The owner of 502 S. Second seeks a $50,000 grant to help fund her $1.1 million plan to convert a vacant part of Downtown’s old MGM film warehouse into the Luxe Jazz Suite.

The Hall of Fame coach signed a one-year, $300,000 deal with the university, plus bonuses.

Calkins: “The only thing SEC states do better than football is ignorance. Why you should be rooting for forfeits — and fully vaccinated Vanderbilt — this season.”

All expenses, including monthly rent, are eligible to be reimbursed by the federal government.

“We don’t look good getting off the bus but there’s zero fear,” coach Carey Talley says as they open play in the U.S. Youth Soccer national tournament.

The head of The Orpheum joins Eric Barnes on The Sidebar.

The $30 million Memphis Medical District Investment Fund is designed to spur inclusive real estate development in the impoverished neighborhoods ringing the robust Memphis Medical District.

Preseason accolades continue to roll in for the two University of Memphis Tigers star football players.

The expansion includes enlarging the cardiovascular and neonatal floors, in addition to the surgery-recovery area and main floor.

The university raised more than $35 million, including a record of $26.5 million for academic support when unemployment was at record highs and the campus mostly was quiet.

Mary Claire White has long sold jewelry and candles in the Broad Avenue Arts District. With Sugar Ghost, she’s brought bubble tea to the neighborhood, and has an ice cream shop coming soon.

Germantown Country Club’s sheer size and the number of lots in the proposed Glasgow residential development for the property makes the project unique, but the density is comparable to other recently approved proposals.

Employers are giving hiring bonuses, creating retention incentives, making work schedules more flexible, raising pay, providing transportation to workers and providing other incentives to fill positions during this tight labor market.

The COVID-19 vaccine is readily available, but many people are still deciding against vaccination – at least for now. The moment of urgency has passed and instead has been replaced by a relaxed attitude, even as the Delta variant spreads and puts unvaccinated people at risk for severe illness and even death. 

Opinion: ‘By stripping the Tennessee Department of Health of its vaccine outreach to youths, state lawmakers have also robbed the people of Tennessee of their own autonomy in health care decision-making.’

Penny Hardaway is 50! And he’s spending his birthday at an AAU tournament in North Augusta, South Carolina, because he is working to bring a title to his hometown. 

A doctor’s hobby evolved into the world’s largest company of its kind, and Roger Cicala’s expertise in lens sharpness and quality has even drawn the attention of NASA.

‘I started because I was desperate for good conversation,’ Rob Sangster says of the informal salon that provided a forum for discussing topics of importance to Memphis.

If masks have been the face of the nation’s political divide during the pandemic, what are COVID vaccinations?

Memphis Voices for Palestine, along with the Memphis chapter of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, led a march down Cooper Street holding signs that read ‘Zionism Equals Violence’ and ‘Free Palestine.’

Michael Salazar scored early in the second half Saturday as Memphis 901 FC ran its unbeaten streak to three games with a 1-1 draw against Indy Eleven at Michael A. Carroll Stadium in Indianapolis.

Volunteers and employees of office of Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris targeted the 38128 ZIP code in North Memphis, because of its prominent Spanish speaking-population, citing a disparity in local vaccination rates among Hispanic communities. 

The Tigers were part of the ‘Hope to Dream’ program that gave new beds to children in need, and in return received memories of their own they’ll cherish.

The Grizzlies guard is part of a back-to-school drive in Memphis that will provide backpacks and school supplies for 200 students in the area. He plans to do the same for his hometown of Richmond, Indiana.

The week’s best images include a visit to the Crosstown Concourse in Midtown, where Jennifer Biggs sampled a wood-fired pizza and some refreshing craft beers.