Veterans line up for Thanksgiving dinners
All the makings for 2,000 Thanksgiving dinners were handed out to military veterans on Thursday at the Fairgrounds.
Calkins: After NCAA pounding, Hardaway faces his first big test
Nobody said the Memphis coaching job is easy. After an extended honeymoon to start his career, Penny Hardaway is going to be tested by the loss of James Wiseman and possible sanctions from the NCAA.
Airport preps for busiest day since 2007 during Thanksgiving travel
Remember when it was possible to arrive at Memphis International Airport minutes before a flight? Those days are over, at least at peak times like Thanksgiving.
UTHSC negotiating details of West Tennessee Healthcare teaching partnership
Adding a rural system allows UTHSC to schedule residencies and rotations in the settings where many will be serving.
Strickland unveils Renasant as convention center naming partner
Mayor Jim Strickland officially unveiled plans Thursday for the naming rights of the Renasant Convention Center. The 10-year deal with renewals clauses should pay about half of the $2 million in the red that convention center operates at annually, according to Strickland.
Monitoring team updates court on progress in consent decree case
Ed Stanton, the court monitor, provided updates Thursday to the court on the progress the city is making to comply with sanctions imposed by U.S. District Judge Jon McCalla over its violation of the 1978 Kendrick consent decree.
Metro
The Station owner trying again for liquor license
The owner of The Station, a proposed high-end liquor store in East Memphis, will appear before the city’s Alcohol Commission next week to ask for a permit.
Free Access Metro It’s about to get really cold in Memphis
City of Memphis ‘The very foundation on which this city was built’ finally renovated
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State Government Tennessee executes Harold Wayne Nichols for killing college student in 1988
Business
The Station owner trying again for liquor license
The owner of The Station, a proposed high-end liquor store in East Memphis, will appear before the city’s Alcohol Commission next week to ask for a permit.
Real Estate Michael Lightman, respected real estate developer, dies
Real Estate New plans for former Club 616, Spectrum
Premium Business Wild Beet to open in former Railgarten space
Ford Megasite Ford and SK On to dismantle their battery joint venture
Sports
No. 11 Louisville Cardinals fly by Memphis Tigers
Memphis lost to No. 11 Louisville on the road Saturday afternoon at the KFC Yum! Center.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Box score: Louisville 99, Memphis 73
Memphis Grizzlies ‘Sage the whole arena': Morant frustrated by loss to Jazz, team injuries
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball What to watch as Memphis renews its rivalry with Louisville
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Martin: Memphis and Louisville are no longer rivals. That has to change.
Food
Food Files: Einstein bagels return to U of M library; Local coffee shop is ‘brewing a new chapter’
Plus, a new restaurant is bringing Korean food and culture to Germantown Parkway, and Juiced What You Needed has just what you want for dinner.
Premium Table Talk Table Talk: Comfort foods and holiday traditions
Suburbs
Bailey: Barton sends warning to evil-doers traveling from the north
DeSoto County prosecutor Matthew Barton sends a message to criminals who wander into Mississippi to commit crimes — leave or face consequences.
Premium Elections Newcomer, incumbents plan runs for Bartlett school board
Arts & Culture
Lucero plays a Christmas show, and ‘Slay Bells Ring’ in a holiday whodunit
This week, party like Craig and Day Day from “Friday After Next,” spin the Wheel of Fortune and drink natties (as in natural wines) while eating patties (as in burgers).
Business Memphis in May names honored country for 2026
Opinion
Opinion: Rising health care costs will be breaking point for many Memphians
“Sometime next year, unless Congress changes course, health insurance is going to become a lot more expensive for hundreds of thousands of people in Tennessee.”
Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: Huff won the press conference in a rout. Can championships be far behind?
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Inside the FBI’s Operation Viper
Before there was the Memphis Safe Task Force, there was Viper, an FBI operation that occurred very quietly over the past summer.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Wheel of Fortune, ‘Friday’ party and Phillips on a float
Games
Sudoku: Dec. 12
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.