How Memphis celebrated 901 Day
Area restaurants had $9.01 specials, venues held free performances from Memphis acts and locals supported their favorite businesses.
Area restaurants had $9.01 specials, venues held free performances from Memphis acts and locals supported their favorite businesses.
Long lines formed outside the Shelby County Clerk’s Mullins Station office Thursday, Sept. 1, despite a policy instituted in July that was intended to eliminate such scenes.
The agreement announced Thursday, Sept. 1, bypasses a city backstop of a reserve fund Carlisle Corp. had sought. Instead, the city puts up $10 million to be repaid by the One Beale developers in 10 years.
TVA’s long-term contract proposal offers a 3% reduction in MLGW’s current base rate but also includes a 20-year termination notice compared to the current five-year notice. The City of Memphis has responded to the recommendation. Suburban mayors back MLGW recommendation, still want representationRelated story:
“For more than seventy years, Audubon Park has been a significant site of recreation and entertainment for Memphis residents,” the proposal states. A state board will consider the proposal in two weeks.
The two-term Shelby County Commissioner opened his bid in Health Sciences Park with calls for equal opportunity in the city and expectations the race to the October 2023 election day could be crowded.Related story:
The water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi has mobilized assistance in DeSoto County where groups are working to provide clean water.
Keyon Moore, Zancarrion Johnson and Kayvus Jones have been charged in connection with the shooting.
Quarterback Cade Carlson fueled come-from-behind win over Houston High School last Friday. Clayton Garrison of ECS came in second in the player of the week vote.
Inches Taco Shop & Bar opened about six weeks ago in Harbor Town and serves a simple, fresh and tasty menu with a some $10 Deals at lunch.
Here are 90+1 things that Memphis Grizzlies fans are wishing for when the preseason gets started one month from today.
A Southaven alderman with a passion for the outdoors is working to resurrect interest and funding in Mississippi state parks.
“The Picture Taker,” from producer and director Phil Bertelsen, takes on the life and work of one of the foremost chroniclers of Black American life during the early and mid-20th century.
This week, The Doobie Brothers’ 50th anniversary tour stops at Live at the Garden, the Delta Fair ushers in fall (almost) at Agricenter International and Chicago DJ Ayana Contreras spins at Central Station.
The item would have required the winner of the 2023 Memphis mayor’s race to get a majority of the votes either on election day or in a runoff.
Teri Dockery, a counselor at the YMCA, is the newest Memphis City Council member.
The showcase game against Germantown in the region opener is full of subplots, talking points and potential.
John Avis, a Memphis educator who had served in Memphis schools since the mid-1970s, died in a traffic accident.
“These ballot questions are a fraud on the voters of Memphis,” General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a statement his office released about its decision to not challenge a court’s ruling allowing the gun-control referendum to continue.
In 2015, Fayette County’s only hospital closed after averaging one inpatient a day. Baptist is counting on a population boom due to BlueOval City.
Fairley’s shutout streak ends, but winning continues for the Bulldogs.
In January, the chef and former English teacher closed his Cooper-Young restaurant, Farm and Fig, to concentrate on fighting his cancer diagnosis. He died Sept. 19 at age 48.
The proposed command center would be south of Interstate 40 off Canada Road.
Coming soon: a prize-winning drama from a local playwright, a theater company’s first musical production and free Shakespeare performances around town.
“Great cities are intentional and not accidental. Currently, the Memphis Area Transit Authority does not have adequate funding to deliver the service our riders need and deserve.”
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the offseason coaching changes and how they might impact the Grizzlies this season.
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