Caritas Christmas lunch brings community together
Interim executive director Kristin McMillin wanted to create a Christmas lunch to give more people access to a hot meal and a larger community to share it with.
Highwoods begins divesting Memphis office properties
More Memphis office properties could change hands by mid-2020 before Highwoods eventually exits the Memphis market altogether.
More than $30M in investments committed to MLK Success Zone in Frayser
Organizations in the MLK Success Zone of Frayser are hopeful the new investment will accelerate a long-needed transformation in the area.
Now that they’re grown up, Grizzlies wouldn’t mind NBA Christmas
Memories of Christmases Past and hopes of Christmases Future are the highlights of the holiday season for the Memphis Grizzlies
Suburbs see fewer residential sales in 2019
Shelby County's suburban cities and towns have recorded fewer home sales in 2019's sellers' market, although Millington and Lakeland could beat last year's sale numbers.
Governor’s task force backs comprehensive criminal justice reform plan
Tennessee could see sweeping changes through recommendations from the governor’s Criminal Justice Investment Task Force to deal with a billion-dollar budget and increased incarcerations.
Metro
Planting hope at Shelby Farms
Mid-South Transplant Foundation hosted an event to plant eight trees in the Beaver Lake picnic area at Shelby Farms Park, honoring the eight lives that can be saved through organ donation.
Business MUS names next head of school
Premium State Government New congressional map could thwart Memphis representation on state boards
State Government Brent Taylor to seek Tenn. District 9 Congressional seat
Premium Education All Memphis third graders to retake TCAP reading exam on last days of school
Business
MUS names next head of school
Hart Roper will succeed Pete Sanders, who announced in January that he would retire at the end of the 2026-2027 school year.
Business More than $800K earmarked for young entrepreneurs
Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers: Ducks Unlimited names COO
Business Claude AI to use xAI’s Memphis data center
Premium Real Estate Inked: Crescent Center has new tenant
Sports
Luck of the draw: The Grizzlies’ past and future in the NBA Draft Lottery
It will not shock you to read that the Memphis Grizzlies have not historically had great luck in the NBA Draft Lottery.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers to participate in Battle 4 Atlantis
Premium Spirit of Memphis Hill: The Grizzlies need luck this weekend? I know where they might find it.
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: It’s NBA Draft Lottery week
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Herrington: Previewing NBA Draft guard prospects for the Grizzlies
Food
$15 Deal: Special Mother’s Day edition, with breakfast and brunch
Here are some suggestions for treating your mom on a budget.
Premium Real Estate Food Files: High tea in the front, par-tee in the back
Suburbs
Waiting for the right tenant: A look at some of Bartlett’s empty commercial buildings
Former restaurant and retail spots along Bartlett’s main corridors stand empty.
Premium Collierville X no longer marks the spot for Collierville communications
Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: Meet R&B singer Girlfriend, from Sardis
With roots in Mississippi, the Rhodes graduate has amassed more than a million monthly Spotify listeners and was the featured artist for March on BET’s spotlight program.
Performing Arts ‘Primary Trust’ and ‘Collective Rage’ are in Memphis theaters
Opinion
Opinion: ‘Uniting to create lasting change globally, locally and personally’
“What we gain instead is something far more valuable: purpose, friendships and the knowledge that we are making a difference.”
Collierville Opinion: Collierville should not spend tax dollars fighting Chick-fil-A
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: A super Saturday
It’s peak spring this Saturday, with events galore scheduled.
Elections The AM/DM podcast: County races set for August
Games
Sudoku: May 8
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?