As COVID-19 cases pass the 660 mark, Gov. Bill Lee is asking every school system in the state to stay closed until April 24, three weeks longer than expected, while hoping students can get some form of instruction by watching lessons on PBS.
The number of confirmed cases in Shelby County is up to 135; confirmed cases are up to 29 in DeSoto County.
As we navigate through this difficult time of dealing with the coronavirus, it is important to capture those instances where Memphians are coming together for each other.
Confirmation numbers doubling here as model suggests, every five to seven days.
Memphis Animal Services Director Alexis Pugh finds silver linings during dark times for animal rescue.
Memphians are just audacious enough to think they can can find solutions. That’s what defines us as much as anything else. We roll up our sleeves. We innovate. And at a time when the model for local journalism is broken — but the need for local journalism is as keen as ever — Memphians have come up with a solution to that. But it needs you.
The novel coronavirus and accompanying restrictions are changing the game for Ryan Silverfield and the Memphis football staff. But it isn't changing the goals: prepare, get better, be ready to score more points than the other guy.
The 2020-21 Broadway Series at the Orpheum also includes “Hadestown”; Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls”; “Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville”; and “Jesus Christ Superstar” on its 50th anniversary tour.
Rodney Hamilton once looked up to Penny Hardaway in high school. Now he is the point guard behind the scenes that makes the coach's operation run smoothly.
Shelby County plans to invest more than $15 million total in purchasing and converting the facility into a juvenile detention center.
Health professionals agree social distancing is the primary strategy to bring the pandemic under control in Memphis. But there are differences on who should be tested. The civil emergency decree that goes into effect Tuesday at 6 p.m. is also a porous set of restrictions that has to rely on the public taking the potential to spread the disease seriously.
The Tuesday council session includes setting aside $2 million in the city budget for pandemic responses like reducing transit fees and better funding the Mid-South Food Bank.
State lawmakers pass $53B budget, Sugarmon wants more time for juvie takeover and we’ve got the scoop on a Downtown gelato shop.
The 700 linear feet of string lights will be hung 22 feet in the air and stretch from the theater to the Downtown Mobility Center.
The Memphis-based American multinational conglomerate is investing $5 million per year for the next five years in University of Memphis student-athletes “who will be promoting FedEx initiatives,” according to a press release.
With a West Coast flavor and a secret sauce, Tommy’s Burger California Style will open its second local restaurant in Bartlett later this month.
Despite a ruling against a reorganization earlier this year, Yehuda Netanel continues to try and salvage The Lake District from bankruptcy.
Shows include Cyrena Wages, Aaron James, MonoNeon, Talibah Safiya with MadameFraankie, Blvck Hippie and Lukah with Hope Clayburn & The Fire Salamander.
After nearly four decades, Memphis theater producer Mike Detroit found a full brother he never knew existed. It’s a mystery that could be a miniseries. But even Detroit warns: “There are parts you may not believe.”
At its core, Vintage901 is about good food, good wine and the connections people make through eating and drinking together.
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