Mom and pop liquor store owners win battle against Tennessee residency rule
Owners of the Kimbrough liquor store in Midtown Memphis have won a U.S. Supreme Court case striking down a Tennessee residency requirement for retail liquor store operators.
Tina Turner, Steve Cropper to enter Memphis Music Hall of Fame
The list of musicians to be inducted in the Memphis Music Hall of Fame spans genres such as blues, rock, soul, jazz and opera, and 100 years of recorded and live music.
Fred Smith: ‘Stay tuned’ for FedEx’s next move in e-commerce surge
Despite FedEx's forecast for a decline in adjusted earnings in fiscal 2020, the company is bullish on prospects for ultimately becoming America's go-to shipping company for e-commerce.
Calkins: Tony Barone Sr. — who died Tuesday at the age of 72 — brought joy to the early Grizz
Former Grizzlies executive and interim coach Tony Barone has passed away. He helped launch the early Grizz.
Culinary mentoring program launches in partnership with Soulsville restaurant
A panel of chefs and other food professionals will select the first Ground Up Chef-in-Residence in mid-July.
School board approves four-year contract for Superintendent Joris Ray
Ray was interim superintendent for about three months before the school board abandoned a national search and unanimously voted to give him the permanent position in late April.
Metro
The Early Word: Local 110-year-old is full of life, but the Landers hotel isn’t
Millington puts the brakes on data centers, yoga pants are coming to Southaven and our food writer makes her own B-Dubs/Dunkin’ combo meal.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Getting into the Spirit Halloween
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Education U of M has highest rate of students passing bar exam in more than a decade
Education As teacher turnover climbs in Memphis, lower-performing schools face a deepening staffing crisis
Business
Crosstown Brewing Co. to close after eight years
“We’re proud of our team, proud of the beer we made and even prouder of the community that grew up around it,” said co-founder and owner Will Goodwin in a statement.
Business IP reveals name of overseas spinoff
Premium Business SpaceXAI leases large Southaven warehouse
Premium Real Estate Marriott extended-stay hotel opens first Memphis-area location
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Sports
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 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
Memphis Tigers Basketball Ed Scott clarifies Penny Hardaway’s comments: ‘He has not written us a check’
Food
Crosstown Brewing Co. to close after eight years
“We’re proud of our team, proud of the beer we made and even prouder of the community that grew up around it,” said co-founder and owner Will Goodwin in a statement.
Premium Food News New cafe to open beside East Memphis’ One City Church
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.
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Arts & Culture
Arts Beat: Quark stages Pulitzer finalist ‘Thom Pain’
Tony Isbell stars in and directs Will Eno’s 75-minute monologue at TheatreWorks at the Evergreen, and Germantown Community Theatre sets Louisa May Alcott’s story inside Jo March’s attic.
Music 1 concert, 6 hours of music, no stops: What is Memphis Drone?
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.
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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.