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Real Estate The Lake District has secured six more tenants, effectively boosting its committed retail presence to more than 100,000 square feet. -
Memphis Tigers Basketball CBU redux? Another win over Memphis isn’t likely, but there is history
November 12, 2014, inside FedExForum: CBU 74, Memphis 70 in overtime. -
High School Sports Daily Memphian high school football playoff preview
The playoffs have arrived. And whether your team went 10-0 in the regular season or didn't win a game at all, the cliche is true. Everyone is 0-0 now. -
Visual Arts A viewer’s guide to the Indie Memphis Film Festival
Indie Memphis, which begins on Thursday, contains multitudes, with an endless number of films big and small, feature and doc, across multiple venues and multiple days. -
Public Safety Jury hears account of police officer’s death in Wilbourn trial
Marquis Wright was smoking a cigarette in the driveway of his uncle’s home when he saw Memphis police officer Sean Bolton struggling with a suspect and then saw that man shoot the officer. -
State Government Blackburn leading Bredesen in three new polls for U.S. Senate seat
With less than a week left until the Nov. 6 election, Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn is leading former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen in three new polls released this week. -
City of Memphis Appeals court stays most of ruling on voter registration forms
The Tennessee Court of Appeals stayed Wednesday, Oct. 31, the effect of most of a ruling last week by Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins governing how the Shelby County Election Commission handles a backlog of voter registration forms. -
Education Suburban school districts finish high, SCS sees bright side of low ACT scores
Suburban school districts here finished at the top of Tennessee’s ACT scores, while Shelby County Schools came in near the bottom but is seeing improvement among its economically disadvantaged students and has four high schools above the state average of 20.2, its best score ever. -
Greenstein: From Memphis to Pittsburgh – words of comfort
Editor’s note: Rabbi Micah D. Greenstein of the Temple Israel was invited to speak at the Jewish community vigil Sunday night at the Memphis Jewish Community Center. Here is a transcript of his remarks. -
Memphis Tigers Football Jones aiding in building a foundation of local prospects
The helicopter navigated through the baseball lights and utility wires to touch down on the front lawn of the Billy J. Murphy Athletic Complex on Friday, Oct. 26. -
Education Tennessee students improve slightly on ACT in a year when national scores backslide
Tennessee’s average ACT score ticked up slightly this year, again landing above 20 and defying national trends on the college entrance exam, according to results released on Wednesday. -
Business Big contractor fills need in U of M neighborhood
The construction firm building the University of Memphis’ $35 million pedestrian bridge, parking garage and plazas this week completed a small project – free of charge – that solves a problem for the adjoining neighborhood. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Mailbag: Zach Randolph’s future, Chandler Parsons’ contract, Kyle Anderson’s role, and more
Welcome to the second Grizzlies Mailbag of the 2018-2019 season, where the Grizzlies are piling up wins and we’re piling up questions. Let’s dig in. -
Memphis Tigers Football The approach and philosophy of Mike Norvell’s play calling in Tigers offense
The South Alabama defense was focused on Tiger running back Darrell Henderson – among the nation’s leading rushers – as the 5-foot-9 junior headed right on a sweep, the Jaguar defense flowing that way to hinder Henderson. -
Transportation & Logistics Olive Branch Airport looks to new era of city ownership
The city of Olive Branch completed the purchase of Olive Branch Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 31, ending a 45-year run of private ownership of one of Mississippi’s busiest airports. -
Shelby County Memphis’ interfaith ties strengthen in aftermath of Pittsburgh synagogue massacre
Mimi Kaufman Clemons was born in Detroit. She came to Memphis about 40 years ago to attend graduate school and was surprised to find such a tight and affiliated Jewish community in the South. -
Memphis Tigers Football After a walk-on-type Tiger career, Cooper Williams continues in football looking to coach
The Memphis Tigers were rolling over Missouri State in the first game of the 2015 season and fans had started leaving Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium early, getting a jump on the traffic. -
Sports An assist from the skipper: Stubby Clapp helped Redbirds’ rebirth
Brand identity. A pro sports franchise can’t live without it. -
Public Safety Jury hears opening statements in death penalty trial of Tremaine Wilbourn
The jury in the death penalty trial of Tremaine Wilbourn, the man charged with fatally shooting Memphis police Officer Sean Bolton, was selected Tuesdy night. Attorneys will present opening arguments Wednesday when the trial begins at 9 a.m.. -
Transportation & Logistics FedEx ending NRA shipping discount program
FedEx Corp. has announced that it will end a shipping discount alliance with the National Rifle Association, citing an inadequate volume of shipping to sustain the program. -
Career Corner: Why job seekers walk away
If you’re a hiring manager, there’s a good chance you’re finding it harder to hire this year than one year ago. The unemployment rate just fell to the lowest level since 1969, so the competition is fierce for good workers. In fact, it’s taking 82 percent longer to fill open jobs than just a few years ago in 2010. And, on average, it’s taking companies 31 days to hire. -
TakeOff conference pairs airlines, airports for speed dating
Northeast Florida Regional Airport executive director Edward Wuellner is in Memphis this week on a mission to bring flights and airlines to Saint Augustine, Florida. -
Construction and building permit fees to go up in code changes
Local construction permit fees would go up for the first time since 2001 as the city and county update International Code standards by the end of the year. -
Public Safety Activists see vindication in Memphis police surveillance court order
For the last few years, Memphis activist Keedran Franklin said police have sat outside his office in an unmarked car. Some have followed him, and other officers he doesn’t know have approached him and addressed him by name. -
Collierville New hotels underway in Collierville near Carriage Crossing
After more than a decade with only one hotel on the south side of Tenn. 385 near the Carriage Crossing center in Collierville, two new limited-service hotels are in various stages of development and a third hotel is under consideration.
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