Road recap: Short-handed Grizzlies snap losing streak in Minnesota
Dillon Brooks' 26 points led seven Grizzlies in double-figure scoring as the team ended a six-game losing streak in a Minnesota matinee.
Memphis Tigers highest ranked non-Power Five team in newest rankings
Memphis Tigers rise in polls which helps their odds to appear in the Cotton Bowl.
Carpenter Art Garden teens paint faces and dreams of Binghampton
The murals are a reflection of different perspectives of how people perceive Binghampton and what they want it to become.
Daily Memphian’s new community subscription manager to expand free access efforts
Kesha Whitaker’s job will be to increase the reach and readership of the Daily Memphian by reaching out to and coordinating with schools, community centers, affordable housing developments and other groups and organizations.
Memphis basketball notebook: Tyler Harris making strides
With starting guard Lester Quinones out, the offensive success of sophomore guard Tyler Harris is a positive sign for the Tigers.
Rhodes No. 6 among liberal arts schools for medical school applications
Rhodes College has built a successful infrastructure for producing medical school students, and the city’s health care institutions are a big part of that.
Metro
Westwood teetered on the edge of closure for years. Will a middle school merger save it?
Chickasaw Middle could close at the end of the school year, one of five closures MSCS officials have proposed. The students would move to the Westwood High campus, making it a school for sixth-12th graders.
Elections More than 70 would-be candidates get petitions for 2026 elections
Education Who’s running in the 2026 Memphis school board election?
Premium Public Safety What do Memphians think about Memphis Safe Task Force?
Public Safety Another inmate dies at 201 Poplar
Business
Chicago agriculture processor closes part of Memphis facility, lays off 95
The partial closing is due to a new cottonseed oil joint venture between Chicago-based Archer Daniels Midland and Pine Bluff, Arkansas-based Planters Cotton Oil Mill Inc.
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers
Premium Business Ask the Memphian: Why does Memphis require liquor stores to be 1,500 feet away from a church or school?
Premium Business From worry to relief: Stanton neighbors welcome Ford’s gas truck pivot — and the promise it brings
Transportation & Logistics FedEx reports strong 2nd quarter
Sports
Grizzlies notebook: Coward’s comp, Aldama’s spot and the injury crown
Grizzlies fans have compared Cedric Coward to Clippers wing Kawhi Leonard, but does the Memphis rookie have a better player comparison in Oklahoma City?
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball What we know about Tigers as they head into American Conference play
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies 25: O.J. Mayo rained jumpers for four drama-filled Memphis seasons
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: Is Memphis’ momentum already gone?
Memphis Grizzlies GG Jackson reemerges for Grizzlies in Utah road win
Food
$15 Deal: Libro’s 1/2 pasta portions
Three things always keep food writer Erica Horton from eating at Libro. But not this time.
Premium Food Paulette’s welcomes new chef to honor original vision — with a modern twist
Suburbs
DeSoto author debuts ‘Duck and Bubba’ book based on family bonds
A local author who has concentrated on writing about Alzheimer’s disease has pivoted to a 12-book series on youths who gain superpowers.
Premium Elections With term limits looming, most suburban incumbents still all-in for 2026 races
Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: What Memphis arts and culture looked like in 2025
From arts shows, concerts, to theater productions and beyond, the Memphis art scene blossomed in 2025. Here’s a recap of some of our top arts and culture moments. And some staff favorites.
Premium Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Song Sung Blue,’ ‘Marty Supreme’
Opinion
Opinion: Why the Shelby County Clerk’s Office deserves our attention
“At its best, the Clerk’s Office is where the government meets everyday life, where efficiency, fairness and accountability translate directly into better public service.”
Premium Otis Sanford Opinion: Increasing voter turnout is laudable. Feagins’ mayoral candidacy is not.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Collierville looks to its future
A new strategic plan should take Collierville into 2050, but what that will look like — and what it will mean for the town — is still up in the air.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: Is Memphis’ momentum already gone?
Games
Sudoku: Dec. 24
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