Full state funding of the Imagination Library would remove local costs and raise kindergarten‑readiness rates.

Analysts say ZIP‑code reclassifications reflect the carrier’s effort to boost margins as UPS, Amazon and others battle for volume.

With some help, the Memphis Zoo has installed motion-sensing trail cameras in green spaces throughout Shelby County to learn which species live there. So far, researchers have logged 20 animals. And they’re just getting started. 

Restaurant workers are among the most at risk for substance abuse and heavy alcohol use in the United States. The Memphis chapter of Ben’s Friends hopes to help on the path to sobriety.

Entrepreneur trusted her gut and the data to transform a struggling Neighborhood Barre franchise into a hub for fitness-minded women.

The Lobbyist is advancing to the next phase of a more than $200,000 renovation.

Bikers descended on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s campus to mark 20 years of St. Jude Rides. Riders and participants raised over $1 million this year, organizers said. 

New documents show former DeSoto County Convention and Visitors Bureau leadership is backing claims by the Landers Center head who said he was fired last year for refusing to stop booking Black acts.

Plus, Little Petals looks to new location and Dutch Bros Coffee considers Cordova.

Mayo Clinic chose Southaven due to the location and ability to set up equipment quickly, Mississippi Development Authority officials said.

To most, this year’s fall book sale will look identical to past ones, but the organizational lineup has been shaken up.

A local private investment company bought Sycamore View Plaza, a retail center on Summer Avenue for more than $3 million.

Also, Baptist Memorial Health Care announces a slate of leadership changes, and a bank and a law firm add new employees.

Also in this edition of Inked: August homes sales go down while prices go up, Los Angeles firm buys in Southeast Memphis and Litchfield buys on Senator Street.

Chili’s announced it is donating $150 million over 15 years to support a new clinical center on St. Jude Children Research Hospital’s campus.

“We have been extremely busy. The warehousing business is booming. The trucking has been pretty d--- busy. It’s about the busiest we’ve ever been in the past 15 years.”

Interior designers Cameron Howell and Greg Baudoin are turning a Racine Street building into showroom, with plans to develop it into a resource center for the city’s design community.

The Tennessee Supreme Court refused to admit Marion Griffin to the bar twice, simply because she was a woman. But she didn’t let that stop her. 

Sage Memphis — and owner Charles Nwankwo — has been participating in the week for the past five years.

John Doyle was instrumental in the museum’s growth and helped launch the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2012.

The Downtown Memphis Commission Design Review Board will review three projects at its Sept. 9 meeting.

Vanessa Holmes originally launched her food truck because she was tired of food and service falling below her standards.

FedEx Freight fired one of its executives, Mike Lyons, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

With one location in the works, the California-based fast-food chain may have found a second spot in the Memphis area.

The main building includes a 200-seat performance hall and office space. The other part is a studio-apartment building.