Fourteen months after its unexpected closure, Petra Cafe is back with its signature Mediterranean dishes. And former customers don’t have to look too far to find it. 

Billed as “a proactive alternative to state-imposed governance,” the new intervention would create a Memphis-Shelby County Schools board committee of local elected officials and community members. 

Works by more than 80 Memphis and Shelby County students will be on view through April 30 at the Pink Palace.

The realization that a full-time mayor elected in Germantown might have to abandon their regular job has added a layer of discussion to the suburb’s decisions this year.

Jay’s Catering will open in the Non-Vintage Wine Bar space on Broad Avenue sometime this month. Renovations at Brookhaven Pub & Grill are underway, and the Café Keough space is up for a low-rent, one-year lease.

After his past collections with the Memphis Grizzlies sold out, Prep Curry’s designs are back at FedExForum for a “three-peat.”

After wrapping a two-month concert tour to local schools, musician and dancer Brezay will hit the Grizzlies court, and her fashion collection will hit FedExForum’s merch shop. 

“Someone will be forced to decide which biblical version to display and how to number the commandments. Any such choice would privilege one religious tradition over others.”

Today’s puzzle is of a Memphis trolley and was taken by Brad Vest.

There are 19 Lone Sailor monuments around the world in places like Normandy, France, Guam and Pearl Harbor. Millington would like to be the 20th.

Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play. 

Memphis falls to 12-18 overall and 7-10 in the American Conference. Point guard Dug McDaniel led the Tigers with 25 points. Zach Davis added 17.

Box score for the NCAA basketball game between the University of Memphis Tigers and the University of South Florida Bulls at FedExForum on Thursday, March 5, 2026.

McDonald’s could open another location in Collierville under the leadership of an established franchisee.

Josh Huggins leads the way with 32 in win over Knoxville Catholic.

The Memphis Grizzlies point guard last played Jan. 21.

The West Cancer CEO was recently appointed to the board after board chair Bill Renick resigned in February.

One had an outstanding performance in the Division 2-AA quarterfinal, and the other displayed hot shooting against Collierville in the championship game of the district tournament.

Poor shooting, turnovers doom Sting from the get-go against Lipscomb Academy in its first final four game in five years.

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“One of the great gifts of public service is the ability to make an outsized difference for your fellow citizens. I would never have imagined earlier in my life I could help make Memphis safe and marketable.” 

A controversial bill about what to call an area of land in the Middle East makes its way through the Tennessee Legislature.

Fresh off a favorable ruling, Cook Out is moving forward with its plans to convert the former Back Yard Burgers.

Tennessee’s first and only Ikea store will close in May. 

After months of legal limbo, the State of Tennessee and several Memphis Democratic elected officials squared off over the legality of the Tennessee National Guard’s deployment in Memphis.