Two restaurants in Cooper-Young make changes; new chef joins lineup at Memphis Food & Wine Festival.

Hook Point Brewing Co. is confident it will receive town approval and can open near Collierville’s Town Square in 2020. The facility is on Mt. Pleasant Road.

Hiring more officers for the Memphis Police Department has been part of campaigns, including Mayor Jim Strickland's re-election bid. 

Memphis International Airport is expecting a big crowd of fall break travelers in October. Airport officials are taking steps to cope with long lines at security.

The Memphis Tigers are tied for 23rd in the weekly Amway Coaches Poll after a 35-23 win over Navy on Thursday night, but still have not cracked the Associated Press rankings.

Tunica casinos have had sports wagering for more than a year. And while it's provided a boost in business, Tennessee and Arkansas are preparing to compete with Mississippi for the sports gaming dollar. 

MPD launched the Thankful Thursday initiative earlier this month as it seeks to create more neighborhood watch groups in Raleigh and Frayser.

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery, in seeking execution dates for nine men including two from Memphis, apparently made a unilateral move in what one federal public defender is calling “mass execution.” Gov. Bill Lee is steering clear of the matter - at least until he is asked to grant clemency.

A podcast and a social activist's movement expand the coffee scene in the city.

Brandon Allen leads the goal parade with two as Memphis 901 FC rolls.

The 6,258 early voters Saturday followed a Friday surge of 7,196 that pushed the total turnout for the 14-day period to 361 more than in city elections four years ago. 

Members of the LGBTQ community in the Mid-South gathered for Pride Fest in Robert Church Park. Along with a parade down Beale Street, the festival paired entertainment with information pertinent to participants.

The historically black college in South Memphis also plans to increase alumni giving from 8% to 30%.

The $200 million renovation of the Memphis Cook Convention Center is taking place as the center continues to hold events. 

State Rep. G.A. Hardaway is preparing to revive legislation requiring guns kept in cars and boats to be secured, saying he has the support of Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings, who is seeing a yearly increase in gun thefts from vehicles.

Top-ranked Whitehaven is playing well, but it can get better.

On The Daily Memphian Podcast, the Shelby County mayor said he's open to other ideas for a "$10 million-plus" commitment to MATA. He framed the call to action around broader changes in local issues as he outlined a start by funding more frequent trips on the eight most popular bus routes as soon as possible.

FedEx is adding 3,250 workers in the Memphis area to help it handle a surge in package volume between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

A student-led protest at the University of Memphis over President David Rudd’s bonus package and other issues sparked to life briefly Friday afternoon with chanting before fizzling.

The Memphis Grizzlies and forward Josh Jackson have agreed that the young forward will take a circuitous route to Grizzlies locker room. 

Millington's Tommy Clifton and Cole Putnam of FACS put up huge numbers as Trojans win, 41-34.

St. Jude symposium is designed to help hospitals worldwide see what works in palliative care and develop it at home.

Now United Way requires the agencies it funds to connect with each other, and to guarantee that connection in their funding requests. In turn, United Way nurtures and facilitates those connections.

The Southern Vegetable plate might not be the best choice for your waistline, but you can't beat it for feeding your soul, especially when the veggies are local and fresh.

Brady White got booed. Then he threw three touchdown passes to lead Memphis to a 35-23 win over Navy.