New Uptown brewery moves forward with zoning approval
Following Wednesday's zoning approval, more details were revealed about who Belz Investco GP is partnering with to open a new brewery in Uptown.
Grizzlies Postgame: Durant, Conley have record-setting nights, but Warriors pull away late
Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry combined for 56 points as the defending champion Golden State Warriors pulled away from the Grizzlies late in a competitive game.
Shelby County Drug Court celebrates graduates at 250th graduation
Shelby County Drug Court held its 250th graduation ceremony Wednesday, with 16 people graduating from the alternative sentencing program for drug offenders.
Judge overturns decision denying Baptist’s standalone Arlington ER
As community hospitals have closed in Haywood and Fayette counties, Baptist Memorial Health Care has been trying for years to get a certificate of need to build a freestanding emergency department in nearby Arlington.
CTSI Global moves its East Memphis headquarters
CTSI Global, which provides services to the logistics industry, has moved its Memphis office into a two-story building at 1 S. Prescott, near Walnut Grove.
Daily Briefs
Metro
Memphis students outpace state growth in reading and math, but lag in social studies
Memphis-Shelby County Schools earned the highest score in the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System for the fourth year in a row. But younger students lost progress in social studies, falling behind expected growth.
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Business
Developer halts plans for Union Depot addition in Bartlett
Only days after Bartlett officials rejected a TIF for an addition to Union Depot, developer Keith Grant has put the project’s expansion on hold.
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Sports
Collierville vs. Oxford was chaos. It ended in agony for the Dragons.
Collierville and Oxford played one of the wackiest high school football games of the season on Friday night.
High School Sports Whitehaven outlasts Houston in a high-scoring affair
High School Sports Friday football report: Quarterback, stingy defense power MUS to second victory
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Food
Table Talk: Memphis group picks up the shopping for those who need it
This grassroots organization of mostly friends, neighbors and church members grocery-shop for families who are unable to shop for themselves.
Suburbs
Developer halts plans for Union Depot addition in Bartlett
Only days after Bartlett officials rejected a TIF for an addition to Union Depot, developer Keith Grant has put the project’s expansion on hold.
Arts & Culture
Memphis artists tackle flora and the abstract in September shows
Here’s a roundup of what’s coming to local art galleries in September.
Opinion
Sanford: Republican assault on DEI exacts harsh toll at U of M
“In a way, I sympathize with the dilemma facing the U of M and other state colleges and universities. But, what’s next?”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Fall starts with fairs, 901 Day
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips help shepherd you through the Labor Day weekend and into 901 Day fun.
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Colorful Tigers
Today’s jigsaw puzzle is a photo of the tiger in front of Peabody Elementary and was taken by Daily Memphian photographer Mark Weber.