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Meanwhile, the council delayed for two weeks a first reading vote on historic overlay district status for the Crosstown area.
Jaren Jackson Jr. was upgraded on the injury report ahead of the Grizzlies’ game against the Clippers.
The Grizzlies have been short-handed but also offensively explosive. And the De’Anthony Melton Appreciation Society reconvenes.
“Reimagine 901” includes school closures, new buildings, improvements or expansions to existing schools, investment in deferred building maintenance, as well as bilingual immersion programs and fine arts.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is proposing a $716 million operating budget and an $89 million capital budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. It also includes 2% pay raises for firefighters and police.
Demand, even with $20 gift cards, is at one-third of the capacity to administer COVID-19 vaccines.
Memphis City Council is delaying final consideration of an ordinance that would restrict oil pipeline development within the city limits, but apparently not in response to a peace offering from a company that wants to build such a pipeline.
The Design Review Board will meet in a special-called meeting Thursday, April 22, to judge whether a revised design for the 7 Vance Building fits in South Main’s historic warehouse district.
Parish Grocery has moved from Evergreen to Cooper-Young and they’re frying up oysters, and getting ready to serve frozen drinks on the patio.
Derk Meitzler talks about Backlot, the new sandwich shop to open in the Paramount building, also known as Strait & Associates in “Bluff City Law,” and what else he has coming up.
Coastal Carolina’s DeVante’ Jones has entered the picture.
Initial capacity will be limited to 3,000 fans a game.
The Tigers have added a marquee matchup against former head coach Mike Norvell.
The number of new coronavirus cases reported today is the lowest it has been in nearly two weeks.
The Division 2-AA state champion is the only school to have three players named.
Flipping through “Knowledge Bowl” back pages, sorting through a mayoral social media spat and taking attendance at Memphis-Shelby County Schools.
College Football playoff expansion has created an uncertain future for traditional bowl games. But the AutoZone Liberty Bowl wants to win the fight.
College Football playoff expansion has created an uncertain future for traditional bowl games. But the AutoZone Liberty Bowl wants to win the fight.
Plus, a Mexican restaurant in Collierville is closing.
The sports manager for Collierville’s parks department was arrested after five trips to Walmart.
Grammy Award-nominated trumpeter, composer, producer and bandleader Theo Croker will headline the inaugural Memphis Jazz Festival.
“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.”
The Memphis Zoo recently began a project focused on the wildlife of West Tennessee.
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