City achieves record for world’s longest picnic table at Celebrate Memphis fest
Memphis is the home to a new world record, after beating a French town's attempt earlier this year for the world's longest picnic table at Celebrate Memphis.
Memphis budget season offers different path to resolution
The city council still has some difficult decisions to make. But past budget seasons show there is also still some compromise possible between what the mayor proposed and what the council decided last week.
CAR T therapy turns patient’s T-cells into cancer killers
A new cancer treatment is giving lymphoma patients who are not responsive to chemotherapy another option than hospice care.
Community reacts to sudden death of Bloomfield pastor Ralph White
Rev. Ralph White, the pastor of Bloomfield Full Gospel Baptist Church, died suddenly on Saturday.
What should be done with Memphis’ 56 square miles of vacant land?
Several organizations shared this week the ways they have repurposed vacant land and removed blight in various parts of Memphis, which planners say is one of the city's biggest problems.
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Penny Hardaway needed luck and James Wiseman to land his No. 1 overall class, now he's hoping they can sacrifice on the court to achieve a national championship.
Metro
Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend in Shelby Farms indicted for first-degree murder
Jackson Hopper remains in the Shelby County Jail without bond.
Education MSCS’ Richmond not bound by same ethics clause Feagins was
State Government Tenn. House advances its version of Memphis school takeover
Metro Severe weather coverage: MPD warns against driving during storm
Business
Local industrial market booms with early-year sales, setting promising stage
“It’s just a super exciting time to be in real estate as our economy is going through this transformation,” said Kemp Conrad of Cushman & Wakefield.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx laying off 200+ outside Nashville
Sports
Memphis makes case for hosting AAC basketball tournament
Armed with a somewhat unique bid, Memphis could learn soon if it will again host the American Athletic Conference’s men’s basketball tournament. Memphis Tourism’s Kevin Kane helped make the city’s case.
Memphis Grizzlies NBA reportedly examining gestures between Ja Morant, Buddy Hield
Premium Sports Redbirds Recap: Memphis hammers Buffalo in series’ second game
Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: Yes, the Grizzlies lost again. But all may not be lost!
Food
Table Talk: Edge District wine shop boasts off-the-beaten path bottles
Representatives from Australian winery Unico Zelo, which focuses on sustainability, visited the Memphis wine shop earlier this week.
Suburbs
Southaven expanding animal shelter
As the Southaven community has grown, the need for an expanded facility has become increasingly apparent to both city officials and local animal welfare advocates.
Arts & Culture
Collaborative group shows dominate April art openings in Memphis
April artists on view in Memphis include Dolph Smith, Colleen Couch, April Bey, Joel Parsons, Brian Jobe, Kiersten Williams, Yancy Villa, and many more.
Opinion
Narcisse: Giving up more than just chocolate this Lent
Lent should unsettle our belief we’ve done anything to justify what we have and what others do not. And that, I believe, is a way of life worth living.
Podcasts
Sound Bites: Flyway Brewing’s head brewer talks beer, Memphis eats, more
Flyway Brewing Co. took over the former High Cotton Brewing and Edge Alley restaurant locations near Downtown. They reopened as a combined space in November.
Games
Word Search: April theater in Memphis
Can you solve this week’s word search?