Conrad and Malone debate sales tax hike ballot question
The City Council chairman and the Memphis Fire Fighters Association president debated the proposed sales tax hike on "Behind The Headlines" in a discussion that featured lots of disagreement.
Memphis district recommends closing Southwest Early College High School
The school board will vote on the district’s recommendation to close the school at its October meeting, as the district has to provide 30 days notice on such a vote.
Options abundant for Memphis basketball in class of 2020
How many scholarships could open for the Tigers next season? A look at the Memphis staff on the recent recruiting trail.
Wissman wins third term in Arlington mayor’s race
Mike Wissman won re-election to a third term as Arlington's mayor Thursday, defeating Alderwoman Cheryl Pardue.
Tigers’ Everitt Cunningham stays ‘hungry’ after junior college
Defensive end Everitt Cunningham’s path to the Memphis Tigers steered through a Mississippi town with a unique name and a business district of two gas stations and a Dollar General.
Herrington: ‘Bluff City Law’ will put modern Memphis on the TV screen. But for how long?
When the made-in-Memphis series "Bluff City Law" premieres on NBC on Monday night, it will be the first time the city plays itself, in the present tense, in a television series.
Metro
The AM/DM podcast: Discovering the Memphis sound
Reporter Brandon LaGrone has more on this junt.
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Elections Lowery warns against complacency as county mayor race heads to Aug. 6
Premium Spirit of Memphis Against the current: How a Memphis grandmother is swimming her way to the Senior Olympics
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
Grizzlies Draft Day Notebook: Is Cameron Boozer’s path to Memphis clearing?
A consensus of opinion is emerging for the Grizzlies’ No. 3 pick.
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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
Bistros, absinthe and good-time girls: Discover Parisian cafe culture at the Dixon
“Café Society” includes works by Edgar Degas, Pablo Picasso, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, among others.
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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.