Memphis in May's new partnership with a social media giant includes live streaming from the Beale Street Music Festival and will carry over to the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

Five-star point guard Boogie Ellis may be flipping from Duke to Memphis. It's just another day in an astonishing offseason for Penny Hardaway. 

NASHVILLE – The Legislature has passed legislation allowing people to obtain a conceal-carry handgun permit without taking live-fire training.

Memphis is home to a growing high school water polo scene, where a sense of community is as important as winning. Well, almost.

The nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Thursday called for a disciplinary review of a Memphis judge under fire for controversial social media postings.

NASHVILLE – State Sen. Brian Kelsey is touting passage of Gov. Bill Lee’s education savings account initiative, pointing out it was a long time coming. 

School board members cited Ray’s firm hand while serving as interim — effectively a tryout — in their unanimous selection of the 22-year Memphis educator.

A drink made with fresh citrus squeezed directly in the glass and served with good liquor deserves a better name than Skinny Margarita.

NASHVILLE – State Sen. Brian Kelsey’s push to pay college athletes for performance got a boost in the General Assembly this week.

European coaching star and former NBA player Sarunas Jasikevicius has been identified as a Grizzlies head coaching candidate. 

What brought you to Memphis? We’d love to hear. For St. Jude’s Penny DeGoosh, it was something she found while going through her father’s estate in Vermont. 

• Union Row touches Beale St.
• Tesla service center opens in Memphis
• Beale Street Music Festival three-day passes sold out, single-day tickets still available 

Two contenders for Memphis mayor called for change in the city's leadership during a lunch hour rally outside City Hall that featured competition from a rain storm and an active shooter scare.

The finance committee of the Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County (EDGE) approved two forgivable loans for small businesses Wednesday.

Memphis continues to add to its wide receivers group, this time with transfer Traveon Samuel. 

NASHVILLE – The Legislature adopted Gov. Bill Lee’s voucher legislation to use public dollars to send children to private schools in a hotly-contested compromise report despite doubts raised about its long-term financial implications.

Utah Jazz assistant Alex Jensen has been identified as a head-coaching candidate for the Memphis Grizzlies. 

Germantown is reviewing a budget that is nearly $59 million. Although it is an increase, the city will not raise property taxes. The current budget does not include the potential country club purchase.

A resolution approved by the nine-member school board said a national search for a superintendent was unnecessary and would cost the district time and resources. Ray’s selection marks a reversal for board members, who signaled early on they planned to conduct a national search.

Joris Ray's public campaign to go from interim to permanent superintendent was different, but the push to keep the school system's leadership local and from within the system has been a constant feature of choosing a superintendent.

The state Senate approved a $38.6 billion budget for fiscal 2019-20 with a variety of tax cuts while adding $220 million to bolster the rainy day fund and give teachers pay increases totaling $71 million.

With the first phase of the South City redevelopment project wrapping up, 55 families who lived in the former Foote Homes public housing complex will be moving into the neighborhood soon. 

• ServiceMaster appoints new board chairman
• Breast Cancer Eradication Initiative to host 26th annual Pink Ribbon Open May 20
• Memphis in May Olympic Triathlon to unveil annual poster May 6

Jarvis Greer – who celebrated his 40th anniversary at WMC-TV the other day – believed in Memphis before that was cool.

Memphis 901 FC internationals must be sharp mentally and physically, while keeping their passports handy.