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
Man died of heart issues during traffic stop, Task Force says
“Long-term issues associated with his heart” was the cause of death for the man found unresponsive during a Monday, Oct. 12, traffic stop, according to a Memphis Safe Task Force spokesman.
State Government Memphis Safe Task Force pursuit ends in fatal multi-vehicle crash
Update Education State takeover of MSCS can proceed, judge rules
Update City of Memphis Soulsville getting $7M boost
City of Memphis Justin J. Pearson suing Memphis City Council
Business
CodeCrew leads $4M push for tech careers in Memphis and Mississippi
Memphis-based CodeCrew is leading a federally funded initiative to establish tech training hubs in the Mississippi Delta.
Premium Business Challenges — and solutions — facing local farming
Premium Financial Services First Horizon reports third quarter earnings
Business Crosstown Brewing Co. to close after 8 years
Business IP reveals name of overseas spinoff
Sports
Memphis at Tulane: What to know for the Tigers’ Friday night matchup
The Tigers have won each of their last three games, by no less than 24 points each. They are now preparing to play a Tulane team that’s been difficult for Memphis to beat on the road in recent years.
Premium Chris Herrington Herrington: Notes and predictions on every NBA team
Premium Memphis Tigers Football On Tapp for the Tigers: What’s been happening to the Memphis edge rusher ‘has been borderline criminal’
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies coaching preview: Is Memphis ready to turn the ship?
High School Sports Week 9 high school football preview: Central looks to remain unbeaten
Food
Challenges — and solutions — facing local farming
Local farmers and agricultural experts talked about the intersection of tech, money and advancing the agricultural industry at the DelTech conference.
Business Crosstown Brewing Co. to close after 8 years
Suburbs
‘Hollow promises’: DeSoto board demands action on stalled Landers hotel
DeSoto County officials banked on the multimillion-dollar Landers Center expansion being completed alongside a new hotel. Whether half the project gets finished in time is now in question.
Premium Business SpaceXAI leases large Southaven warehouse
Arts & Culture
Memphis Jazz Festival planned to return in 2027
The Downtown Memphis Commission said more than 12,000 tickets were reserved for the inaugural festival.
The To-Do List Aliens, vampires and a market of monster-inspired oddities
Opinion
Herrington: Notes and predictions on every NBA team
We’re less than a week away from NBA opening night, and while we’re not quite done with the Memphis Grizzlies’ preseason, let’s take a break to gaze across the landscape in which the home team competes.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Calkins: She’s 110. Yes, 110. And after all those years, she has learned what matters most.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Getting into the Spirit Halloween
Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby is here to talk about how Spirit Halloween is able to jump-scare consumers each year with new pop-up locations.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies podcast: NBA season predictions
Games
Daily WordRow: Oct. 15
Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.