Bowen resigned after letter alleging questionable behavior
Former U of M Athletic Director Tom Bowen resigned April 20, four days after a letter to university President David Rudd questioning Bowen's actions on a road trip.
Bicentennial day marked on Mud Island and in Orange Mound
Local leaders cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new social media icon on Mud Island, and Orange Mound celebrated Memphis' bicentennial day by marking 100 years since it was annexed by the city.
Calkins: Larry Finch and Ronnie Robinson together in the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame
Larry Finch, Ronnie Robinson, Penny Hardaway, Tim McCarver, Claude Humphrey highlight the inaugural class of the Memphis Sports Hall of Fame
New enterprise could awaken local food economy
The co-founders unveiled the well-funded 275 Food Project, a comprehensive “social enterprise” to boost the local-food economy in Memphis as well as access to local food and the jobs it creates.
Price of police and fire pay raises approved by council put at $5 million
The decision by the council to side with unions over the administration in impasse proceedings is hardly unprecedented. But finding the money in the budget sometimes takes the council and mayor around the impasse procedure.
Celebrate Memphis Picnic: Recipes, Round 4
Celebrate Memphis is Saturday, complete with the big picnic, live music, good food and the Mid-South's largest fireworks display to cap it off.
Metro
The AM/DM podcast: Visit a Downtown restaurant and the City Council
On this episode of The AM/DM podcast, editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips help you prepare for the week ahead.
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How Malcolm Rawls helps Memphis RISE
The RISE program serves more than 400 students in five partner schools.
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Sports
Grizzlies fall to Raptors as Ja Morant serves one-game suspension
The Grizzlies lost to the Raptors on Sunday night. But what happened on the court may be secondary to what happened online. Grizzlies coach looking forward to ‘moving on’ from Morant suspensionRelated content:
Sports No. 3 Memphis to open conference tournament play vs. East Carolina
Memphis Tigers Football Memphis moves up in national rankings
Memphis Tigers Football Tigers coach awaits word on status of injured quarterback
Food
What to order: The Memphian’s Korean BBQ short ribs and mushroom flatbread
Why bar hop the block when you can simply hop on an elevator?
Suburbs
‘A rising tide lifts all boats': Local vet has a vision for Collierville Square
“If I’m going to contribute to the health of Collierville, it starts at the square,” Hank Wright said. “It’s town central.”
Arts & Culture
Orpheum Theatre Group to get a ‘facelift’ by 100th anniversary
The revitalization project is the latest in the Orpheum Theatre Group’s work to modernize the Downtown campus.
Opinion
Echols: How well do you know Memphis? Here’s a photo quiz to test your knowledge.
Can you name the neighborhood in which these places are found? The street? How many of these spots make you think of some other memory?
Podcasts
Cequita Monique on how she was ‘born into jazz’
Cequita Monique is a jazz singer as well as the founder of the First Sunday Jazz Jam Pop Up Series.
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Camino de Santiago
Today’s photo is courtesy of Billy Bryan as he celebrates his Camino completion at the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela.