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
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.
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
Shelby County State opens applications for 2 new divisions of Shelby County Criminal Court
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.
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Games
Sudoku: June 30
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?