Council approves city’s purchase of bottling plant at Fairgrounds
Funding includes $2.5 million to buy the 17-acre site and the rest for conversion of space to Liberty Bowl parking spaces and city maintenance facilities.
Council sets stage for pipeline regulations in wake of Byhalia Connection surrender
An attorney for Plains All American Pipeline told City Council members Tuesday the proposals are “anti-industry” and will be overturned if approved by the council and County Commission.
Lausanne, Naval Academy grad allowed to defer, continue with NFL tryout
In a turn of events, Cameron Kinley has been granted commission deferment and will be going to Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp.
New Tigers coach brings vision acquired from 60 years of asking questions
Larry Brown’s full-circle journey brings him a fresh slate as a 80-year-old assistant at the school that was once the enemy.
Chief reacts to new open carry gun law
Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis briefs City Council members on the opening weekend of the new law.
Council delays sale of Union Avenue police property
Council members had questions about the land sale coming in below the $6 million appraised value of the property.
Tigers defensive coordinator opens 2021 Touchdown Club schedule
Mike MacIntyre to speak on July 19.
Free concerts return to Levitt Shell with scaled back, locally focused fall season
The Levitt Shell’s fall concert season lineup has a Memphis-first bent.
‘Missing middle’ housing to rise near Le Bonheur, St. Jude
Pockets of new duplexes, quadplexes, cottage courts, live/work spaces and small single-family homes may provide affordable homes for workers and serve as an example for reviving other core-city neighborhoods.
Opinion: The impact of COVID-19 on faith is a mixed bag
Dr. Scott Morris: The good news is that according to the Pew Research Center, almost 3 in 10 Americans say that their faith in God increased during the pandemic.
Metro
The Early Word: Rittenhouse in an empty house; Tigers in the Dainja zone
New coalition protests a possible state school takeover, Germantown gets a first look at First Watch and we say sew long to a chain craft store.
Education Memphians speak out against potential state MSCS takeover
Education Here are the charter operators applying to open or run schools in Tennessee in 2026-27
Education MSCS greenlights 2025-26 school calendar
Business
New Starbucks with drive-thru proposed in Germantown
Germantown leaders are considering a new Starbucks in Exeter Village, which will have the added convenience of a drive-thru.
Business Tous les Jours, Asian grocery and more breathe new life into former church
Business The Peabody Memphis to start $18M renovation in early March
Business Aldi to open Union Avenue store this spring
Sports
Grizzlies Insider: Five Memphis Grizzlies games to be shown for free
The Memphis Grizzlies, Gray Media and FanDuel Sports Network announced on Thursday that they will simulcast five upcoming games for free across the Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville TV markets.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Buckley: Flopping? Flailing? Maybe. But PJ Haggerty wants what he’s earned.
Memphis Tigers Basketball ‘It’s time to win’: Dainja takes over late to lift Tigers past Rice
Premium Sports Tigers freshman Carter McKay delivering early behind big bat
Food
Tous les Jours, Asian grocery and more breathe new life into former church
The former Life Church on Germantown Parkway will transform into a hub for Asian culture and community with plans for a new restaurant, grocery store and learning center.
Suburbs
New Starbucks with drive-thru proposed in Germantown
Germantown leaders are considering a new Starbucks in Exeter Village, which will have the added convenience of a drive-thru.
Arts & Culture
The To-Do List: Mardi Gras for dogs, zydeco for people and a monster movie
This week WYXR wants folks to pull up, author Jared Sullivan talks TVA and the Metal Museum opens an airy exhibition.
Opinion
Calkins: A birth, a death and an improbable reunion — after more than three decades
Kelli Collins was just 16 when she gave her baby up for adoption. Three months later, she died in a car crash. This is the story of how that baby found his way back to Memphis.
Podcasts
Sound Bites: Wally Joe, Andrew Adams talk Acre, James Beard awards
Chefs Wally Joe and Andrew Adams are the guests on Sound Bites to talk food, travel James Beard awards and their recent Lunar New Year dinner.