‘Party with a cause’
Members of the LGBTQ community in the Mid-South gathered for Pride Fest in Robert Church Park. Along with a parade down Beale Street, the festival paired entertainment with information pertinent to participants.
Early-voting turnout highest since 2007 Memphis elections but not by much
The 6,258 early voters Saturday followed a Friday surge of 7,196 that pushed the total turnout for the 14-day period to 361 more than in city elections four years ago.
Record-setting goal barrage sends 901 FC past Bethlehem Steel
Brandon Allen leads the goal parade with two as Memphis 901 FC rolls.
MPD promotes Neighborhood Watch in Old Allen Precinct
MPD launched the Thankful Thursday initiative earlier this month as it seeks to create more neighborhood watch groups in Raleigh and Frayser.
State Attorney General goes it alone on execution dates
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery, in seeking execution dates for nine men including two from Memphis, apparently made a unilateral move in what one federal public defender is calling “mass execution.” Gov. Bill Lee is steering clear of the matter - at least until he is asked to grant clemency.
Metro
The shift in UT’s emerging Memphis campus
University of Tennessee Health Sciences leaders talked on “Behind the Headlines” about new construction on campus and why the higher-education “cliff” of declining enrollment isn’t a factor.
Update Transportation & Logistics FAA says airplane departures can resume after nationwide ground stop
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Business
Lakeland looks to limit apartments as rental-development interest grows
With new rental units being built now and more being planned, Lakeland officials recently discussed ways to limit future apartment development.
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Update Transportation & Logistics FAA says airplane departures can resume after nationwide ground stop
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Sports
Grizzlies bench scored 76 in dominant win over Pelicans
The Grizzlies bench scored 76 points and the Grizzlies won by 31 to keep their NBA Cup hopes alive on Friday in New Orleans. Related content:
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Food
Recipe Exchange: Fratelli’s Cafe’s orzo pasta salad
Fratelli’s orzo pasta salad goes back to the restaurant’s roots and was created by the cafe’s original owner, Sabine Bachmann.
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Suburbs
Lakeland looks to limit apartments as rental-development interest grows
With new rental units being built now and more being planned, Lakeland officials recently discussed ways to limit future apartment development.
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Arts & Culture
New Sultana Museum takes in lives lost and lives lived after 1865 disaster on Mississippi River
The $12 million museum chronicles the 1865 riverboat explosion’s casualties, survivors, rescuers and Civil War history. It opens Saturday, Nov. 14, in Marion, Arkansas.
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Opinion
Calkins: Charles Huff told some blunt truths about Memphis recruiting. But couldn’t he have fibbed?
“Charles Huff wasn’t lying when he said that he could take Memphis players with him if he gets a better job. But he would have been better off to fib.”
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Podcasts
The shift in UT’s emerging Memphis campus
University of Tennessee Health Sciences leaders talked on “Behind the Headlines” about new construction on campus and why the higher-education “cliff” of declining enrollment isn’t a factor.
Memphis Tigers Basketball Calkins: Why Ed Scott is so fired up about Memphis athletics — and why he’s done talking about Penny Hardaway until the end of the year
Games
Sudoku: Nov. 14
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