Calkins: Merry Christmas, Memphis. Here’s to all who persevere.
It is hard not to think about loss this Christmas. Here’s to those who help us find joy in the midst of it all.
Meeman-Shelby Forest offering free New Year’s Day hikes
The Millington park is one of dozens across Tennessee offering free Jan. 1 events to help residents start the year off exercising.
Oh, Snap: This week’s best photos
We’re all about Christmas. But this is Memphis, so we’ve also got Griizzlies and barbecue. Vote for your favorite image.
Whitehead: Suburban housing still reigns, but wave of mixed-use projects offers variety
Arguably, planning expert Josh Whitehead knows more than anyone about trends in Memphis development. He answered a few questions before leaving City Hall to join a law firm.
Grizzlies a source of holiday cheer for Little Rock Central basketball team
The coach surprised his players with Grizzlies tickets for Christmas. And when the team comes to town on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be history to remember.
Tigers awarded a bowl trophy in the most disappointing way
Memphis was deemed the EasyPost Hawai’i Bowl champion after its opponent withdrew, but for the seniors, the competition was what mattered.
Paul Young: After uncertainty, future of Downtown ‘inclusive’
“It’s my belief that the future of Downtown is one that’s inclusive,” Young said. “When I say inclusive, I mean diverse businesses, diverse residents and diverse experiences. The food, the music, the culture. That’s why Memphis, and its future, is unique.”
Metro
Trolleys coming back Downtown this fall
The Memphis Area Transit Authority plans to resume trolley service Downtown in the fall with four trolleys, according to the trustee of the city-owned bus system.
Business Sanitation workers union negotiates tentative pay raise with city
Business SpaceXAI could have a lot more data centers this time next year, Musk says
Business City of Memphis looks to save money on interest
Premium Public Safety One day after OUTMemphis shooting, she was arrested. Three months later, the DA said they had the wrong person.
Business
Sanitation workers union negotiates tentative pay raise with city
Memphis AFSCME Local 1733 union workers reached a tentative agreement with Mayor Paul Young’s office for a wage increase.
Business Peabody launches hotel-within-a-hotel
Business SpaceXAI could have a lot more data centers this time next year, Musk says
Business City of Memphis looks to save money on interest
Transportation & Logistics FedEx reveals more detail about $400M Hercules project
Sports
Memphis basketball adds Grand Canyon to schedule, according to report
The game is reportedly part of a home-and-home series with Memphis traveling to Grand Canyon next season.
Premium Memphis Tigers Football Memphis football coach says quarterbacks no longer stressing about position battle
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Notebook: Richie rumors, win totals, NBA schedule release
Memphis Tigers Football How many votes did Tigers receive in coaches poll?
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Mailbag: How to watch games next season, and what to expect from Cam Boozer
Food
Battle for Belly Acres continues in court
The groups in the legal battle — brothers Adam and Brian Leith and husband-and-wife duo Lee and Jennifer Scifres — have had several long-ranging disputes about finances and operating rights.
Premium Food News The Ginger’s Bread to open new Midtown location
Suburbs
Vote delayed for Olive Branch rezoning, landfill expansion
Olive Branch leaders pushed off a final vote on rezoning an area of the city to allow for a controversial industrial park and expand the county landfill.
Premium Arlington Arlington pickleball, tennis expansion could open by next summer
Arts & Culture
Elvis Week is coming, and a new generation of fans are taking center stage
Forty-nine years after his death, thousands of fans will flock to Graceland to celebrate the life and legacy of Elvis Presley.
Arts & Culture Memphis Movies This Week: Cats and street gangs on the prowl
Opinion
Calkins: Attorney Ted Jones wrote some of the best obits in Memphis. He deserves one of his own.
Ted Jones took it upon himself to write miniature, elegant obituaries on Facebook, celebrating the lives of attorneys and judges and anyone else he knew in the legal profession who had died. Jones, 67, died July 29.
Guest Columnists Echols: Punctuation is a short-term superpower
Podcasts
Elections, SpaceXAI and schools dominate local headlines
The many candidates for a wide range of local, state and federal offices were a key theme among journalists on this episode of “Behind the Headlines” on WKNO-TV.
The Sidebar: Eric Barnes on arts, culture & more How art, place and Memphis come together for the Hyde Foundation
Games
Daily Jigsaw: Stick it for prevention
This jigsaw puzzle features a photo of skateboarder Skyler King and was taken by Mark Weber.