Though the school announced Wednesday it would be adding new outdoor seating options for the upcoming season, there’s a much larger vision.

Eastbound traffic will resume by Monday, Aug. 2, and westbound lanes will reopen Friday, Aug. 6. Crews will continue some work on the Hernando DeSoto Bridge even after the span across the Mississippi River resumes.

Robert Machen has been named chief information officer for Prospero Health, which runs its operational headquarters in Memphis.

As the Tigers experienced last season, a COVID outbreak can potentially setback a season.

Stripers’ starter shuts down baseball’s hottest team.

A comprehensive traffic study is planned for incorporated Cordova, but crime was the main topic of discussion Tuesday evening. 

The sites are for future schools, looking 15 to 20 years down the road, Superintendent Ted Horrell said. 

One Beale’s developer unveiled the final renderings for the 20-story, $190 million Grand Hyatt Hotel. Construction is to start early next year.

The County Commission will soon have a panel of five to advise on ethics. One commissioner warns it could be seen as conflicting with the ongoing special prosecutor’s investigation into a 2019 grant proposed by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr.

Brent Taylor says the County Commission decision to take its own bids on a new voting system “effectively bypasses” the Election Commission and “doesn’t indicate a willingness to work cooperatively.”

George Thomas III, named preseason Class 5A all-state, is getting noticed even as SCS teams weren’t allowed to play last season.

The tournament is expected to announce Thursday that Phil Mickelson, who in May became the oldest major winner in golf history, is joining the field.

Arlington and Bartlett school districts have announced safety protocols for the coming year even as they watch changing federal recommendations. 

The change reflects research that shows the vaccinated can transmit the COVID-19 virus to others.

A developer says he needs exceptions to zoning rules so he can build a 92-unit apartment complex near the University of Memphis and meet demand for student housing. But the University District Neighborhoods Corp. and others oppose the plan.

The surprise announcement last week at City Hall of a plan to truck the waste to a landfill near Memphis International Airport drew immediate criticism from City Council members. TVA isn’t pulling the plan but says will seek more public input.

Beat writer Drew Hill and columnists Geoff Calkins and Chris Herrington will post blog posts, stories and columns as events develop for the Grizzlies.

Memphis will soon be home to the corporate headquarters of six of the nation’s biggest companies.

The third area Slim Chickens opens at Wolfchase, with big shoes to fill if it plans to keep up with the other two in international sales standings.

The commission also delayed the second of three votes on the Byhalia Connection Pipeline ordinance after it was amended.

Germantown aldermen approved more stringent guidelines in its solicitation ordinance, which requires a background check when obtaining a permit and other requirements.

A member of the Planning Commission is asking the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen to support conversations about removing a Confederate marker from Town Square Park.