Barbecue contest is up in smoke till next year
This year’s Grand Champion is the first rib team to win Memphis in May’s World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in more than 20 years.
Bill Lee urges Whitehaven grads’ pride in their achievements and city
Memphis “has its unique challenges, but it also has a unique future because of the leaders that are being created today in this stadium,” the governor said in his commencement address.
Showboats blank Pittsburgh for third straight win
The Memphis Showboats have just passed the halfway mark of the USFL season and appear to be playing their best football at the right time. Tragedy, failure, triumph: Showboats quarterback has experienced it allRelated story:
Beale Street Boys look to put Memphis ‘on the map’ in The Basketball Tournament
The Beale Street Boys team will become the first to represent Memphis in the The Basketball Tournament since 2019. Kendric Davis: ‘I’m a Tiger for life, so I’m grateful for that’Related story:
A legend takes a curtain call: Melissa Cookston hangs up her barbecue fork
Melissa Cookston says goodbye to competition after this year’s Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. “I don’t want to be Brett Favre,” she says.
A decade after Delta de-hub, Memphis airport becomes more strategic
Scott Brockman, the airport’s president and CEO, talked on “Behind The Headines” about incentives for flights to and from certain cities and other adjustments a decade after Delta ‘de-hubbed’ Memphis International.
Judge pushes decision on release of more Tyre Nichols evidence
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press on March 17 filed the motion to intervene in State of Tennessee v. Haley and the other defendants in the Tyre Nichols case.
The best-kept secret of barbecue may be the VIPit Pass
You can do Barbecue, capital B, with the hoi polloi or, for $500, you can get a concierge experience to the festival with the VIPit crew.
Recipe Exchange: Barbecue Spaghetti
It’s not the Bar-B-Q Shop’s barbecue spaghetti, but it’s good and it’s a good place to start if you want to make your own Memphis specialty at home.
Former Sam Houston kicker commits to Memphis
Former Sam Houston State kicker Seth Morgan made 15-of-21 field goals last season. He made all 14 of his extra-point attempts and completed 36 kickoffs with nine touchbacks as a sophomore.
Crosstown Arts spring 2023 exhibitions: An eclectic mix
The works of McLean Fahnestock, Khara Woods, Tangela Mathis and Carl Fox feature a variety of media and themes, from video art and abstract painting to mixed-media installations and immersive dreamscapes.
Six-week, citywide garden event begins with Cooper-Young
Over the next six weeks, garden enthusiasts will be able to visit hundreds of gardens at businesses, homes and organizations throughout the Memphis area.
Two rare Sumatran tiger cubs born at Memphis Zoo
Sumatran tigers are part of the Sunda tigers — a subspecies that existed across the Sunda Islands in Indonesia. The World Wildlife Fund estimates there are 400 left in the wild.
Arlington not ‘throwing money around,’ board chair says
Arlington’s Board of Education chairman responded to remarks made by one of Germantown’s school board members in light of bumping custodial pay. Arlington and Germantown use the same custodial provider.
Lakeland approves first reading of fiscal budget with property tax hike
Residents could face a 15-cent property tax increase with the revenue covering the cost of a new YMCA and purchasing properties north of the Interstate 40 interchange.
MLGW streetlight proposal shines at second Bartlett fiscal budget workshop
LED streetlight conversion was a major focus during Bartlett’s second budget workshop ahead of next week’s final vote on the financial plan and property tax rate.
Metro
Storms lead to power outages across metro
Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s outage map showed more than 15,000 of the utility’s customers without power.
Business State of Mississippi defends Elon Musk’s Southaven turbines
Metro It’s going to be brutally hot this weekend, and that could be dangerous
Education MSCS forensic audit to include new TennCare review
City of Memphis MPD chief dismissed from Tyré Nichols civil lawsuit
Business
St. Jude Leadership Academy hires first-ever senior vice president
Heather Currier Hunt will head the St. Jude academy, where she will help build leadership skills “whether you’re in facilities, or you’re a Nobel laureate, and everything in between.”
Business State of Mississippi defends Elon Musk’s Southaven turbines
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Sports
Grizzlies trade Santi Aldama for draft assets, AJ Johnson
The Grizzlies acquired a few draft assets by trading away Santi Aldama, but they also maintained the ability to use the large traded player exception created in the Jaren Jackson Jr. deal.
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Food
Table Talk: A night with no mis-steaks
Bar Limina hosted a sold-out Steak Night late last month with chefs from Kinfolk, Hard Times Deli and Gussied Up.
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Suburbs
State of Mississippi defends Elon Musk’s Southaven turbines
Mississippi aruges that the lawsuit from the Mississippi NAACP about SpaceX’s private power plant in Southaven is a threat to its ability to regulate the state’s environment.
Elections Incumbents qualify for November suburban election as newcomers emerge
Arts & Culture
Memphis Art Museum rooftop sign approved
A Downtown Memphis Commission board gave the green light for the new Memphis Art Museum’s signage, including a code deviation.
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Opinion
Herrington: In Morant trade, a chance for player, team to finally move on
Both the Memphis Grizzlies and Ja Morant needed a fresh start. Now they both have it.Related content:
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Podcasts
Grizzlies podcast: Ja Morant traded, Summer League preview
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the trade that sent Morant to Portland and set up for Summer League 2026.
Memphis Grizzlies The AM/DM podcast: Who’s on the Grizz’s new menu
Games
Sudoku: June 30
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?