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Real Estate The two large passenger vans stopped at Union and Front on a gorgeous morning Wednesday and disgorged more than 20 architects from around the U.S. and world as well as Tennessee and Memphis. -
Business Elephants, wolves and dogs, oh my! Canine trainers converge on Memphis
Elephants and wolves were very much part of the conversation among 300 dog trainers gathered at the Memphis Cook Convention Center this week. -
Chris Herrington The Memphis 10: Crosstown crowned, Memphis in Chicago and (sort of) on the big screen, and more
Two weeks ago in this space, I suggested The Memphis 10 would be taking a two-week hiatus, one for some fall break family travels and a second for an NBA/Grizzlies opening-week workload. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Grizzlies win just what the team and city needed
Jaren Jackson Jr. began the night by dapping up Young Dolph during the introductions. -
Germantown Campbell Clinic expansion underway in Germantown
With an increasing demand of for muscular and skeletal services, Campbell Clinic is expanding its Germantown campus, almost tripling the current 60,000-square-foot location. -
State Government Norris anticipates shift from lawmaker to enforcer
Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, after 15 months of waiting for confirmation to a U.S. District Court judgeship, is finding the move to a new position simultaneously “inspirational and motivational.” -
Arts & Culture X-Men creator to be featured at Memphis Comic Expo this weekend
Chris Claremont has enjoyed legendary success writing comics and novels, including a 17-year run on X-Men that introduced fan-favorite characters Kitty Pryde, Mystique, Rogue, Gambit and the New Mutants. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Kentucky or Memphis? Here’s what happened when James Wiseman asked Twitter where to go to school
What happens when the No. 1 high school basketball prospect in the country asks everyone on Twitter what college he should attend? -
Reviews Andrew Michael hits 10 years in fine fettle
When the doors of Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen opened in 2008, the owners had a good idea where they’d be in 10 years but we diners did not. What we saw was a cozy Italian restaurant run by two baby-faced kids who surprised us by actually knowing what they were doing. -
Transportation & Logistics FedEx announces agreement to buy Australian logistics services company
FedEx on Thursday announced an agreement to buy Australian logistics services company Manton Air-Sea Pty Ltd. -
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies Game Day: A must-win home opener?
A home opener is supposed to be a day of celebration, whatever the future holds, not a time for the biting of fingernails. -
Music Soul music is being celebrated this weekend at 4th annual Soulsville USA Festival
With the mission of tying Memphis’ soul music history to the city’s soul music of today, the Soulsville USA Festival is returning to College Street and McLemore Avenue. -
High School Sports Wells, Briarcrest volleyball team write a storybook finish to their season
MURFREESBORO - Just like last year, the Briarcrest volleyball team entered this week's Division 2-AA state tournament as the team to beat. But unlike last year, they left the tournament with that status intact. -
Memphis Tigers Football Personnel changes, adjusting strategies mold Norvell’s offense
Memphis quarterback Brady White stepped to the line in the Tigers’ win over Connecticut and quickly scanned the defense. The original play call didn’t look good so the redshirt junior checked, or called an audible, into a run play that ended in a Darrell Henderson touchdown. -
Transportation & Logistics Port master plan envisions heavy capital investment, big rewards
A new master plan for the Port of Memphis calls for infrastructure upgrades to keep Presidents Island stable and a concerted push to maximize the potential of 2,300 undeveloped acres in nearby Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park. -
State Government Court orders state to stop suspending licenses of people too poor to pay debt
Tens of thousands of Tennesseans whose licenses were suspended because they were too poor to pay court debt won a major victory this week when a judge ruled in their favor against the state. -
Geoff Calkins Calkins: Grizzlies embarrassed in opener
By the end of this one, the Grizzlies commercials almost felt like an affront, didn’t they? -
Memphis Grizzlies Road Recap: Pacers 111, Grizzlies 83
In the first half, Marc Gasol looked a lot like his team: slow of foot and uncertain of mind. Gasol got (a little bit) better in the second half, which was more than you could say for the team as a whole. -
City of Memphis Freedom Awards match turbulence of 1968 with today
Former Vice President Joe Biden told several thousand people at the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Awards Wednesday, Oct. 17, that the gains made by the movement honored in the museum are “under siege.” “Once again, we need your energy,” Biden said as he accepted the award at the Orpheum theater. -
Business Graceland sues city in federal court over zoning delay
Graceland has sued the city of Memphis again, this time in federal court, over an indefinite delay of a zoning change allowing Elvis Presley Enterprises to expand the Whitehaven tourist magnet. -
City of Memphis ‘Drafting error’ in term limits question draws fire from Herenton
A “drafting error” in the city referendum that would extend city council and mayoral term limits from two consecutive terms to three would bar former Memphis mayor Willie Herenton from running for mayor again in 2019. -
Public Safety Victim in officer-involved shooting was wanted in recent interstate shooting
The man shot and killed by Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies early Wednesday was wanted in connection with one of several recent interstate shootings, authorities confirmed Wednesday. -
City of Memphis Jackson: Midterms about ‘mood to fight back’
Rev. Jesse Jackson knows the National Civil Rights Museum well. The two-time Democratic presidential contender, close associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and leader of the merged civil rights groups Rainbow-PUSH has been there often since the museum opened in 1991. -
City of Memphis Early voting in Shelby County opens in midterm elections
Shelby County voters begin casting ballots in the last election of 2018 Wednesday, Oct. 17, as early voting opens before the Nov. 6 election day. The 27 early voting sites across Shelby County are all open from Wednesday through Nov. 1. The midterm general election cycle typically sees a higher turnout than the August county general and state and federal primary elections. -
Sports Redbirds’ favorite son, Stubby Clapp, on verge of return to majors
Stubby Clapp and the boys were still in the Memphis Redbirds’ clubhouse, spraying champagne like a bunch of kids with squirt guns at summer camp. Clapp had just led the team to a second straight Pacific Coast League title amid massive roster turnover that had robbed him of his starting rotation and the heart of his lineup.
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