Showboats get first win since 1985
When the Memphis Showboats defeated the Michigan Panthers on Saturday night at Ford Field in Detroit, they picked up their first win since June 1985.
When the Memphis Showboats defeated the Michigan Panthers on Saturday night at Ford Field in Detroit, they picked up their first win since June 1985.
Kentucky Derby fans put on their fanciest hats and headed to The Grove at 1801 Exeter Road in Germantown Saturday, May 6, to watch the famous horse race on a giant outdoor screen. Mint juleps were served to add to the Derby atmosphere.
Many concert goers liked the atmosphere at Handy Park, but not the logistics of walking from Tom Lee Park and ascending the bluff to get there.
The end of FM 100 this summer has caused ripple effects for Rock 103, KISS FM and Flinn Broadcasting’s Q 107.5 as radio owners go after adult contemporary listeners.
After a two-year closure, Morris Park reopens with new amenities and more accessibility. “There’s ADA required, and then there is ADA intentional,” Memphis Parks executive director said. “We try to be ADA intentional.”
Bands, fans, vendors all celebrate the return of Beale Street Music Festival to its traditional home in Tom Lee Park on a beautiful Friday night.
The Beale Street Music Festival returned to Tom Lee Park Friday, May 5, with acts including Low Cut Connie, Toadies, The Lumineers, Marcy Playground and P.J. Morton.
Choices has opened a new walk-in clinic at its existing Poplar Avenue location, where services include birth control, pregnancy confirmation and STI testing.
On WKNO-TV’s “Behind The Headlines,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said he is still working through details of the Downtown juvenile curfew, is worried about a new ordinance limiting traffic stops, and will not weigh in on residency.
To celebrate digitizing nearly 5,000 items from its basement archives, A. Schwab created an online scavenger hunt.
In honor of this year’s Memphis in May spotlight country, we bring you the national dish of Malaysia. This version includes a spiced fried chicken, anchovies sambal and coconut rice.
Danny Broadway put his own imprint and texture on the 2023 design while honoring longtime Beale Street Music Festival poster artist George Hunt.
The Tennessee Valley Authority released its own report about the rolling blackouts it was forced to mandate last December, saying once again that it “fell short” in supplying reliable power.
Negotiations have broken down for Lakeland to purchase a hotel site near Interstate 40, and the suburb will go through condemnation procedures with a YMCA on the horizon.
With the pitch-count limit at the forefront of his coach’s mind, the class of 2024 standout had just enough to hold off Houston and earn his team a spot in Saturday’s district title game.
Worktobreakthecycle.com lists employment in Shelby County government. Openings include clerical, warehousing, janitorial, air monitoring technician and dental hygienist.
Collierville Schools hosted its fifth annual Dragon Games. The event is geared toward student with special needs.
American Airlines donated $1.5 million for student scholarships last summer, a donor recently gave the academy a $6,000 flight simulator and opportunities to introduce airline careers to high schoolers are growing.
Torey Bates, For the Kingdom’s executive director, and Summerjoy Scott, the director of human development, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of The Sidebar.
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington sound off on the Grizzlies’ split with Dillon Brooks and what is ahead in the offseason.
County Commission Budget Committee Chairman Michael Whaley talks about the proposed doubling of the county’s capital budget on The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast.
A jury convicted a man Wednesday, Feb. 4, for threatening to kill a federal judge and two prosecutors in Memphis last year.
From 1855 to 1862, about 3,800 slaves were sold in what is now Calvary Episcopal Church’s parking lot. The church is shedding a light on this history, and it received a major grant for its effort.
The NBA trade deadline is 2 p.m. Thursday. Here’s the landscape as of Wednesday afternoon.
To begin our revived Restaurant Insider series, we’ll gather at Good Fortune Co.
A 19-year-old accused of eight felonious accounts related to two sexual assaults on the St. George’s campus appeared in court. His attorney says much of the story is still untold.
In this week’s To-Do List, a new Pink Palace exhibit explores the science and culture of food. And Urban Earth hosts a workshop on air plants.
“Introducing immigration enforcement into our neighborhoods does not make us safer; it fractures trust, drives fear underground and harms families who are already contributing quietly and faithfully to the life of this city.”
Last year, Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. was charged with seven counts of federal bribery and tax evasion charges. This week, he pleaded guilty to five of them.
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