Joy and Red Rodenmeyer have been together for more than seven decades, and in that time, they’ve lived abroad and crisscrossed the country. This is their story and their thoughts on what makes a long and happy marriage.
Some folks love Valentine’s Day and all the hoopla that accompanies it. This story isn’t about those people. This story is about the folks who had terrible, awful, no-good Valentine’s Days.
Every Valentine’s Day, Diana Kokernot Britton bakes and decorates sugar cookies for her children and friends — a family tradition that goes back to the 1800s. And now you can make them, too.
What to do when you reserved no plans for Valentine’s Day. Plus, Memphis musicians and music lovers curate a playlist to set the mood.
The Trump administration is withdrawing troops in some cities and ending its immigration-enforcement efforts in Minneapolis. But a White House spokesperson told The Daily Memphian there are no planned changes for troops in Memphis.
Chef Patrick Reilly owns The Majestic Grille and Cocozza American Italian with his wife Deni.
Oak Court Partners bought the 31-acre property at 4465 Poplar Ave. in December 2023 for $18.3 million.
Interim Shelby County Public Defender Jerri Green talked on “Behind The Headlines” about dropping crime rates, the overflowing jail and the differing numbers used by different parts of the criminal justice system.
The Tigers scored five consecutive runs in the final three innings to cut the Toledo lead. But the Memphis comeback fell short.
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company and Texas-based Solaris Energy Infrastructure operate natural gas turbines that do not have an air-emissions permit.
Bond conditions have changed for the 19-year-old charged with eight felonies related to two sexual assaults at the Collierville campus after school hours.
Lawmakers and the TSSAA teamed up to pass a bill to let middle and high school athletes transfer schools once without penalty — with some stipulations.
A major mixed-use project is under construction in Hernando.
Memphis Grizzlies Jaylen Wells and Cam Spencer played and scored in the NBA Rising Stars games Friday night.
Cedric Coward will not play in the Rising Stars event on Friday due to the same knee injury that held him out of Wednesday’s loss at Denver.
State lawmakers voted to fund the audit last spring. No initial findings of wrongdoing prompted it; rather, lawmakers bolstered a smaller effort from the Shelby County Board of Commissioners who were frustrated by the school board’s ouster of former Superintendent Marie Feagins.
The immersive experience, still under development, was damaged by the building’s fire-suppression system.
Memphis and Utah State will meet for the first time ever in Logan, Utah.
Suzannah Herbert fell in love with documentary filmmaking as a Midtown Memphis teen. Her new ‘Natchez’ has drawn major national notice.
Clothes by the headlining designer of this year’s Memphis Art & Fashion Week have been seen on Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, and K-pop group BLACKPINK.
Tennessee House Republicans on Thursday approved a bill allowing, though not requiring, public schools to display the Ten Commandments.
As Indie Memphis bounces back from a year without its signature film festival, the group’s new co-executive director, Alicia George, joins Eric Barnes on this week’s episode of “The Sidebar” to talk about the organization’s future.
“Here’s hoping for a return to glory somehow, some way. Great Caesar’s Ghost and amen!” — Greg Ricketts about Martin: Brace yourselves, Memphis fans, After loss to North Texas, the real storm is here.
“As a vinyl fan myself, I look forward to checking this new shop out!” — Lena Chipman about Joe's Records coming to Wolfchase Galleria
“These screamers are not ‘fixers.’ How can people who have no respect for authority fix anything?” — John Malmo about Calkins: Mayor Young talked about crime, immigration and the future of the city. Of course it got loud.
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A look at stories from outside the Interstate 240 loop from the planned departure of IKEA to resistance to a Germantown TIF.
“The impact of colorectal cancer is exacerbated for Black Tennesseans and people in rural areas who face even more challenges to getting screened and treated.”
Fall in love with today’s sudokus.
Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.
This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of the book used in the Tigers at Heart program at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and was taken by Greg Campbell.
Her lawsuit requests she be restored to the superintendent seat or paid severance as outlined in her contract.
The new flight will join the airline’s 10 other nonstop routes from Memphis.
A Mississippi judge granted Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss a preliminary injunction that gives him another year of eligibility after a fight with the NCAA.
The owner of Evelyn & Olive reopened the East Memphis location on Saturday, Feb. 7. Also, TacoNGanas is one step closer to its first brick-and-mortar restaurant and two former Wendy’s properties have been sold.
With solar farms sprouting up nearby and a moratorium against them already in place for more than two years, Millington is putting specific conditions on future projects.
There were 22.1 million vinyl records sold in the first half of 2025 alone, according to a Recording Industry Association of America report.
“For about 26,000 Memphis students, access to school transportation is the difference between showing up ready to learn and not showing up at all.”
If you’re planning on doing something special this particular weekend, it’ll help to have a significant other, a gal pal or a bromance going on.