Strickland: Memphis In May to move temporarily in 2021
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland says the Memphis in May International Festival will move to an alternate site temporarily in 2021 to accommodate construction in Tom Lee Park.
Fitzpatrick emerges from shadows to take lead halfway through WGC-FESJI
Matthew Fitzpatrick isn't one of the bigger names in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, but the big names are looking up at him atop the leaderboard.
Calkins: The best golf story in Memphis may not be in Memphis
Doug Barron hasn't played in a PGA Tour event since 2009. But he's making his comeback – and celebrating his 50th birthday – with a rousing performance at the British Senior Open.
Wishing on a swing: Watching pros at WGC-FESJI inspires weekend golfers
It doesn’t look the same when one of the world’s best golfers swings his driver and it certainly doesn’t sound the same.
Busing for integration was maligned by some, ‘opened a whole new world’ for others
By 1978, 40,000 white students had left Memphis City Schools, a move that contributed to Memphis’ distinction of having one of the largest private school systems in the country. Memphis schools remain starkly segregated, with 90 percent of students enrolled in 2018 identifying as black.
Sherra Wright transfers to state prison as plea deal continues to draw reaction
Sherra Wright was transferred to a state prison Friday following her surprise plea deal a day earlier in the slaying of ex-husband Lorenzen Wright.
Metro
Burke’s storied 150-year history could fill a book
Founded in Downtown Memphis in the decade after the Civil War, Burke’s Book Store has survived through four locations, six sets of owners, and a rapidly changing retail landscape that has devoured many larger bookstores.
Public Safety Gun violence claims 20 victims in just two weeks in Memphis
Education Rhodes College students are finalists in national entrepreneur competition
Premium Public Safety AI-powered cameras are monitoring Downtown
Business
Burke’s storied 150-year history could fill a book
Founded in Downtown Memphis in the decade after the Civil War, Burke’s Book Store has survived through four locations, six sets of owners, and a rapidly changing retail landscape that has devoured many larger bookstores.
Education Rhodes College students are finalists in national entrepreneur competition
Premium City of Memphis Colossus: Can Memphis stop Elon Musk?
Health Care Le Bonheur hires its first chief of child psychology, behavioral health
Sports
Box score: Thunder 117, Grizzlies 115
Box score for Game 4 of the best-of-seven game series between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Oklahoma City Thunder played Saturday, April 26, in Memphis, Tennessee.
Memphis Grizzlies Thunder complete sweep of Grizzlies, reach Western Conference semifinals with 117-115 victory
Memphis Grizzlies Iisalo: Morant is out but avoided serious injury
Premium Chris Herrington Herrington: Ja’s fall, JJJ’s touches and other Grizz-Thunder thoughts
Food
Sound Bites: What’s planned for ‘Felicia’s 2.0’
Chef Felicia Willett-Schuchart said Felicia Suzanne’s will offer signature dishes and Southern favorites.
Suburbs
Arlington superintendent lands new four-year contract
After settling the district after the death of former Arlington Schools superintendent Jeff Mayo, Allison Clark has been rewarded with a four-year contract.
Arts & Culture
Day-by-day guide to Riverbeat
Don’t know every band on the Riverbeat lineup? Daily Memphian staffers did the cold hard research into each artist performing at the Downtown Memphis music festival.
Opinion
Opinion: Remembering Holocaust is act of resistance
“On Wednesday, 600-plus members of our Memphis Jewish community gathered for our 63rd annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration, a solemn and vital moment for remembrance and reflection.”
Podcasts
Sound Bites: What’s planned for ‘Felicia’s 2.0’
Chef Felicia Willett-Schuchart said Felicia Suzanne’s will offer signature dishes and Southern favorites.