$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
‘What an honor’: Loren Roberts emotional as work starts on clubhouse named for him
Gifts from the Martin and Rhodes families, along with $1 million from First Horizon, are helping fund the clubhouse and a new six-hole short course.
State Government Tennessee set to execute a woman for first time in 200 years
Business
Abortion pill debate reaches FedEx annual meeting
Shareholders voted down a request for a report on the risks of shipping abortion drugs. FedEx said it’s a carrier, not a distributor.
Transportation & Logistics Mississippi senator announces millions for roadway improvements in DeSoto County
Sports
‘What an honor’: Loren Roberts emotional as work starts on clubhouse named for him
Gifts from the Martin and Rhodes families, along with $1 million from First Horizon, are helping fund the clubhouse and a new six-hole short course.
Memphis Tigers Football Memphis QB now playing with more confidence
Food
Annual Southern Foodways event to be held in Memphis
The Memphis event is only the third time in almost 30 years the Southern Foodway’s symposium has been held outside of Oxford, Mississippi.
Premium Food News The baker behind Moore Truffles pivots to cookies — and a bright purple shed
Suburbs
Collierville considering e-bike education over regulations
Collierville’s proposed guidelines on e-bikes focus on aligning with state law and educating teens about the rules and risks.
Transportation & Logistics Mississippi senator announces millions for roadway improvements in DeSoto County
Neighborhoods
IKEA building sold
The giant, blue building was bought by a retailer.
Arts & Culture
Memphis Movies This Week: Tom Cruise vs. Anne Hathaway, ‘The History of Concrete’
Choose your fighter, celebrity movie-opening edition.
Opinion
Herrington: The new-look Grizzlies begin the season sound of body and mind. That’s a start.
The most substantial and, happily, best news from Monday’s season-launching “media day” at FedExForum came from the medical update: There wasn’t much of one.
Podcasts
The AM/DM podcast: Departure leaves Collierville looking for a new town administrator
Today, we discuss the ongoing impact of a conflict that started between the town administrator and the fire chief, both of whom no longer work for Collierville.