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Once at the center of a controversy over a statue honoring a Confederate Civil War general, the recently renamed Medical District Park is reinventing itself with a new public art installation that honors the community’s caregivers. 

“Numbers are cold, numbers don’t bleed. Numbers don’t silently cry in a waiting room or crumble to the floor when the news arrives. Numbers don’t comfort or explain or justify when a child dies.”

Andy Ticer and Michael Hudman’s Enjoy A|M Restaurant Group is expanding again. 

MLGW’s Ursula Madden, Junior Achievement’s Leigh Mansberg and former longtime Overton Park Executive Director Tina Sullivan will lead a conversation on women in business at The Daily Memphian’s Feb. 27 seminar at Memphis Botanic Garden. 

Tennessee Rep. Mark White, the House Education Committee chair, has been working on the legislation for at least the last month.

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The Grizzlies started well, but never came back after giving up 50 points in the second quarter.

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This is the box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Memphis Grizzlies are making a signing, and it’s a familiar face.

Emmitt Martin III, who pleaded guilty last year at the federal level to his role in Nichols’ death, turned himself in Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Tacarien Freeman and Haylie Burton were honored after strong performances last week.

Sixteen years with the Owls was a “magic carpet ride,” Cliff Frisby said after his decision to retire was made public. A former MUS golfer has been tapped to succeed him.

Memphis police arrested a suspect in the shooting of Calvin Wilhite Jr. in 2015. A second suspect is still being sought.

Several Memphis-area could be in contention beginning Friday in Franklin.

This week, clothing and pottery pop up next to Hard Times Deli, a new sculpture celebrates caregivers and the Dixon’s director talks about cat paintings.

Morant was targeted by Chilean thieves, who allegedly took $1 million in property from the Grizzlies star’s Eads home.

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Pho 4Ever, which we highlighted two years ago for its bánh mì dac biet, has perhaps the best bánh xèo in Memphis. 

For the third time in four months, a Tops Bar-B-Q restaurant caught fire, leaving three of the city’s 13 locations closed. 

Letter from U.S. Department of Interior stops paid work on cases of hundreds of unattended minors in the Mid-South alone.

The NCAA made a change to a result on the Tigers’ schedule on Thursday, which gives coach Penny Hardaway’s team another Quadrant 1 win. 

Officer-involved crashes are common because of how much driving the job requires, according to a police best-practices expert.

Word Flower is a fun and challenging game people of all ages can play.

Last year, xAI agreed to lease 552 acres from the Economic Development Growth Engine. For months, it has been unclear what plans xAI had for the land. 

Donald J. Reilly was the most decorated Marine in Vietnam when he was killed in 1965. After nearly six decades, he is finally getting the send-off he deserves — at Arlington National Cemetery.