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
Memphis-area speller eliminated in quarterfinals of national bee
Josh Verma’s quest to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee has come to an end.
Shelby County DA sues over state laws requiring Task Force reports
Memphis Grizzlies The AM/DM podcast: How the Grizzlies draft lottery chances could change
Premium The Early Word The Early Word: New voter map is upheld, and Grizz may get a raw deal
Spirit of Memphis Memphis-area 5th grader advances to National Spelling Bee quarterfinals
Business
Le Bonheur’s next pediatric chief bows out weeks before start date
The hospital will restart its search after their top pediatric recruit decides to stay in Texas.
Premium Business ‘I like my sneakers. I like my Pokemon.’ And so 901 Deals was born.
Transportation & Logistics Airport board approves $172M budget
Real Estate Former Commercial Appeal building set for demolition
Premium Real Estate Former Immaculate Conception high school buildings, convent being demolished
Sports
Herrington: The Grizzlies have a decision to make at No. 3. It might be an easy one.
The Grizzlies obviously covet Cameron Boozer with the No. 3 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. But do they?
Memphis Tigers Football Kickoff times for eight Memphis football games announced
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies Podcast: Lottery rules fiasco, Boozer vs. Wilson
Sports Tigers will open NCAA golf championships
Premium Sports Redbirds recap: Memphis takes second in a row from Omaha
Food
Table Talk: Etowah goes back to the beginning
Kinfolk owner Cole Jeanes was the chef for both the first and the most recent Etowah Collective Dinner.
$15 Deals $15 Deal: Wild Beet’s steakhouse salad
Suburbs
Memphis-area speller eliminated in quarterfinals of national bee
Josh Verma’s quest to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee has come to an end.
Premium Collierville Collierville budget plan: no tax increase, higher utility bills and more employee benefits
Arts & Culture
Only 16, this Memphis kid has performed nationwide and stars in ‘Michael’
Jaylen Hunter has toured the U.S. in major stage productions of “The Lion King” and “MJ The Musical,” and in recent weeks, millions around the world have seen him play young Marlon Jackson in the blockbuster movie “Michael.”
Premium Spirit of Memphis Well versed: A Memphis wordsmith makes history with ‘little poems’
Opinion
Herrington: The Grizzlies have a decision to make at No. 3. It might be an easy one.
The Grizzlies obviously covet Cameron Boozer with the No. 3 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. But do they?
Guest Columnists Opinion: Why is the state’s focus on redistricting not matched by equal attention to BlueOval City?
Podcasts
Grizzlies Podcast: Lottery rules fiasco, Boozer vs. Wilson
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington react to the NBA’s lottery rules proposal and revisit the debate between Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson.
Memphis Grizzlies The AM/DM podcast: How the Grizzlies draft lottery chances could change
Games
Sudoku: May 26
Are you ready for today’s puzzles?