Renovations start on historic Marine Hospital apartments
The $18.5 million conversion of the long-vacant Marine Hospital into 71 apartments should be finished by July 1, 2020.
Mosquito spray trucks now rolling in Shelby County
With no positive cases of the West Nile virus in humans this summer, officials with the Shelby County Health Department believe their efforts to slow its transmission are paying off.
Smith & Nephew upgrading its Brooks Road campus
The medical-device maker is adding employees and spending millions to improve facilities at its sprawling complex on gritty Brooks Road.
St. Jude motivates many Invitational volunteers
It's the love of the game and an opportunity to give back that inspire the volunteers, but a BlueCross BlueShield sponsorship sets the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational apart from other PGA Tour events.
Brandon Allen scores twice as 901 FC rallies for well-earned point
Brandon Allen scores first two goals for the club against his former team.
Penny Hardaway welcomes back Memphis basketball alumni with open arms
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway wants to keep the program's former players around his team.
Metro
In the age of social media and AI, college students are reading less. But Rhodes professors still believe reading is fundamental.
For Rhodes College, a small liberal arts college that prides itself on creating lifelong learners, apathy about reading can feel not just like a challenge but an affront to its mission. Here’s why students are reading less than ever — and what professors are doing about it.
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Education Frayser high has a name — but it won’t be the only new school for the neighborhood
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Business
Memphis native develops system that aims to put out fires in 15 seconds
Ethan Pretsch envisioned a system that could use AI and tech to specifically target fires and keep them from spreading.
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Business SpaceX stock soars in debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire
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Sports
Herrington: Why GG Jackson, Jaylen Wells could sign new Grizzlies contracts this summer
Beyond Cedric Coward, Zach Edey and Ja Morant, there are decisions to be made about the rest of the roster, and the clock’s ticking.
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High School Sports Blaze Jordan headed to St. Louis
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High School Sports Daily Memphian postseason baseball: CBHS star named player of the year
Food
Inspire Community Cafe closing this month
The Binghampton cafe that opened with a mission of helping the community is closing its doors after seven years.
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Suburbs
New murals add vibrance to Wolf River tunnel on Germantown Greenway
Brightly colored depictions celebrating the Germantown Greenway are now greeting users as they walk, run or bike along the trail passing underneath Wolf River Boulevard.
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Arts & Culture
Thunderstorms force cancellation of Live at the Garden concert
Severe weather forces cancellation of Alabama concert, meant to be the opener of this year’s Live at the Garden series at the Memphis Botanic Garden
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Opinion
Echols: A celebration of architecture — right here in Memphis
“It felt as if someone was whispering good secrets to the rest of the world about my home, and I was the one caught unaware. Sure enough, that’s precisely what has been happening for about a decade now.”
Guest Columnists Opinion: Call it what it is — a tax increase
Podcasts
Reporters address SpaceX promises as Elon Musk company goes public
The local face of SpaceX has been making a lot of news as the Houston-based company goes public with a record-setting IPO. The local controversies against that backdrop were discussed on “Behind The Headlines.”
Metro The AM/DM podcast: A deja vu kind of weekend
Games
Daily Jigsaw: From Memphis to Carnegie Hall
Today’s puzzle is of members of the Memphis Youth Symphony Program and was provided by Jarmie Harmon with the Memphis Youth Symphony.