Calkins: Last home game for Johnny Manziel and the Memphis Express?
If this was the end for Johnny Manziel and the Memphis Express, it was a wild way to go.
New Chicago community leader pushes back against Memphis 3.0
Dr. Carnita Atwater of the New Chicago Community Development Corporation calls the North Memphis community to action while taking aim at the Memphis 3.0 land use and development plan.
Southland Gaming & Racing launching table games April 1
Less than five months after Arkansas voters legalized four casinos statewide, Southland Gaming & Racing in West Memphis is ready to roll out its first table games.
Strong cautions Democrats against ‘deficit mindset’ at local party convention
Shelby County Democratic Party chairman Corey Strong says local Democrats made a good start in the 2018 county elections, sweeping every countywide office on the ballot and improving the Democratic majority on the Shelby County Commission to eight seats.
Proposed Sports Hall of Fame seeking nominations for inaugural class
Leaders of a proposed Hall of Fame are seeking nominations for those with ties to Memphis who had an impact on the city's sports history.
Suburban superintendents oppose Educational Savings Account legislation
Shelby County's suburban school superintendents worry about the potential effects of vouchers on public education. While Gov. Bill Lee's proposal affects Shelby County Schools locally, suburban superintendents worry it could expand to affect them as well.
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
Premium Education MSCS spent millions on safety center with AI-assisted cameras, active-shooter simulator
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
Buckley: A lopsided loss to Louisville? For Memphis, ‘this group had no idea what the rivalry really meant.’
This Memphis basketball game against Louisville paled beside past glories of the rivalry that goes back to 1949, long before the current Cardinals and Tigers were born.
High School Sports Blue team ends losing skid in AutoZone Liberty Bowl High School All-Star game
Update Memphis Tigers Basketball No. 11 Louisville Cardinals fly by Memphis Tigers
Memphis Tigers Basketball Box score: Louisville 99, Memphis 73
Memphis Grizzlies ‘Sage the whole arena': Morant frustrated by loss to Jazz, team injuries
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.