepping up recruitment efforts in response.
Alexander bill aims to shorten students’ financial aid form
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has introduced legislation to shorten and simplify the federal financial aid application for prospective college students, a measure being supported in Tennessee and nationwide.
Metro
Everybody Speeds: Where HAL 9000 meets the Highway Patrol
The way to curb speeding at first glance might be to put more police officers on the street. But it’s not that simple.
Premium Public Safety Everybody Speeds: Memphis-area tickets are down, but traffic deaths are up
Premium Public Safety Nichols’ attorneys want stay lifted for former cops
Premium Behind The Headlines After building homeless shelter in North Memphis, nonprofit looks south
Business
This women-owned firm has grown from Memphis to 19 states
Founded in 1999, Consilience Group has expanded its presence through word of mouth, referrals and recognition for its work.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Le Bonheur doc retires from Heart Institute he built
Premium Music Made in Memphis Entertainment office, recording studio for sale
Health Care From the bottom to the top: Clinic continues to add wellness treatments
Sports
Arkansas defeats UT in opening game of Super Regional
The Arkansas baseball team bested defending national champion Tennessee in the opening game of the best-of-three Fayetteville Super Regional.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball New Tiger Curtis Givens III has found his way ‘back home’
Sports Former U of M tennis standout Salisbury is French Open runnerup
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies’ Zach Edey suffers injury
Food
Dine with Pride: Drag brunch celebrates parade’s Grand Marshals
Chef Eli Townsend said he always looks forward to the Grand Marshal brunch: “It’s the bittersweet closing of Pride Fest and our last opportunity to celebrate ourselves in this way until next year.”
Suburbs
Lakeland doesn’t raise property tax rate
Lakeland has passed the final reading on its budget for the upcoming fiscal year, maintaining the certified property tax rate set after reappraisal, unlike other local suburbs.
Arts & Culture
The art of connection: Memphis artist crafts community one collage at a time
Through a podcast, artist gatherings, guided walks through Overton Park and his popular collage parties, visual artist and musician Zack Osborn has found people who are like, really creative.
Opinion
Opinion: Memphis has a crime crisis, and we welcome federal help
“Public safety is not a partisan issue — everyone deserves to feel safe in their community.”
Podcasts
Sound Bites: Meeting Huey’s onion ring specialist
Edible Memphis editor Stacey Greenberg comes back to “Sound Bites” to talk about her food tour of Mexico City and old-school, longtime Memphis restaurants.