The 87-year-old musician honed his craft at South Memphis’ Club Paradise, a pivotal venue in “The Birth of Soul Music.”

Terminix Global Holdings Inc., reported strong financial results for the first quarter of this year. The company is expecting continued growth in its revenues as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

For the second consecutive year, the EDGE and Greater Memphis Chamber have received a top 25 honor by Site Selection magazine for their work in 2020 to recruit jobs and investment.

The temporary fix of cart paths on the golf course could wait to get a feel for what a larger makeover similar to that underway on the Overton Park golf course might involve. 

Tennessee’s new elementary school reading policies are the product of a tangled web of government, business and academics that has reshaped national and state reading policies time and again.

Two Eagles, Sean Mullen and Jolie Taty, will square off for Division 2-AA West Region tennis title Thursday at MUS. 

May 5, 2021: The Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minnesota.

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Box score: Grizzlies 139, Timberwolves 135

Midtown’s hot real estate development may soon stretch south to embrace an entire block of Lamar Avenue, which has experienced disinvestment over the decades.

Sophomore Jordan Ware burned up the track during the SCIAA AAA championship meet on May 1.

Germantown has named Liz Dias as its first whole child director. Dias currently serves as Houston Middle principal.

Decarcerate Memphis, a criminal justice grassroots coalition, has given MPD’s new police chief 100 days to tackle reforms it says are needed to change the “culture and structure” of the department. 

The best quarterback in Tigers history will be hoping for a chance against those drafted or signed as undrafted free agents. 

Former house framer Martin Cook has transitioned into a developer with subdivisions around the area, including the Estates of Chambers Chapel in Lakeland.

A deep clean and purge of the kitchen might not spark joy, but can cause an existential questioning of time. And as the world moves on, festivals are planned and Hog Wild East opens.

The 106 cases come from 1,437 tests, giving the day a positivity rate of 7.4%.

Since the conclusion of the NFL Draft on Saturday, it’s been all quiet on the undrafted free agent front for a number of former Tigers.

Memphis could soon have a daily reminder that we don’t have “time for things with no soul.”

Elliot Perry joins Eric Barnes this week on The Sidebar to talk about the challenges of mentoring during - and after - the pandemic.

About $4,000 is the projected, monthly rent for each of the two units. But the apartments – if that’s how a buyer uses them – are more than 3,000 square feet each, have luxury finishes, and are nestled in one of the city’s leafiest neighborhoods.

“There is a lot of talk about we won’t get herd immunity. It depends on the definition of what you describe.”

Ernie Mellor opens Hog Wild East for takeout only in the former Garibaldi’s location on Yates Road on Wednesday.

The Daily Memphian bills this as an opinion piece, and the author makes efforts to endear himself to us as a local, but this is not an opinion piece by a local. It is astroturfing by the oil industry.