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Real Estate Developers planning a mixed-use apartment and commercial building next to Loflin Yard in Downtown Memphis have upped the ante, adding a warehouse redevelopment to the project. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Penny’s first win ‘felt like home’
Jeremiah Martin dropped in one 3-pointer, then he dropped in another 3-pointer, then FedExForum erupted in joy. -
Main Event: Penny’s debut successful with the help of veterans; youngsters struggle
When the University of Memphis hired the city’s favorite son last March, Penny Hardaway spoke of returning the program to the glory days and the feeling that it was like a “family reunion.” -
Shelby County Kelsey fends off strong challenge from Democrat Salinas in state Senate race
Incumbent Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey appears to have held off Democrat Gabby Salinas in one of the most competitive races District 31 has seen in recent memory. -
State Government Lee makes history; Blackburn rolls over Bredesen
Republican Bill Lee roared to victory Tuesday as the next Tennessee governor, making history by becoming the state’s first GOP governor-elect to follow a Republican governor in office. -
Metro Majority of Shelby County voters turn out for the vote
For the first time in 24 years a majority of Shelby County voters showed up for an election other than the presidential general election. -
Suburbs Memphis women’s soccer team back in the NCAAs and aiming to stay a while
As the season rolled along, it became clear that this Memphis women’s soccer team was going to chase history. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball Chapter One: The second Penny Hardaway era begins at Memphis
When Penny Hardaway debuted at Memphis the first time, people wore tuxes. -
Sports Tip-Ins and Turnovers: New intro, pennies promotion highlight win
Memphis (1-0) overcame second half shooting struggles to down Tennessee Tech 76-61 in head coach Penny Hardaway’s first game. -
Let’s stop tearing down community and build something we can all be proud of
In early October the National Civil Rights Museum, along with Bridges and Facing History and Ourselves, launched a campaign to encourage empathy. -
Otis Sanford Sanford: Decisions – whether at the voting booth, in the classroom or in life – have consequences
“People make choices. Choices make history.” -
State Government Lee, Dean approach final day at the polls
At nearly every stop, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Lee recalls a moment in his campaign when he introduced himself to a Cumberland County man and got an unexpected response. -
Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Warriors 117, Grizzlies 101
We’ll find out by Tuesday night whether there’s a “blue wave” in the midterm elections. But on Election Day eve, the Grizzlies ended their three-game West Coast road trip submerged by a familiar Golden wave. -
City of Memphis Both sides of partisan divide push Memphis voter turnout
At his next-to-last campaign stop in his bid for the U.S. Senate Monday evening, former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen had trouble getting in the door of Jim Neely’s Interstate Barbecue in South Memphis. -
Public Safety Tremaine Wilbourn’s life story revealed in sentencing hearing
Tremaine Wilbourn was born to a teen mother who, by the time he was a toddler, was on drugs and allegedly a prostitute. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball Tigers excited for official season to get underway against Tenn. Tech
Everything will be different when Memphis tips off against Tennessee Tech at FedExForum on Tuesday night. -
Opinion Nelson: Is Big Shelby back?
Memphians of a certain vintage may recall a time when the rest of Tennessee disparaged us as Big Shelby. It was a backhanded way of expressing East and Middle Tennessee’s resentment of – and, truth be told, our own vaulting pride in – the power wielded by Memphis and Shelby County in the state’s politics and government. -
Memphis Tigers Football Memphis defense struggles in first road win; 3 points of emphasis
Memphis (5-4, 2-3 American Athletic Conference) fought off a scrappy East Carolina (2-6, 0-5 AAC) for a 59-41 road win Saturday afternoon. -
Sports Tigers use running of Henderson, receiving of Coxie to defeat Pirates 59-41
The Memphis Tigers (5-4, 2-3 American Athletic Conference) won their first road game of the season in a back-and-forth and points-filled contest with the East Carolina Pirates (2-6, 0-5 AAC). -
Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Suns 102, Grizzlies 100
For the first time this season, the Grizzlies found themselves in a single-possession game in the final five minutes. -
Memphis Tigers Football Hard work – not magic – needed to fix Tigers’ defense
Head coach Mike Norvell believes there’s no magical solution for what ails the Memphis defense. Only one thing can change the Tigers’ fortunes – hard work. -
Financial Services Home equity: New leader making mark on United Housing
Amy Schaftlein was an elementary student in the Arlington area in the 1990s when her yellow school bus stopped in front of a blighted house. -
Real Estate Convention Center bids come in below $175 million target
The rebidding of the renovation of the Memphis Cook Convention Center has come in below the $175 million the city has to spend on the project. -
State Government Blackburn rallies with Trump; Bredesen speaks to faith leaders
Driving home their final points in the waning days of the U.S. Senate campaign, Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn rallied with President Donald Trump while former Democratic governor Phil Bredesen spoke at an interfaith prayer lunch Sunday, Nov. 4. -
Transportation & Logistics FedEx to increase shipping rates after holiday season
FedEx Corp. announced it will increase shipping rates for three of its subsidiaries, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight, effective Jan. 7.
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