Craft Food and Wine Festival returns for fifth year
City Tasting Experiences’ fifth annual Craft Food & Wine Festival featured more than 70 local vendors. Proceeds benefited Church Health, which provides medical care for many food-industry workers.
This Week in Memphis: City Council takes final budget vote, NBA Draft
Also happening this week: The Women’s March is back in Tom Lee Park, and DeSoto County Schools votes on the districts' biggest budget ever.
Queer Prom brings people together under the disco ball
Come for the drinks and the dancing, stay for the community building at the Crosstown Concourse event.
Baker hits two home runs, one away from record, but Redbirds lose to Jacksonville
Memphis first baseman Luken Baker came close to tying the franchise record for home runs, but the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp won Sunday afternoon at AutoZone Park.
Vols force College World Series finals to a third game with win over Aggies
Tennessee lost the finals opener Saturday, but hasn’t dropped consecutive games since March 16-17 at Alabama. They hope to become the first No. 1 national seed to win the national title since Miami in 1999.
Parents’ resource center ‘a beacon of hope’ for Hyde Park
The Memphis Lift, a nonprofit that helps families navigate the education system, has a new building that’s a source of pride for its North Memphis neighborhood. Mayor Paul Young said work done there helps make the city safer.
Former Bartlett mayor pushes back against comments by alderman
Alderman Kevin Quinn’s comments regarding Bartlett’s previous financial status stirs a response from former Mayor Keith McDonald.
Health department aims to swat mosquito population
The free Fight the Bite festival offered tips for protecting against disease-carrying insects, as well as information about pest control efforts in the Memphis area.
Harrison Williams makes US Olympic decathlon team
The former MUS standout qualifies for the 2024 Paris Olympics by placing third in the decathlon at the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
Behind the Headlines: Suburban schools mark 10 years
Germantown Superintendent Jason Manuel and Lakeland Superintendent Ted Horrell joined this week’s “Behind the Headlines” to discuss current issues and the last 10 years of the suburban school systems.
Pine Hill clubhouse named for Black golf pioneers
Cleophus Hudson, who learned the game while working as a caddie at Memphis Country Club, helped integrate Pine Hill. His son Charles founded the Mid-South Junior Golf Association.
Memphis 901 FC picks up point in Las Vegas
Memphis is unbeaten in nine of its last 10 matches and is fifth in the Western Conference with a 6-6-4 record.
Four-star quarterback commits to Memphis Tigers
A 6-foot-5, 215-pound quarterback prospect who announced his intent to play for the University of Memphis Tigers is one of the highest-ranked recruits in program history. Hill chose Memphis over Florida. Memphis Tigers football recruiting tracker: Class of 2025 commitsRelated content:
Ja Morant discusses return from injury, AAU team and pro camp
The Memphis Grizzlies star, who will return to basketball in two weeks following shoulder surgery, is finding joy this summer in coaching AAU basketball and holding hoops camps.
Opinion: Let Memphis choose its own leadership
“It is obvious to me our state government does not care about the residents of Memphis unless ... Republican politicians can use our city as a breeding ground to exploit our problems.”
Greenstein: Family reunions are ‘spiritual reminders’
“I view summer family reunions as spiritual reminders for what sets people apart from other species. As cute as dogs are, you don’t see animals in the wild reuniting across generations. Only human beings do that.”
Movers & Shakers
Youth Villages and the University of Memphis announce promotions.
Sudoku: June 23
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Crossword: Pushing for Paris
Recent articles about Memphis athletes competing for spots in the Paris Olympics inspired this week’s crossword puzzle.
Metro
Delay No. 60 and counting in 2017 drag-racing case
According to court records, this latest delay marks at least the 60th time this particular case against Cordero Ragland, who has a lengthy criminal history, has been reset since a grand jury indicted him in 2017.
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Business
Airport honors ‘Cuz Craig,’ the officer with a heart
A parent who dropped a son off last week for a flight to boot camp was grateful for officer Craig Elliott’s pep talk, and typed it all out in an email to airport authorities.
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Sports
Tigers ‘going to go down hard after I leave’ Hardaway says in interview
During an hourlong radio show, the Tigers basketball coach spoke of what would happen to the program he loves if he ever left, and also discussed his mother’s health issues and what he believes has been unfair criticism from local media.Related story:
Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers seek waiver for Caleb Mills, Hardaway says
Food
Sound Bites: Craft Food & Wine Festival celebrates city’s food artisans
Craft Food & Wine Festival is a tasting event that celebrates local food artisans and their delicious creations. Here’s what you can expect to find (and taste) at this annual festival.
Free with sign-up $10 Deals $10 Deal: Shared plates at Andalusia to beat the heat
Suburbs
‘It was admitted’: DeSoto employee deletes evidence of inmate escape, DA says
“It did not take long for us to uncover a conspiracy to cover up and suppress certain evidence regarding the escape of Joshua Zimmerman,” DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton said during a press conference Thursday, June 20. DeSoto inmate escaped through courthouse ‘design flaw,' sheriff saysRelated story:
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Arts & Culture
The Memphis music inspo behind new Tom Hardy/Austin Butler movie
“The Bikeriders,” which opens in Memphis on Friday, June 21, features music from a stalwart Memphis rock and roll band that’s been a local scene staple since the late 1990s.
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Opinion
Conaway: Feagins’ courage is welcome, except of course, by her board
Opinion: This school board is dangerously close to looking like the boards before it, playing to the people in the room during meetings rather than the 110,000 students and their families they were elected to serve.
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Podcasts
Grizzlies podcast: What should Memphis do with Luke Kennard?
Drew Hill and Chris Herrington discuss the future of Luke Kennard with the Grizzlies and the price the team should be willing to pay to bolster its frontcourt.
Shelby County Mayor Harris talks about the compromises of county budget season
Games
Word Search: Civil Rights Museum Freedom Awards
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Games Sudoku: June 23
Neighborhoods
Bus shelter art of jookin’ dancers ‘like the Rocky statue for Memphis’
Muralist Brandon Marshall said he designed the Hickory Hill images to inspire drivers and bus riders with uplifting pictures of “a strong cultural asset for the city.”