$100M India Cultural Center expansion approved by LUCB
East Memphis will soon be home to the area’s first AC Hotel by Marriott and a $100 million India Cultural Center expansion is on its way in Eads.
MLGW savings less than expected under new power proposals
For years, advocates have said MLGW could save hundreds of millions of dollars annually by leaving TVA and buying electricity from someone else. But savings of “huge dollars” didn’t materialize in the latest proposals from other providers.
New Eats: Former Pancho’s space now home to new Mexican restaurant
Antigua Mexican Bar & Grill has opened in the former East Memphis location of Pancho’s, and everything is different, from the menu to the interior.
Lighthearted Barty Awards spotlight Bartlett business achievements
The awards recognized outstanding achievements in the business community.
Grizzlies Insider: Work hard, play hard
Ja Morant is living it up on Instagram live from Arizona, but he wants folks to know he’s in the gym, too.
$10 Deal: A-Tan’s General Tso’s chicken is a delicious classic
A-Tan offers lunch specials daily, but be warned: The hot mustard is the real deal.
Guest column: Reigning Sound call it quits but will play will one final show
The Reigning Sound, longtime fixtures of Memphis’ music scene, announced this week they were dissolving and canceling a European tour but one local show, scheduled for Friday, remains.
At Camp Able, mission one is removing barriers
Camp Able is a week like none other at St. Columba Conference & Retreat Center in Bartlett, where campers with disabilities spin through a rotation of physical pursuits as if weights had fallen from their feet.
$29 million apartment complex at 99 Front nearing completion
The historic Oliver and Stewart buildings Downtown are being transformed into an apartment complex.
Driver shot before colliding with MATA bus
Officers believed the driver involved in the crash had been shot.
Germantown school board adopts library book policy, though parts of it may be ‘problematic’
The Board of Education is implementing a policy to review its books. However, it’s causing some confusion among board members.
Daily Memphian tennis awards: Players from Collierville, Lausanne, St. George’s take top honors
Ranjay Arul, Dany Hamze and Aleyla Wooten starred on the courts in 2022.
Opinion: Extending term limits is about a desire to stay in power
Let’s not kid ourselves: Council’s effort to extend term limits is not about ensuring a better and more equitable government.
The To-Do List: The scoop on an ice cream party, a tasty fundraiser and Steely Dan
This week, drink craft cocktails to benefit Literacy Mid-South, see contemporary art in a not-so-contemporary Victorian Village home and check out two shows — one free and one not — by Durand Jones & The Indications.
Two law-enforcement unions endorse Amy Weirich for district attorney
Weirich, a Republican who has been in office since 2011, is running for reelection. She faces Democrat Steve Mulroy in the August county general election.
Calkins: Kerrick Jackson is a critical hire for Memphis — and for baseball
Kerrick Jackson broke down Wednesday when he was asked what it meant to be one of just three Division 1 baseball coaches outside the HBCUs. Can he succeed at Memphis? All of baseball had better hope so.
U of M recruit discovered Hardaway on ‘NBA 2K’ — then met the real thing
The newest member of the Tigers came to the U.S. from Nigeria after the deaths of his parents. Though he picked up the game late, his roundabout journey has landed him in Memphis.
Metro
Source: Edmund Ford Jr. to turn himself in on federal charges
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. will turn himself in to federal authorities Friday, according to a senior law enforcement source.
Education MSCS greenlights 2025-26 school calendar
Business
Inked: Freight company coming to Memphis; new Gossett car dealership
California-based Kal Freight Inc. occupies space in Whitehaven and Gossett Motors launches expansion on Covington Pike.
Health Care ‘Excellence and achievement’: UTHSC earns prestigious research designation
Sports
Standouts from Freedom Prep, St. Agnes win player of the week vote
Jordan Myers and Taylor Reeb are honored after standout performances.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Insider: Five Memphis Grizzlies games to be shown for free
Food
Lucchesi’s heads back to grocery stores
Though Lucchesi’s used to sell its products in grocery stores, a USDA rule change several years ago forced the company to pull its casseroles from stores. But now they are back with a full line, new partners and plans for growth.
Premium Food News Bog & Barley team to open new concept in Collierville
Suburbs
Germantown commission takes first pass at First Watch
First Watch cleared an official Germantown hurdle Tuesday evening, edging closer to filling the former Chili’s spot in Germantown.
Premium Bartlett Bartlett passes first reading to change charter and add term limits
Neighborhoods
Chelsea Greenline starts to take shape after long, winding road
North Memphis residents met Tuesday night to hear the latest on the long-delayed plan for a pedestrian and bike pathway stretching from Chelsea and Evergreen to Washington Park.
Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Last Breath,’ Oscar predictions
There are a lot of new movies opening this week, including films with Woody Harrelson, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Pete Davidson and Mid-South great Morgan Freeman.
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.