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
Tennessee Highway Patrol driving increase in arrests
As the Memphis Safe Task Force ramps up its presence, local elected leaders are focusing on a lawsuit challenging the state about sending National Guard troops to the city.
Public Safety Man charged in drug trafficking scheme last year sentenced
Public Safety Marshals arrest second suspect in fatal shooting of rapper
Metro Mitch Graves’ TVA nomination goes to U.S. Senate committee
Business
Local home sales make ‘noteworthy’ jump in September
Home prices rose in September compared to the same time last year, with the median sales price increasing from $215,000 to $230,000.
Premium Transportation & Logistics International Paper sold its bag operations
Transportation & Logistics Local packaging facility to close, laying off 76 employees
Premium Business Memphis has an affordable housing shortage, but a new program will help reduce it
Sports
After another nail-biter, Briarcrest is in the state title match
Saints drop the first two sets against Christ Presbyterian Academy before rallying to win the match — while silencing the Lions’ faithful.
High School Sports Week 10 high school football preview: Owls, Brothers renew state’s oldest rivalry
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Buckley: One retired from coaching. The other keeps coming back. But these two hall of famers share a lot.
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Can Memphis bounce back against USF and run the table in final stretch?
Food
Table Talk: Thank you for being a friend
It’s standard to see chefs, caterers and other food-related entities come together to create culinary experiences. But I’ve noticed a unique quality across Memphis’ food network: selflessness.
Suburbs
Landers Center expansion cleared for next phase by board
Construction on the Landers Center expansion remains on target as the project moves into its next level of work.
Arts & Culture
No need for stage fright, this karaoke club lets you sing in private
“It’s your own little private party,” said Deidre Ellis, owner of The Studio Karaoke, which offers five soundproofed rooms and 80,000 songs to choose from.
Opinion
Opinion: What the federal task force proves about the council’s traffic-stop policy
“Instead of treating a horrific tragedy as an isolated incident and holding those specific officers accountable, the council put the entire MPD culture — and legitimate policing — on trial.”
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: In our Calipari era
Sixteen years ago, University of Memphis basketball coach John Calipari left Memphis for the University of Kentucky, leaving a lot of memories in his wake.