The Grove at GPAC will be getting upgrades previously put on hold for the outdoor venue. The state's $2.5 million allocated for the project will allow the city to add funding to its bottom line.

Tennessee House Republicans are circulating a letter to hold a meeting that could decide the fate of embattled House Speaker Glen Casada, who is caught in a racist and sexist text scandal.

NASHVILLE –House Minority Leader Karen Camper is maintaining the Democratic Caucus' stance for House Speaker Glen Casada to resign while Democratic state Rep. John DeBerry of Memphis says it is "premature."

A $75 million, 240-unit senior living community won approval from a planning board Thursday after developers met concerns of the Audubon neighbors.

In the semifinals for the third year in a row, St. Mary's aims to keep the state title in Memphis.

NASHVILLE –A second lawsuit against the state of Tennessee is challenging a new law that plaintiffs say will suppress the vote after a massive 2018 voter registration drive in Shelby County.

The planning board grants an exception to allow The Clipper hotel and office towers to be up to 275 feet tall, three times the existing limit near FedExForum and Beale Street.

Strawberry Sunset is a new drink going on the cocktail list at Libro, but you can get it now just by asking for it. It’s refreshing and well-balanced, perfect for warm weather.

PART 2: High-stakes testing has shifted the focus of kindergarten from what's developmentally appropriate to get kids ready for school, to what's academically required to prepare students for their first standardized achievement tests in third grade.

PART 3: Billions of government and philanthropic dollars have funded new curricula and standardized tests, teacher evaluation systems, charter schools and takeover schools. But it hasn't made much of a dent in the third-grade reading gap or any other measures of student performance.

NASHVILLE – In his first year in office, Gov. Bill Lee says he has such a good working relationship with the state Legislature he sees no need to veto any legislation, including an online sports betting bill.

A resolution condemning Criminal Court Judge Jim Lammey's social media postings won committee support from county commissioners Wednesday. 

The NBA draft lottery is less than a week away, and the Memphis Grizzlies could score the top pick or no pick at all. A look at the moving parts, consequences and franchise history at play.

• Dîner en Blanc announces date for Memphis event
• UTHSC professor awarded $2.4M for vascular function research 
• Collierville to recognize youth mental health awareness
• Rob Fischer joins MPower as media and communications director

By 2020, University of Memphis students will no longer be able to pay a fee to get out of their student housing contracts. 

Six women will be bailed out of jail this week during Mother's Day Bail Out by the Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter. Since 2017, the group has paid bail for 30 men and women in Memphis and Shelby County in its effort to end cash bail. 

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez showed zip on his fastball and good breaking stuff, if uneven control, in his rehab assignment on Wednesday with the Memphis Redbirds at AutoZone Park. 

Milla's House is named for a Memphis girl who died of Batten disease in 2016 at age 6. Her sister just died from the same disease, starting a new grieving process for their parents and family. 

Embattled House Speaker Glen Casada issues statement as Tennessee House Republican Caucus appears on the verge of taking action against him. Democrats, meanwhile, are seeking a federal investigation into surveillance and Gov. Bill Lee is calling for "higher standard."

Local developers intended to keep the 266 Lofts in Downtown Memphis, but a private equity firm made an aggressive, unsolicited offer.

Celebrate Memphis will cap off Memphis in May festivities with a picnic around the world's longest picnic table, and we want your recipes.

Memphis Tourism officials touted the economic impact of travel and tourism and previewed future possibilities of a modernized Memphis Convention Center during a hard-hat tour of the construction zone Tuesday.

A city council decision to return to a Beale Street cover charge for the remainder of May reignited a long-running debate. It follows two crowd "surges" and a shooting after two sold-out nights at the nearby Beale Street Music Festival last weekend.

• Collierville to recognize youth mental health awareness
• Rob Fischer joins MPower as media and communications director
• Trafalgar Village Investments Inc. sells Ridgeway Center office building for $9.8M
• FedEx Ground job fairs seek 350

Look for the river at Memphis to go just above flood stage of 34 feet this weekend.