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City of Memphis Tennessee Elections Coordinator Mark Goins ruled Friday the Shelby County Election Commission cannot use instant-runoff voting in this October's city of Memphis elections. -
Health Care Medical District welcomes 22 new businesses in 2018
Along with major investment like the redevelopment of the former Wonder Bread factory, the Memphis Medical District saw a surge of small business activity in 2018.
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Arlington Arlington Depot Square undergoing upgrades
The historic Arlington Depot Square in undergoing a revitalization, with several new commercial buildings being built and several more planned. The work is the first new construction on the Square in decades.
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Transportation & Logistics Is Raj Subramaniam ‘the guy’ at FedEx? Only time will tell
Selection of Raj Subramaniam for the No. 2 job at Memphis-based FedEx Corp. starting March 1 could put him in the driver's seat to eventually become CEO, some analysts believe.
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Shelby County Dozier named in Richmond list of priests accused of child sexual abuse
The late Carroll T. Dozier, the first bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, is among 42 priests named this week by the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, as having a "credible and substantiated" allegation of child sexual abuse against him.
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Metro Daily Briefs
- Methodist South Hospital names new president
- Bella Vita Gifts & Interiors moving to Germantown
- Methodist Le Bonheur, St. Jude and FedEx among 2019 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For
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Shelby County Harris calls for focus to switch from tax breaks to more workforce investments
County Mayor Lee Harris gave his first State of the County address Friday, calling for a new direction in the economic development discussion.
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Health Care $1M grant covers mobile stroke unit until insurance reimbursement kicks in
Without a framework for insurance reimbursement, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Mobile Stroke Unit is being funded for another year through philanthropy.
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State Government Diverse coalition backs easier restoration of felon voting rights
An ex-convict invited by President Trump to the State of the Union address is helping lead efforts to streamline the voter restoration process for people who "pay their debt to society."
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Education Report: Tennessee’s teacher prep programs are doing a better job, but graduating fewer educators
Tennessee’s teacher training programs improved or maintained their scores on a report card released Friday, even as the number of would-be educators they graduated dipped for a third straight year.
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Food Biggs: This king cake is worth the trouble, but we have a hack if you want it
A decadent Bananas Foster king cake is no doubt a lot of trouble, but one taste of this showstopper will prove that sometimes you have to dirty some pans to make a kitchen masterpiece.
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Public Safety Shelby County expungement practices questioned by Tennessee Supreme Court
The state Supreme Court agreed to give the Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk's office 30 days to draft a policy on how it handles expungement filings after his staff failed to handle a case properly.
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Transportation & Logistics Bronczek departs FedEx, replaced by Subramaniam
David J. Bronczek has abruptly retired from FedEx Corp.'s No.2 spot, with Raj Subramaniam named to replace him effective March 1.
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Shelby County Office of re-entry shifting focus to helping ex-offenders obtain living-wage jobs
Over the past few months, Memphis and Shelby County Office of Re-Entry executive director Harold Collins has restructured the organization with the vision of those released from incarceration having a better chance at obtaining a living wage job.
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Business FedEx Logistics HQ incentives top $34 million with EDGE approval
With grants and tax abatements, FedEx Logistics has secured a benefit of $34 million for its plans to create a consolidated headquarters in Downtown Memphis. And that doesn't include incentives from the state.
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Metro Daily Briefs
- Methodist South Hospital names new president
- Bella Vita Gifts & Interiors moving to Germantown
- Methodist Le Bonheur, St. Jude and FedEx among 2019 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For
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State Government Camper delivers Medicaid expansion message to governor
House Minority Leader calls for governor to retain authority to negotiate waiver with federal government without legislative approval.
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Reviews My Favorite Things: Alex’s Greek Burger
After 65 years and hundreds of thousands of burgers, it's easy to get it right. At Alex's Tavern, the burger hits the spot every time.
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Sports Baseball’s ongoing quest: Bring more African-Americans to the game
Former major league pitcher Vida Blue speaks at a Feb. 22 banquet to raise money and awareness to the lack of African-American youths playing baseball.
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Lakeland Lovell only bidder for Stonebridge Golf Course
Businessman Mark Lovell was the highest bidder Thursday in the foreclosure sale of Stonebridge Golf Course, and says he plans to keep operating the 177 acres for golfers.
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Business Planning board endorses Art Lofts across from Overton Park
The Land Use Control Board gave its backing to the 111-unit Art Lofts apartments across from Overton Park after the developer made several concessions to concerned neighbors.
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High School Sports Central honors former basketball star Nina Davis
The No. 13 has always been good to former Central basketball star Nina Davis and now it will be linked to her in the rafters.
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Collierville Collierville exploring options to fix landfill stench
The Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen is trying to find a long-term solution to the stench from a landfill.
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Transportation & Logistics FedEx Logistics HQ project wins $3 million in grants, tax freeze worth millions
Public incentives flowed Thursday into a project to retrofit the Gibson Guitar Factory and make it FedEx Logistics' global headquarters. A tax freeze and two grants sailed to approval.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Mailbag: Post-trade reset, ‘conveying the pick,’ Chandler Parsons’ return, and front office speculation
With the Grizzlies' roster shuffled and the All-Star break upon us, we break out the mail for questions about new players, returning players, draft strategy, team decision-makers, and more.
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