City Council members talked Thursday, May 16, about at least whittling down the tax hike proposed by Mayor Paul Young, with discussing other revenue sources, during a town hall forum at New Salem Baptist Church in South Memphis.

Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith both face charges including first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for the 2021 killing Memphis rapper Young Dolph.

The second defendant in the killing of Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Phil Trenary agreed to a plea deal Thursday, May 16.

“It’s essentially the Super Bowl of dog shows,” said the Collierville resident.

Expiring COVID-19 pandemic grants and inflation force higher costs on airlines, but ticket prices aren’t expected to rise.

Bands by the Square, blues by the lake and orchestras in at a winery: Two different concert series kick off in Shelby County suburbs, and a “Night of Enchantment” will unfold in Lakeland.

The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest is officially underway, with 129 teams from 22 states and four foreign countries vying for the crown.

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The Economic Development Growth Engine approved a loan to Chef Christopher Beavers, who is reopening his restaurant The Grilled Asparagus. 

Draft prospect Boogie Ellis said Mike Miller is more genuine than other NBA agents. Miller once recruited Ellis to play for the Memphis Tigers and also recently started representing Ja Morant. 

“I’d never really thought of lamb as much of a sandwich meat, outside the context of the Basque food or in a gyro. This one, though, is full American style, on a hero roll with mayo, lettuce, tomatoes and onions.”

This week, vegan cheese meets wine at Crosstown, a new arts fest comes to Uptown and the City of Memphis turns 205.

Both the Houston Mustangs and the Bartlett Panthers can advance to Spring Fling with victories in the substate game.