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. 

 Another Raising Cane’s is coming to Memphis, plus hip-hop-inspired cookie franchise Cookie Plug and smoothie shop Groovy Gratitude are now open.

Sisters and co-owners Kristen and Lindsey Archer, who opened their storefront at 65 Monroe Ave. last fall, said brick-and-mortar shop sales accounted for just 13% of their total income over the past year. 

The Ronna K. Newburger Adult Day Center offers daytime social interaction for older adults through activities such as games, yoga, art and music therapy and an outdoor garden. 

It takes lots of skills to make a new energy drink; for this crew, interesting new flavor profiles sprouted from plastic cups and pipettes. 

The BlueOval Good Neighbors Coalition wants a legally binding community development agreement to protect West Tennessee’s historically Black communities. 

Youth Villages and the University of Memphis announce promotions.

At the end of the golf tournament, a wish is granted and this year’s wish went to a 12-year-old girl from Bradford, Arkansas.

In the Mid-South, 40% of patients aren’t tested because doctors and hospitals aren’t on board, according to research in a national journal. 

In recent years, 11 new businesses opened in the Memphis Medical District, and the area has seen community engagement in a corridor that was overlooked for decades. And Memphians aren’t the only ones to notice.

The supercomputer intended to power and do computations for Grok, the chatbot run by xAI’s artificial intelligence, could be up and running as early as August, a source familiar with the matter told The Daily Memphian.

After 12 years, Overton Park Conservancy executive director Tina Sullivan is ready to step down and she’s confident the green space will endure and thrive under the next generation of leadership.

Arlington’s growth, with a slight nod to the proposed BlueOval City plant, has nudged the project higher on the TDOT priority list. Mayor Mike Wissman said the town has sought the interchange work for years.

The Cheesecake Factory, a plum for Memphis when it arrived in 2015, is closing its only area store, which employs 75 to 100 people in full- and part-time jobs.

It’s one of 150 stores across the nation for sale; two brokerage houses are managing the listings. 

The ribbon-cutting Thursday, June 13, of a new senior-citizen apartment building at the former Foote Homes was also a look back at the longer timeline of the city’s move to mixed-income communities.

The development was originally approved under the condition that no drive-thru restaurants would be allowed. 

Local employment attorneys weigh in on the recent Supreme Court ruling. 

The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously preserved access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year.

The cuts are expected to generate $125 million to $175 million in savings, which the company expects to see in two years.

Information obtained by The Daily Memphian through a Tennessee Public Records Act request shows xAI could rank among the top-five Memphis Light, Gas and Water customers.

University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Trustmark announce additions. 

The Marriott-branded hotel is the sixth phase of the mixed-use development in Germantown.

Ubee’s on Highland has closed but the owners plan to reopen at another location, most likely in the suburbs. 

The wounding of a rideshare driver during an attempted carjacking at the Memphis International Airport early Monday, June 10, has made waves in the local ride-sourcing community.