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.
Next: Penny Hardaway hopes to see some sacrifice on court
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
Former office space will become a creative space for charter school kids
KIPP Memphis Public Schools has plans for an old office building in Cordova, including a “cafetorium.”
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State Government Will TN voucher program expand by 15,000 or 20,000 seats? House and Senate are at odds on details.
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Business
Former office space will become a creative space for charter school kids
KIPP Memphis Public Schools has plans for an old office building in Cordova, including a “cafetorium.”
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Movers and Shakers Movers & Shakers: Former FedEx attorney joins Adams & Reese
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Sports
Grizzlies 25: Zach Randolph overcame injury to make more Memphis memories. But, oh, what might have been.
Let’s return to a moment, repeated regularly over Randolph’s eight years in Memphis, to perhaps the most romantic sight through 25 years of Grizzlies basketball: Z-Bo on the block.
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Golf FedEx St. Jude Championship unveils new ticketing option that includes food, drink
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Food
The Second Line reopens in Laurelwood
The Second Line opened at 4550 Poplar Ave. on Wednesday, April 8, once again serving Cajun-Creole cuisine that includes po’boys, gumbo, red beans, crawfish, and pimento cheese fries.
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Suburbs
Visible Music College plans move to Millington
The Visible Music College will move from its Downtown location on Madison Avenue to a Millington location later this year.
Millington MLGW plans renovation of Millington community office
Arts & Culture
Girls Inc. celebrates 80 years empowering girls and young women in Memphis
Sylvia Martinez, the president and CEO of Girls Inc., joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”
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Opinion
Opinion: DA Mulroy on criminal justice data and accountability
“Delays in handling cases, jail-intake processing delays, the “solve rate” for crimes, the repeat-offender rate — these are all worthy objects of emphasis ... . But they may not fit the right (so to speak) political agenda.”
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Podcasts
How Ballet Memphis finds ‘unique points of connection’ with audiences
Ballet Memphis’ executive director Adam Goldberg joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar.”
The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more Girls Inc. celebrates 80 years empowering girls and young women in Memphis
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Redbirds in action
Today’s puzzle is of the Memphis Redbirds opening game at AutoZone Park and was taken by Brad Vest.