Pink Palace Crafts Fair showcases nearly 150 artists
Since its first year, the Pink Palace Crafts Fair has developed into the largest juried arts and crafts fair in the Mid-South.
This Week in Memphis: Early voting ends, Mempho Music Fest
Absentee voting in the Mississippi general election starts, early voting in Memphis city election ends and two men accused in the killing of Rev. Autura Eason-Williams are in court.
Sculptor wants Memphis music legends to forever stand tall
Mike McCarthy and others want to preserve the city’s music culture with more sculptures similar to the Johnny Cash image he created that stands in Cooper-Young.
Vibe Foods adding Crosstown Concourse location
Shannon Weston said her son’s food allergy spurred the family to open a “clean food” restaurant in Colorado. When her son enrolled in Rhodes College, Vibe Foods came to Memphis, too.
Gallery: Five years of Memphis moments
The Daily Memphian’s photojournalism archives tell the story of the last half-decade in the Bluff City — the pandemic, protests, celebrations and tragedies. Here are some of the most monumental moments in the last five years in our city.
Missouri hands Memphis its first loss of the season
The University of Memphis was an onside kick away from having a shot at a game-tying drive against Missouri Saturday.Related:
Buckley: Memphis is ticked after its loss to Missouri
Missouri’s Tigers beat coach Ryan Silverfield’s previously undefeated American Athletic Conference Memphis Tigers 34-27 in an ESPNU-televised game in The Dome at America’s Center.
Calkins: Danny Smith died on his bicycle. But his secret was how he lived.
Danny Smith, 47, collapsed and died leading a bicycle ride last week. The Memphis cycling community was stunned. Smith wasn’t just an increasingly accomplished cyclist. He made the city a better — and more connected — place.
U of M School of Public Health designs classes for teens
High school students can earn tuition-free college credits by enrolling in the University of Memphis program, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.
Memphis Comic Expo spotlights comic creators and fans
The two-day event headlined by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman features a stacked guest lineup that would make any comics fan giddy.
Lorean E. Jones, first female federal parole officer in district, dies
“She had that quiet strength,” State Rep. G.A. Hardaway said of the first female federal parole officer in the Western District of Tennessee, who was also influential in the historic Glenview neighborhood.
Latin Fest 901 ‘building a bridge between cultures’
“The festival is a melting pot where all communities come together to enjoy the diversity of the Hispanic community,” said Monica Sanchez, co-founder and artistic director of Cazateatro Theatre Group.
MEMFix spotlights reimagined Southland Mall
Greater Whitehaven Economic Redevelopment Corp. leaders say the mall, that once held 60 stores, can again be an anchor for the Whitehaven community.
Memphis 2023 Election Guide
Get to know the Memphis mayoral and City Council candidates in this comprehensive voter guide. Election Day is Oct. 5 and early voting begins Sept. 15.
Sharks or baseball: What makes Desmond Bane nervous?
Desmond Bane had no hesitation swimming with sharks in Hawaii this summer — no, really, he didn’t — but when asked to throw the first pitch at the Redbirds game Saturday, the Grizzlies guard was nervous.
Greenstein: Yom Kippur’s empowering message for all
“Sick or healthy, we can all use a little bravery and nourishment to meet the spiritual hunger of our times. Yom Kippur may be a Jewish holiday, but its message is food for the soul of us all.”
Movers & Shakers
Obsidian Public Relations, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and Overton Park Shell announce promotions and additions.
Echols: ‘Every so often, light breaks through’
“If you stop to look around, the walls of our world are plastered with bulb-lit-arrows all over the place. And they are all pointing to something beyond. Something grander. Something far better and far worse than what usually enters our mind as we’re ordering our combos and swiping our cards and deciding between Diet Coke or Coke Zero. “
Memphis 901 FC headed to USL Championship playoffs
Rodrigo da Costa scored three goals Saturday as Memphis downed host Tampa Bay, 4-2, to sweep the season series with the Rowdies and secure its postseason berth.
Metro
Mid-South Immigration Advocates set to close after federal funds cease
Mid-South Immigration Advocates set to close after 13 years, following the failure of the federal government to reimburse for services rendered, co-founder said.
Public Safety First half of 2026 sees continued decline in crime
Education The changing landscape for suburban schools
State Government Panel rules new TN district maps will stand for now, have no ‘evidence of racial animus’
Spirit of Memphis The life and ‘great legacy’ of banking executive, philanthropist Jack Moore
Business
Robot helps with knee surgery at Saint Francis Hospital
Saint Francis Healthcare has bought the ROSA Robotics Knee System, which a local surgeon said has been crucial to being more exact with knee-replacement surgery.
Business How the Sterick Building hopes to transform a neighborhood Downtown
Premium Business Food Files: New Downtown bakery opens
Health Care 11 cyclosporiasis cases in Shelby residents, health department says
Premium Real Estate Singapore-based company buys North Memphis warehouses from Cargill
Sports
It was a big night for tennis in Memphis. And there’s a whole week of tennis yet to come.
Saturday’s exhibition at Leftwich Tennis Center was a soggy celebration, a rain-delayed shindig to mark the start of the Memphis Classic, the Women’s Tennis Association tournament that will be in town all week.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies reach buyout agreement with Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Memphis Tigers Football How new eligibility rule impacts American Conference rosters
Memphis Tigers Football ‘Like, enough! It’s time for structure in college sports.’
Premium Sports Redbirds Recap: Redbirds drop Saturday night game in front of sellout crowd
Food
Recipe Exchange: JEM Dining’s homemade yeast rolls with lemon compound butter
JEM Dining’s divine yeast rolls have since been replaced on the current menu, but you can still make them at home.
Premium Business Food Files: New Downtown bakery opens
Suburbs
Horn Lake native to skateboard from Oxford to NYC in honor of late brother
Beginning next week, Horn Lake native Skyler King will trek from Oxford, Mississippi, to New York City on a skateboard to raise mental health and suicide prevention awareness.
Premium North Mississippi Fleming: Southaven no longer turning a ‘blind’ eye to blight. But have we gone too far?
Arts & Culture
Ballet Memphis celebrates the past while looking to the future
Ballet Memphis holds an open house to showcase all it offers to the community. Besides dance for adults and kids, there’s Pilates and classes for Parkinson’s patients.
Premium Performing Arts Arts Beat: ‘Suffs’ musical brings suffrage fight — and Tennessee’s pivotal role — to Orpheum
Opinion
Fleming: Southaven no longer turning a ‘blind’ eye to blight. But have we gone too far?
Southaven is cracking down on blight in the city. But has it gone too far?
Premium Geoff Calkins Calkins: Can Memphis basketball be Memphis basketball again?
Podcasts
How the Sterick Building hopes to transform a neighborhood Downtown
This week on “The Sidebar,” the principal of Constellation Properties, Stuart Harris, and the executive director of HiFi Memphis, Mersadies Burch, join Eric Barnes to talk about the scope and scale of the Downtown project.
Grizzlies Podcast Grizzlies podcast: Final summer league thoughts
Games
Sudoku: July 25
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.