Global art star looks to level playing field for creative teens
The teenagers in the Contemporary Arts Memphis’ summer program spend three weeks at St. Columba Retreat Center and then a week in New York, visiting museums and meeting working artists.
Go Grisanti takes the Elfo Special and Miss Mary’s salad on the road
After five years of tossing around an idea to provide hassle-free takeout — while still offering the same dishes and quality of the main restaurant — Frank and Larkin Grisanti have opened Go Grisanti.
Comeback Coffee expansion bets on soda market
Hayes and Amy McPherson extend their footprint on North Main Street to take one of the shop’s staples — canned coffee sodas — across Memphis and beyond.
Redbirds honor Memphis Red Sox
The Memphis Red Sox were an American Negro Baseball League that operated from 1920 to 1959.
School board member Stephanie Love’s road to recovery
It’s been 16 months since two strokes left the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member unable to walk, speak or eat.
Breakers snap Showboats’ five-game win streak
New Orleans’ win complicates Memphis’ chances for a USFL playoff berth.
School agriSTEM garden bursts forth from students’ curiosity
It’s fitting for a Collierville elementary school named Tara Oaks, that the idea for a campus garden would sprout from an acorn. Now kids are putting down the devices and getting their hands dirty.
Momentum Nonprofit Partners wants to organize Tennessee alliance
Beginning July 1, Memphis leaders will lay groundwork for a statewide nonprofit association, which they see as the place that will offer research on issues germane to nonprofits and help them get legislative access in Nashville.
Echols: Like a cool cup of water on a very hot day
“That small smile created a bridge and invited me to walk across — if only by smiling back. As a society, we are fractured in a million jagged ways ... that smile was a step toward reconnection.”
D.C. Scorecard: Trump’s indictment, Cohen on Amtrak; Kustoff at Le Bonheur
The D.C. Scorecard shows partisan lines still intact among the city’s four representatives on the espionage indictment against Donald Trump. Also, Cohen talks Memphis to Nashville Amtrak service, while Kustoff talks workforce at Le Bonheur.
Toronto Raptors hire Grizzlies assistant Darko Rajakovic as head coach
The Raptors are hiring Grizzlies assistant Darko Rajakovic as their next head coach, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Movers & Shakers
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and IMC announce promotions and additions.
Metro
This Week in Memphis: New Year’s Eve parties and the AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Also happening this week: Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery continues his father’s annual New Year’s Day prayer breakfast.
Premium Spirit of Memphis Local mission-driven apparel company returns to its roots
Premium Metro Runners race round-the-clock in the Moccasin 24-Hour Run
Spirit of Memphis Memphis Zoo welcomes critically endangered baby orangutan
Elections More than 70 would-be candidates get petitions for 2026 elections
Business
Movers & Shakers
Memphis Library Foundation and the University of Tennessee Foundation, Inc. announce additions.
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Premium Business Collierville gift shop keeps it in the family
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Premium Business From worry to relief: Stanton neighbors welcome Ford’s gas truck pivot — and the promise it brings
Sports
Grizzlies stumble against Wizards — again — in failed bid for .500
Sunday night in Washington, the Grizzlies squandered a 19-0 third-quarter run before losing 116-112. Sarr, McCollum lift the Wizards to their second win over the Grizzlies in 9 daysRelated content:
Memphis Grizzlies Box Score: Wizards 116, Grizzlies 112
Memphis Grizzlies Sarr, McCollum lift the Wizards to their second win over the Grizzlies in 9 days
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Food
What to order: Surf and turf at Porch & Parlor
While Porch & Parlor is a known destination for celebrations and formal gatherings, it’s also equally appropriate for an impromptu dinner on a Monday night.
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Suburbs
Collierville gift shop keeps it in the family
Watty Brooks Hall opened her shop on the square more than 26 years ago, offering a unique collection of gifts and decor for multiple generations of customers.
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Arts & Culture
Memphis singer-songwriter Don Bryant dies at 83
Bryant’s music spanned soul and gospel, singing and songwriting, and the Grammy Award-nominated musician co-wrote the Ann Peebles hit song “I Can’t Stand the Rain.”
Premium Visual Arts Memphis Movies This Week: ‘Song Sung Blue,’ ‘Marty Supreme’
Opinion
Echols: ‘Much like a middle child, Gen X can feel overlooked or unseen’
“We are referred to as ‘The Forgotten Generation.’ Which could sound depressing, unless you have learned to live out of the clever quiet of a middle-child identity.”
Guest Columnists Opinion: Cardiac arrest doesn’t wait. Neither should MLGW.
Podcasts
How clear is the line between immigration stops and MPD policy?
Activists responding to immigration police calls on behalf of those detained said on “Behind The Headlines” the lines look blurred at times as a police stop is followed by a federal presence.
Podcasts The AM/DM podcast: What to do on the last weekend of the year
Games
Sudoku: Dec. 28
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?