Memphis restaurants owe a debt to immigrants, both in the city's early years and in more recent times. And to barbecue; it's what got us to the party.
Lakeland Mayor Mike Cunningham proposes a USDA loan to pay for the city's first high school and gets unanimous buy-in from commissioners because of the long-term benefits that come with it.
A new plan for Aretha Franklin's birthplace home in Memphis would be to stabilize it, but only as a shell until other potential uses for the property materialize.
Sherra Wright’s lawyers withdrew their request for jurors from outside Shelby County to hear the murder charges against their client in the death of Lorenzen Wright, the NBA player who was Wright’s ex-husband.
State Court of Appeals dismisses a complaint from the Owen family over rezoning the Cordova Triangle. The family owns more than 13 acres of the 17-acre tract.
Bartlett Republican Jim Coley will not seek another two-year term in 2020 after a recent diagnosis with early stages of dementia.
A federal judge will not temporarily restrict how the Tennessee Highway Patrol works with federal immigration authorities, ruling the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition had not shown enough evidence to justify immediate court intervention.
The second oldest church in Memphis, First Presbyterian Church has been at the corner of Poplar Avenue and B.B. King Boulevard since 1832. After 194 years, its flock is searching for a new home.
The Redbirds won their first playoff game in eight seasons. The last win was in 2018 when Memphis won the Triple-A championship game against the Durham Bulls.
Ronnie Grisanti’s executive manager wants to bring people back into the restaurant instead of just watching the “food go out the door.”
The Arlington Planning Commission has approved a new church — Donelson Oaks Church of Christ. Until it is finished, the congregation meets at a visitors center along Interstate 40.
On its grand opening day, the new Memphis Art Museum will have four site-specific installations.
“Japan has long been a friend in adversity, investing in Memphis amid political and racial turmoil 50 years ago when it became our first Memphis in May guest.”
After Robert Hodges, aka Prince Mongo, died in August, many in Memphis celebrated the so-called alien from Zambodia. But others told stories of a dark side.
Today’s puzzle features 13-month-old Ava Calahan at the newly renovated Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Greg Campbell took the photo.