The Memphis Branch of the NAACP says the Memphis City Council should have consistent rules for filling vacancies on the body and suggests a special election if the council remains at an impasse in filling the three open seats at its Tuesday meeting.

As the holiday shopping season enters its frenzied final week, some locally owned shops in Germantown and Collierville – like The Brooks Collection and The Truffle Pig – are enjoying brisk sales on a variety of goods created by local artists and businesses.

Graceland’s battle with the city and Memphis Grizzlies over a FedExForum noncompete clause is expected to continue in a higher court after a lawsuit was dismissed in Shelby County Chancery Court.

Four Republicans filed qualifying papers by a Thursday, Dec. 13, deadline to run in the Jan. 24 GOP primary to the fill the 32nd District Senate seat vacated by Mark Norris.

At age 85, Alma Blankenship lives in the Bartlett house she’s called home for more than 50 years.

For many people, the holidays are not complete without attending the annual Christmas play presented by the students of Madonna Learning Center in Germantown.

Expect bipartisan backing for a plan by House Speaker-nominee Glen Casada to resume oversight committees for three main start departments with Memphis Republicans and Democrats both saying they support the idea.

Kaywin Feldman, who served as director of the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art from 1999 to 2007, has been named director of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Sales for Memphis-based Fred’s Inc. continue to drop, according to the discount retail chain’s third quarter earnings report.

A South Memphis rice processing and packaging plant has filed for yet another building permit to continue a string of expansions that started eight years ago.

A naming rights deal will be sought for the new and improved Memphis Cook Convention Center. The convention center board on Thursday approved a consulting agreement that could lead to a commercial brand splashed across the updated center’s sleek-looking new exterior.

Twelve cough drops. Not one, not two, not three, not 10.

Shelby County Schools Superintendent Dorsey Hopson outlined his school consolidation plan to the Shelby County Commission’s education committee Wednesday – which includes 28 school closures, 10 new schools and could cost the district at least $700 million.

As the big game bears down upon us, as Memphis prepares to play Tennessee in basketball, let us all come together to agree on one essential truth: you have to pick a side.

Lots of good questions this week, both current, historical, and a double-dip of life-beyond-hoops. Let’s do it.

Earlier this week Kaywin Feldman was named the first female director of the National Gallery of Art in the museum’s 77-year history – and nobody in Memphis was surprised.

Daily Memphian sports writers Chris Herrington, Geoff Calkins and Don Wade discuss the Grizzlies’ recent dip and injury concerns for stars Marc Gasol and Mike Conley.

ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. will acquire a New York City commercial pest control company with several high-profile clients, the company announced Tuesday, Dec. 11.

Krystal is tearing down two more of its hamburger restaurants in Memphis and replacing them with the chain’s latest design.

The first phase of Union Row, the $950 million mixed-use project along Union Avenue, is one step closer to securing the tax revenue it needs to fund public infrastructure improvements.

The Grizzlies starters didn’t actually start very well, but they closed strong against the Portland Trail Blazers in a 92-83 win on Wednesday night at FedExForum.

Memphis running back Darrell Henderson will enter the NFL Draft after leading the Tigers to a pair of American Athletic Conference championship games, the star running back announced on Twitter Wednesday.

Mike Conley scored 23 points and keyed a fourth-quarter outburst as the Memphis Grizzlies pulled away for a 92-83 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.

Joris Ray, Shelby County Schools' chief of academic operations and school support, is the school system’s interim superintendent starting with the departure of SCS superintendent Dorsey Hopson next month.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare capped its centennial year with the dedication of its 450,000-square-foot, $275 million tower nearing completion at Bellevue and Eastmoreland.