Launched in a pandemic, ZüpMed offers a different kind of medicine
Now the cash-based, concierge-style medical practice has a waiting list for memberships and is doubling its space at Laurelwood Shopping Center.
This Week in Memphis: School’s out for summer; Bartlett talks Union Depot
Also happening this week: The city’s new arts office wants to hear from local artists about how it can help them thrive.
Spring Fling 2025: Storylines by the numbers
Here are the stories behind the stats for the teams and individuals from the Shelby-Metro area taking part in Spring Fling.
Grisanti touch comes to Marshall Steakhouse
Chef Judd Grisanti, a name famous on the local restaurant scene, is bringing his Italian cuisine to Marshall Steakhouse near Holly Springs.
County Commission moves into budget season
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has proposed a property tax rate for the new fiscal year that starts July 1 but the commission may leave the ordinance setting the new tax rate blank for now.
Feeling a certain ennui about life? Have you tried mahjong?
The Chinese tile game is social, strategic and good for one’s cognitive ability. It’s also becoming increasingly popular.
Buckley: In 1975, LeMoyne-Owen won it all. Too few in Memphis remember.
Fifty years ago, a team of Magicians now largely forgotten won the only college basketball national championship Memphis has ever known.
Redbirds recap: Birds manager ties franchise wins record
Memphis Redbirds manager Ben Johnson tied Chris Maloney for most wins all time as the club’s manager on Sunday afternoon.
Spring Fling 2025: Complete list of local qualifiers
Forty-five different area schools will be represented in Murfreesboro this week.
Right on ’cue: Barbecue winners take home trophies, cash
Grand prize winners, along with a slew of other awards, were announced of SmokeSlam at Tom Lee Park, and the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest at Liberty Park.
From diagnosis to dessert: Jacques Louise brings gluten-free baking to Midtown
When wedding photographer Savannah Kenney was diagnosed with celiac disease, she suddenly found herself cut off from the shared experiences that surround food.
Southaven’s mixed-use districts reshape city
With attractions such as Snowden Grove, Top of the Sipp and Silo Square, Southaven is drawing visitors while providing interests for local residents.
Barnes: We need to talk more about dementia
“Had my stepmom broken a limb or cut herself open or gotten cancer or a chronic disease, she and my dad and the family would all would have talked about it. But not with dementia.”
Political Roundup: ‘Some of these devils want me to be gone,’ Ford Jr. said
Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. calls out political rivals, campaigning for 2026 has already started and county budget hearings will be missing a lot of key people.
Golf tournament might hit $1M in donations to Make-a-Wish this year
Brooke Ehrhart, vice president of development at Make-A-Wish Mid-South, said the Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council tournament this year will grant a Senatobia, Mississippi, child’s wish to swim with pigs in Hawaii.
Home sales dropped, but housing officials expect hot summer market
The Memphis Area Association of Realtors’ latest housing report showed a decline in local home sales in April compared to the previous month and the same period last year.
Narcisse: Hope is not faring well these days
“I don’t think hope is what we need in Memphis right now. I don’t even think a disciplined hope is the answer. Rather we need hope joined to action and plain old stubbornness. We need courage.”
Sudoku: May 18
The Daily Memphian now offers readers all four sudoku-puzzle difficulty levels every day.
Metro
St. Jude graduates its largest kindergarten class ever
Imagine Academy is designed to help St. Jude patients keep up with their classwork when their treatment requires them to be away from home for extended periods.
Premium City of Memphis Appeals court sides with city in suit brought by Cleotha Abston victim
City of Memphis Southwest Twin Drive-In redevelopment breaks ground
South Memphis Decision on xAI’s air emissions permit will take time
Premium Public Safety Police likely looking for more suspects in Memphis Allies shooting
Business
Hutchinson: Some scammers are victims themselves
Reports from the Council on Foreign Relations and the United States Institute of Peace say some overseas call centers are staffed by people who have been trafficked or lured in by fake job ads.
Premium Health Care Varsity Brands commits millions to St. Jude
Premium Transportation & Logistics FedEx renews ties with Amazon after six-year split
Premium Transportation & Logistics Better lighting, ‘car condos’ set to take off at Memphis airport parking lots
Midtown Liberty Park hotel, apartments could break ground this fall, city says
Sports
Herrington: How far-fetched is Giannis to Grizzlies?
Will Milwaukee trade Giannis? Do only the healthy teams advance in the NBA playoffs? Can we get a conference quota in the draft lottery? Do you remember Luigi Datome? And much more.
Premium Memphis Tigers Basketball Calkins: An event to honor the John Calipari era in Memphis? It’s just time.
Premium Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Insider: ‘Ohhh Yeah!’ Nike and Kool-Aid combine for new Ja 2 sneaker
Premium Sports Nike EYBL is in town. Here are some top players to watch.
High School Sports St. George’s track star voted athlete of the week
Food
Sound Bites: Bari’s ‘Bacchus’ on drink trends, digestifs and Memphis gin
With 20 years behind the bar, Hunter Coleman’s had the time to break down the art and the science of craft cocktails.
Premium $15 Deals $15 Deal: Alex’s Greek burger has Cavender’s, grease and a legacy
Premium Food News Food Files: Bahama Breeze closes, Second Line goes Hawaiian
Suburbs
XAI partnership looking at Southaven natural gas plant
Earlier this month, MLGW said xAI could need more power than the Tennessee Valley Authority, the region’s energy provider, can supply.
Premium Collierville Crosswind Elementary teachers get first look at school expansion
Premium Education Madonna Learning Center wants to get into the groove with new expansion
Arts & Culture
Garden variety: Tour 270 local gardens in 35 neighborhoods
Hear the birdsong, dance under a tree. Experience Memphis Gardens founder hopes to inspire locals to love their own yards.
Visual Arts ‘Secret Mall Apartment’ film is ‘highly recommended’
Premium Arts & Culture Arts Beat: Meagan Good to star in Jarnell Stokes film; La Chat doc premieres in France
Opinion
Guest column: State takes needed action to protect farms
Tennessee’s new Farmland Preservation Fund helps farmers secure their land and legacy, supports local and regional food systems, conserves wildlife habitats and stimulates rural economies.
Podcasts
Federal funding cuts accelerate uncertainty for Memphis nonprofits
The leaders of two local safety-net nonprofits are watching Washington as closely these days as they watch a long list of clients and the bank balance of their organizations.
Games
Jigsaw: Something to root for
This week’s puzzle features a photo from the 2025 Experience Memphis Gardens tour.
Neighborhoods
With new library, ‘Frayser’s got it going on’
The new Frayser branch library opened Thursday, May 15, to a standing-room-only crowd of more than 100 people at 2220 James Road, replacing the city’s smallest branch library farther north in Frayser.