Hot air balloon festival coming to Collierville
Jamboree set for June 2020
A hot air balloon festival is planned for next June in Collierville, and organizers are hoping it will become a signature event for the town.
Mike Conley’s last Bowl-N-Bash won’t end his fight against sickle cell disease
Mike Conley's annual Bowl-N-Bash to raise awareness to sickle cell disease is this Saturday — the 11th and final year for the event as the former Grizzlies point guard moves on to Utah.
Commerce asks D.C. court to dismiss FedEx lawsuit on policing exports
The U.S. Commerce Department has asked a federal judge in Washington to dismiss a lawsuit arguing Export Administration Regulations unfairly burden FedEx with watch-dogging the contents of shipments.
Tennessee renews debate on how to judge schools
Debate over student growth versus proficiency has been ongoing for decades. Tennessee's William Sanders came up with the nation’s first system for evaluating teachers based on student growth, and the state was an early adopter of the model.
Kappa Sigma fraternity pledges its part to stop campus sexual assaults
Kappa Sigma fraternity says it has role to play in stopping campus sexual assaults.
Calkins: Break out the foam fingers! Memphis (the university) is nationally ranked!
For the first time ever, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Memphis among the nation's top public universities. That didn't happen by accident.
Metro
SpaceX recommits to building water recycling plant
SpaceXAI representatives met with Memphis Mayor Paul Young and MLGW President Doug McGowen earlier this week.
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Elections Lowery warns against complacency as county mayor race heads to Aug. 6
Business
From greenfield to gravel: Truck yards hiding in plain sight in Memphis
Industrial Outdoor Storage sites are secure open-air sites typically used to park commercial vehicles, stage shipping containers or store heavy equipment, and they’re scattered throughout Memphis's major industrial areas.
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Sports
PGA Tour approves two-tiered system in 2028 with expanded fields
The new model is set to start in 2028, with several details still to be finalized, including which of the roughly 15 tournaments will be part of the “Championship Series” and the 20 events that will be part of the lesser “Challenger Series.”
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Food
Recipe Exchange: Vergos family’s Greek Horiatiki salad
Every Greek family has their own version, but all of the salads pretty much start out the same: good tomatoes, cucumbers, green bell peppers, purple onions, feta and kalamata olives.
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Suburbs
Old Germantown Depot Museum offers a journey down tracks of time
Germantown Depot Museum offers a glimpse of the city’s past, when trains regularly stopped at the depot to pick up passengers and cargo.
Premium Suburbs New Tennessee law changes how sales tax revenue is handed out — and it’s affecting Memphis suburbs
Arts & Culture
Alabama concert rescheduled after weather cancellation
After thunderstorms force cancellation, Alabama concert rescheduled for September.
Premium Visual Arts Bistros, absinthe and good-time girls: Discover Parisian cafe culture at the Dixon
Opinion
Herrington: As draft week arrives, Grizzlies set to add foundational player. Will they part with one, too?
There are three “No. 1” picks in the 2026 draft. By Tuesday night, one of them will be a Memphis Grizzly. But what other comings and goings will this week bring?
Opinion Maxey: Walking is a way of slowing down the body — and speeding up the brain
Podcasts
John Zeanah wants city planning to be smarter — so he wrote a book
Eric Barnes talks to John Zeneah, the city’s chief of development and infrastructure, about his book: “Today’s Comprehensive Plan: An Adaptive Approach.”
City of Memphis City and county budget seasons are winding down. Here’s what two local leaders have to say.
Games
Sudoku: June 22
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.