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Health Care Three minutes. That’s how long a group of Ph.D. candidates will have Friday night to explain the years of research and hundreds of pages that make up their dissertations. -
Public Safety Attorney for one of suspects in Trenary case said others may be involved
The two men accused in the fatal shooting of Greater Memphis Chamber president and CEO Phil Trenary will be back in court Monday when their attorneys will seek to get a preliminary hearing date set in the case. -
Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Kings 97, Grizzlies 92
This was one of those games, for the Grizzlies, where the outcome that mattered most was not the final score. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: All eyes on Penny Hardaway as he makes exhibition debut
Let’s start with what he’ll wear. What will Penny Hardaway wear in his first game as Memphis coach? -
Shelby County Voter registration controversy goes to court Thursday
The third lawsuit filed this month over elections in Shelby County goes before Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins Thursday morning in Chancery Court. -
Recipes Bar Talk: Char
The drinks list at Char has always been divided by spirits and when the restaurant opened, this was simply the whiskey cocktail. -
Visual Arts Art will flow along the Memphis Riverfront for annual festival
Memphis’ RiverArtsFest turns 12 this year. But the festival, which will run this weekend (Oct. 27-28), will move from its usual home on South Main Street to Riverside Drive between Jefferson Avenue and Beale Street. The move is due to construction and street closures. -
Breaking News Public Safety MPD releases names of 51 officers violating body camera policy, withholds details
The Memphis Police Department has released the names of 51 officers accused of violating the department’s body camera policy but is withholding specific details about the infractions. -
Transportation & Logistics Times’ story examining pregnant worker treatment draws bead on XPO Memphis facility
XPO Logistics, employer of 4,000 warehouse and distribution workers in greater Memphis, is under fire again, the centerpiece of a New York Times story about treatment of pregnant workers in U.S. workplaces. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Mailbag: Jaren Jackson Jr.’s future, Conley and Gasol’s sustainability, Bickerstaff’s coaching and more
Welcome to the first Grizzlies Mailbag of this season. This one was a test-run, with no guarantee of a follow-up, but I got more good questions -- on short notice -- than I had time and space to use. -
Business Beverly Robertson tapped as interim leader of Greater Memphis Chamber
For at least a year, the Greater Memphis Chamber will be led by an African-American woman whose deep roots in the city are matched by a stellar track record in business and nonprofit worlds. -
Vatican relieves Bishop Holley of duties; Kurtz to oversee local Catholic diocese
Bishop Martin David Holley, chosen to lead the local Catholic Church about two years ago, has been relieved of his duties as leader of the Diocese of Memphis, the Vatican announced early Wednesday, and Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville will oversee the diocese until further notice. -
Suburbs Suburban Dispatch: Bid requests for The Grove in Germantown go out; information on municipal candidates
Germantown opened the bid process on its new outdoor venue – The Grove – earlier this week and the mandatory pre-bid meeting for those interested is later today. -
Junior Achievement educates and inspires young people to value free enterprise, business and economics
He came to help for a few months just to volunteer to get their fund-raiser started. But here he is, 23 years later, now their president and CEO. -
City of Memphis Ballot Basics: Early voting
Early voting in advance of the Nov. 6 election day continues through Nov. 1 at 27 locations across Shelby County. You can find those locations and hours at www.shelbyvote.com, the website of the Shelby County Election Commission, along with a sample ballot. Here are some other basics about early voting in Shelby County. -
Career Corner: Pick a number, any number
Sometimes, you want to feel like your work means something. You want to feel like a person who is performing a craft. You want to feel like a professional. Somehow, looking for a job can make you feel like a discount item on a shelf at a big-box store. -
Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Grizzlies 92, Jazz 84
For the first time in nearly a year, the Grizzlies can look at the NBA standings and see themselves in the black. The last time the Grizzlies had a winning record was November 15, 2017, when they began their day 7-6. With an unexpected road win against the Utah Jazz on Monday night, the Grizzlies move to 2-1. -
State Government Tennessee Black Voter Project contends Shelby County violating state, federal laws
The Tennessee Black Voter Project – reviewing voter registration applications in Memphis – believes the Shelby County Election Commission is violating state and federal law and demands changes be made before Election Day Nov. 6. -
Germantown Candidates seek two seats on Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen
With early voting underway, candidates for two at-large Germantown aldermanic positions are doing their last-minute campaigning to sway voters – one side standing on continuing the city’s direction and leadership, the other seeking a new approach for the suburb. -
Up your video game, go live
What’s so great about live video? -
FUNdraising Good Times: Creating black led inner-city land conservancies
With this column we offer food for thought. We want to start a conversation and encourage people to find a way we can protect historically black neighborhoods and grow them through inner-city, nonprofit land conservancies that African-Americans establish, contribute to, fundraise for, are actively involved in and govern. -
Elemento up and running, pizza is good to go
Relax. Elemento Neapolitan Pizza is open in Crosstown Concourse and despite more than a few hiccups, you should be able to get pizza today and every day except Sundays henceforth. -
Business Diversity is promoted organically at Regional One Health
Before moving to Memphis in 2010, Dr. Reginald Coopwood had a successful private practice as a general surgeon and later moved into administration as the chief medical officer at Nashville General Hospital at Meharry in 2005. Since joining Regional One Health in March of 2010 as president and chief executive officer, Coopwood has made it his mission to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Henderson will return - and other news from a conversation with Mike Norvell
Memphis coach Mike Norvell says running back Darrell Henderson will be back for the East Carolina game. Norvell will be flying around Memphis in a helicopter Friday night, traveling to local high school games. And Norvell remains confident in the trajectory of the program, despite the dispiriting loss to Missouri. -
Business J.R. ‘Pitt’ Hyde retiring from AutoZone board of directors
The founder of Memphis-based AutoZone Inc. is retiring from the company’s board of directors.
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