Germantown breaks ground for Houston field house
Philanthropist guided the plan
Germantown officials and philanthropists scooped ceremonial shovels of soil Wednesday at the site of a $4 million athletic field house at Houston High School.
Live Notebook: Peach Jam
Penny Hardaway's quest for back-to-back No. 1 ranked recruiting classes continues as Nike’s Peach Jam EYBL tournament tips off in North Augusta, South Carolina. This Peach Jam live notebook will be updated throughout the week.
Planners oppose putting parking in front of Downtown hotel
The Land Use Control Board will consider developer Nitinkumar Patel's request this week to build a Holiday Inn Express & Suites at 235 Union.
El Mero Taco opening shop in Cordova
El Mero Taco brings its Mexican-Southern mashup style to Cordova at Macon Station.
How Boogie Ellis turned 2018 Peach Jam into a chance to play for U of M
One phone call to Memphis assistant Mike Miller changed the trajectory of Boogie Ellis' recruitment, according to his AAU coach.
Hillcrest alumni team up to assist Ida B. Wells Academy students
The academy will work with the nonprofit GROW, which aims to help teen girls work through issues like bullying, drug use, alcohol and peer pressure to make good decisions for themselves.
Metro
The Early Word: Feagins spills the tea, and MATA blows through money
Intake at 201 Poplar takes days, the County Commission delayed an MSCS board shakeup and high tea meets Asian fusion in Cordova.
Metro The AM/DM podcast: Behind The Daily Memphian’s decision to try to unseal federal documents
Premium Public Safety ‘Everyone’s problem:’ 201 Poplar intake takes 3 days in ‘disgusting’ conditions
Shelby County County Commission postpones MSCS board changes vote
Business
Memphis Record Pressing readying major expansion
The Bartlett-based company is about to get its groove on.
Premium Health Care Methodist laid off about 1% of its workforce. Now, a new partnership will try to turn the tide.
Premium Business From Como with crunch: Pecan brand is rooted in family
Premium Real Estate It’s a buyer’s market for residential real estate
Sports
Martin: Can Memphis football beat the odds?
“Just because we don’t have an official preseason poll doesn’t mean we can’t set a baseline of expectations for Memphis football this season. That’s where Las Vegas comes in.”
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball What will it take to improve the American’s basketball perception?
Memphis Tigers Basketball Penny Hardaway to play in Danny Thomas Celebrity-Am golf tournament
Premium High School Sports Prep football 2025: New faces, new challenges for Houston
Food
What to order: Passion tea and Beef Sukiyaki Baguette
At Prince Tea House, tea is served from delicate teapots and poured into charming, matching cups with saucers.
Suburbs
Ear-resistable: Rowan to open first Tennessee store in Germantown
An earring company will open its first Tennessee location in a Germantown retail center.
Arts & Culture
Footwear fans tread in, with bulging wallets and dreams of lacing up the latest kicks
‘Sneakerheads’ willing to buy, trade or sell their soles descend on the Agricenter International for SneakFest Sneaker Expo.
Opinion
Opinion: History is a useful teacher for present and future
“Telling the truth about what we’ve done, how we’ve hurt, what we’ve built and where we are going is always hard and troublesome work.”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Behind The Daily Memphian’s decision to try to unseal federal documents
On this episode of the AM/DM podcast, Mary Cashiola and Aarron Fleming talk about the news site’s decision to try and get several documents unsealed in the federal case of the former Memphis Police officers charged in the death of Tyré Nichols.