Read to be Ready camps first opened in 2016, and Tennessee has expanded the program annually with funding from the U.S. Department of Human Services. But state officials learned in January that the federal grant now has to be used for child care programs.
With a motto of “Get Your Hands Dirty,” the Red Hook Cajun Seafood & Bar has opened at 6105 Stage Road in Bartlett and is already eyeing expansion to other parts of the Mid-South.
A look back at the Grizzlies' two mid-week trades and how the team's roster might change going forward.
This week's demolition of a small shopping center is attributed to the future project to replace the Poplar Viaduct.
Takashi will fill the space vacated by Pei Wei Asian Diner in the Belvedere Collection shopping center on Union.
The owner of 115 Union and The Pocket bar will develop city land south of Clayborn Temple. Elmington Capital of Nashville will develop the Tillman Cove apartment complex land in Binghampton.
The Fourth ended with rockets blazing in the dark and independent bursts in neighborhoods that went late into the night.
Nine former players under University of Memphis women's basketball coach Melissa McFerrin have come forward with allegations of mistreatment and abuse, and exit interviews show many players had issues with the coach.
With a special session of the Legislature set in late August, state Rep. Jim Coley is calling embattled Rep. David Byrd a “drag” on the Republican Party. An expulsion resolution against Byrd is likely at the session.
Against a backdrop of perfect summer weather and patriotic spirit in the air, an estimated 8,000 people turned out Wednesday night for Bartlett’s annual “Star Spangled Fireworks Extravaganza.”
Shelby County government has $2.5 million waiting for MATA, but only if two county commissioners are given voting seats on the MATA board. One city councilman said what county government is asking for is “unprecedented.”
The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers July 4-10.
African-Americans were not about to just show up at all-white public schools and trust that they would be accepted. It required the power of the federal courts – and in some instances the muscle of the federal government – to force change.
With more bone fractures occurring in the warmer months, a medical device startup is piloting a cooler cast with Regional One Health.
Strawberry and cucumber muddle it up with gin for a refreshing summer drink.
A day before the Fourth of July and with an August special session looming, House Democrats are calling for a wide-ranging investigation into the expenses of resigning Speaker Glen Casada.
The University of Memphis issued a statement confirming the women's basketball program is undergoing an independent external review.
The Shelby County trustee's office has forwarded to public school systems $463,582.72 in local sales taxes collected by Graceland's tourism development zone over two years ending June 30, 2018.
The Grizzlies have traded Chandler Parsons. So have a parade!
The debut of instant-runoff or ranked-choice voting in Memphis probably won’t happen with the 2019 Memphis elections.
Smokey Robinson, who has written dozens of compositions that stand the test of time, joins some St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patients in a new endeavor.
Three years after the Grizzlies signed Chandler Parsons to a $94 million max contract, the biggest outside free agent signing in franchise history, the Parsons era is over in Memphis.
Alpha Omega Veterans Services got in the farm-to-table movement more than a year ago. Now, with its first full growing season unfolding, it's marketing produce and the power of horticultural therapy.
Brandon Arrindell, 33, was the first African-American student council president at Memphis University School. Now he wants to leverage his stake in the Grizzlies to help his hometown.
Developers of two large projects south of Interstate 240 are seeking amendments to their plans, one for a truck terminal expansion on American Way, the other for a gated residential community at Forest Hill-Irene and Shelby Drive.