It’s Greek for all of us this weekend
The Memphis Greek Festival started Friday and runs through Saturday evening at the Annunciation Greek Church; food and fun are abundant.
Calkins: As another star picks Penny, Memphis fans should revel in the hate
When Lester Quinones picked Memphis over Indiana Friday, fans of other schools were enraged. So Penny Hardaway must be doing something right.
Coley, White see need for Republican Caucus meeting on Casada but hold out on demanding resignation
Two Shelby County Republican House members say their caucus needs to discuss solutions to the scandal swirling around House Speaker Glen Casada, but they’re not ready to call for his resignation.
ServiceMaster taking on acquisitions, culture change
Acquisitions, partnerships and a laser focus on the customer experience are fueling changes across Memphis-based ServiceMaster.
Graduate transfer Rayjon Tucker commits to Memphis Tigers
Graduate transfer Rayjon Tucker joins coach Penny Hardaway's stacked recruiting class.
Daily Briefs
Metro
Former police officers charged in Tyré Nichols’ death to get new federal trial
Judge Sheryl Lipman also granted a motion from The Daily Memphian to unseal records in the case, which included the reason Mark Norris recused himself.
Education Protesters gather at U of M after school announces anti-DEI efforts
Premium Education MSCS activist arrested for violating board member’s restraining order
Shelby County Shelby County to get two new judges
Business
Was the Bartlett mystery grocer accidentally revealed?
The potential grocery store in Union Depot remains unnamed, but developer Keith Grant may have unintentionally provided a clue to the identity.
Premium Transportation & Logistics Airport expects 50,000 travelers Labor Day weekend
Health Care With $12M grant, UTHSC to become Center of Excellence for rural health care
Premium Real Estate Inked: A Whitehaven tech company expands its headquarters, Southwind to see more apartments
Sports
No. 15 Memphis women improve to 5-0 with win over Missouri
Ellis Kelly and Ai Kitagawa score as Memphis defeats another SEC opponent.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball ‘It’s all transactional': Hardaway talks paying players on legal panel
High School Sports Briarcrest junior voted prep football player of the week
Premium Sports Redbirds recap: Birds douse Comets for third straight win
Food
$15 Deal: Spaghetti alla pesto at Ecco proves pasta reigns supreme
“My dish was bright green and served in a beautiful orange bowl. It’s the kind of bowl you want to hug close to yourself while you sit on the couch and watch a movie.”
Suburbs
Hundreds of jobs and a lazy river: New era of tourism begins for Landers Center
Work begins on the Southaven arena’s $85 million project, starting a new chapter with an economic impact that will benefit the community for generations.
Arts & Culture
Hundreds of jobs and a lazy river: New era of tourism begins for Landers Center
Work begins on the Southaven arena’s $85 million project, starting a new chapter with an economic impact that will benefit the community for generations.
Opinion
Calkins: Memphians will be finishing Liza’s Run again. A few weeks ago, that was no sure thing.
A month ago, it seemed as if the event was ending. But a group of women emerged to make certain that Memphians will once again be finishing Liza Fletcher’s run.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Inside the acquittal of an accused murder mastermind
Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and criminal justice reporter Aarron Fleming talk about why prosecutors’ arguments might have fallen short in the latest Young Dolph murder trial.