$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
Voting-rights bill passes Tennessee Senate committee
SB0336, sponsored by state Sen. Raumesh Akbari, D-Memphis, would remove the requirements for persons convicted of certain felonies to have fully paid all court costs associated with their crime to be eligible to vote.
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Business
FedEx laying off 200+ outside Nashville
The company is closing a site in Lebanon, Tennessee, as it is ceasing service to a key customer.
Shelby County Officials seeks public comment on xAI air permit
Sports
Grizzlies Insider: Memphis can’t hide from magnitude of Warriors game
The Memphis Grizzlies have a standings board that hangs outside the exit of the locker room. It’s a reminder of how important Tuesday’s game has become.
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Food
Wing Guru owner Billy Richmond indicted
The owner of a popular Memphis wing restaurant chain has been indicted for theft and tax fraud, local court records show.
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Suburbs
Wells Cemetery will be protected no matter what develops around it
The overgrown cemetery sits in a field down a winding, narrow road off Arlington Trail.
North Mississippi Broadband internet service reaches into rural areas of DeSoto County
Neighborhoods
Aldi to open Medical District store next week
The latest from the no-frills national grocery chain will be located at 785 Union Ave., in a building that once housed an Office Depot.
Arts & Culture
‘Some Like It Hot,’ ‘Saint Joan’ among April theater openings
A Broadway version of classic Marilyn Monroe film — with plenty of tap-dancing — is one of several shows opening in Memphis theaters in April.
Opinion
Martin: In this Final Four, there’s a message for Memphis
Memphis won’t get the chance to get closure in San Antonio for the 2008 title game. That doesn’t mean that there still isn’t something for Penny Hardaway and Memphis to take from the last four teams remaining. Memphis forward Damarien Yates enters transfer portal, per reportRelated content:
Podcasts
The state of the Memphis dining scene
The owner of Biscuits & Jams, the owner of Cameo and Mary’s BOTE and the former owner of Edge Alley discuss the struggles, successes and realities of the industry this week on the WKNO-TV’s “Behind The Headlines.”