Bartlett IDB approves city’s 1st TIF project
Industrial Development Board endorses a tax increment financing proposal for Union Depot, a mixed-use project at the old Tennessee Baptist Children’s Home site in Bartlett.
Herrington: Young Dolph’s background formed his music, and his life
It can be tempting to separate the facts of the rapper’s life and the still very murky facts of his death from the music that made him a success and, in some quarters, a star. But, in life, he encouraged listeners to conflate the two.
Rapper Jucee Froot helps give out turkeys in North Memphis
About 350 Thanksgiving birds were distributed Saturday at the event on North Hollywood Street. A day earlier, turkeys were given out in South Memphis, where slain rapper Young Dolph had planned to participate.
MLK tournament celebrates 50th tipoff Monday
Scholarship, good food and good hoops are the hallmarks of the city’s longest-running tournament.
Desmond Bane saying, doing right things for Memphis
Second-year guard emerging as positive element even as Grizzlies are struggling in other areas, notably defense.
Town leaders clean, ‘make Collierville a better place’
Collierville’s top staff stepped away from their desks Friday to “give back to the community in more ways than one.”
County Commission Scorecard: Pay raises and district lines
The County Commission Scorecard finds a lot of commissioners on the fence for now when it comes to raising the pay of the sheriff and mayor. The scorecard also chronicles the final series of votes on new district lines for the commission going into the 2022 elections.
Metro
Task Force’s 1-year mark comes with questions
A year since the presidential executive order that created the Memphis Safe Task Force was announced in the Oval Office, its impact and future are still being debated, touted and condemned.
Guest Columnists Opinion: To fix Memphis mass transit, MATA board members need to get on the bus
Public Safety New TBI agents ‘embedded’ with Memphis Safe Task Force
Premium Education Herrington: For 38 years, ‘Knowledge Bowl’ showcased a different kind of Memphis ‘student-athlete.’ What now?
Business SpaceXAI sued over worker death
Business
Arlington company wants to expand property
Rich Products Corp. wants to expand its wastewater capabilities at the plant on Jetway Drive in Arlington in hopes of lessening the pressure on the town’s treatment.
Premium Business College football’s postseason may change, but AutoZone Liberty Bowl officials feel secure
Business SpaceXAI sued over worker death
Premium Business Collierville company bands with Whole Foods to donate supplies to hundreds of schools
Premium Transportation & Logistics FedEx Freight announces partnership with NASCAR Truck Series
Sports
Houston holds off Bartlett in Region 7-6A opener
Starting league play with a victory was the goal, said Mustangs coach James Thomas. And his team was able to do so thanks in large part to a poised performance from junior quarterback Canon Day.
High School Sports Central dominates Brighton to move to 5-0
High School Sports Friday prep report: Freshman QB shines for Collierville
Memphis Tigers Football Memphis vs. UT Martin: What to know for Tigers’ last nonconference game
Premium Business College football’s postseason may change, but AutoZone Liberty Bowl officials feel secure
Food
Recipe Exchange: Andrew Adams’ award-winning Delta adobo chicken tamale
Over the past few months, Acre’s Andrew Adams has been submitting recipes to national food competitions for professional chefs. Here’s one recipe that took the grand prize.
Premium Collierville Food Files: Second area Big Bad Breakfast to open soon
Suburbs
Arlington company wants to expand property
Rich Products Corp. wants to expand its wastewater capabilities at the plant on Jetway Drive in Arlington in hopes of lessening the pressure on the town’s treatment.
Collierville Collierville town employee accused of stealing from Walmart
Arts & Culture
Memphis Jazz Festival lineup revealed
Grammy Award-nominated trumpeter, composer, producer and bandleader Theo Croker will headline the inaugural Memphis Jazz Festival.
Music Memphis producer Tay Keith died from accidental drug overdose, reports say
Opinion
Opinion: To fix Memphis mass transit, MATA board members need to get on the bus
“The new MATA board reveals a glaring disconnect. With one exception, they are almost entirely corporate executives and administrators who likely do not use the system they oversee.”
Guest Columnists Opinion: Now is not the time to let up on gun crime
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Landers Center docs, text messages give new info on termination suit
Former Landers Center Executive Director Todd Mastry claims he was fired because members of the DeSoto County Board of Supervisors wanted him to stop booking Black artists. New court filings now reveal additional details.
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Memphis games go to streaming
Games
Sudoku: Sept. 19
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.