Against a backdrop of perfect summer weather and patriotic spirit in the air, an estimated 8,000 people turned out Wednesday night for Bartlett’s annual “Star Spangled Fireworks Extravaganza.”

Shelby County government has $2.5 million waiting for MATA, but only if two county commissioners are given voting seats on the MATA board. One city councilman said what county government is asking for is “unprecedented.”

The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers July 4-10.

African-Americans were not about to just show up at all-white public schools and trust that they would be accepted. It required the power of the federal courts – and in some instances the muscle of the federal government – to force change.   

With more bone fractures occurring in the warmer months, a medical device startup is piloting a cooler cast with Regional One Health. 

Strawberry and cucumber muddle it up with gin for a refreshing summer drink.

A day before the Fourth of July and with an August special session looming, House Democrats are calling for a wide-ranging investigation into the expenses of resigning Speaker Glen Casada.

The University of Memphis issued a statement confirming the women's basketball program is undergoing an independent external review. 

The Shelby County trustee's office has forwarded to public school systems $463,582.72 in local sales taxes collected by Graceland's tourism development zone over two years ending June 30, 2018.

The Grizzlies have traded Chandler Parsons. So have a parade!

The debut of instant-runoff or ranked-choice voting in Memphis probably won’t happen with the 2019 Memphis elections.

Smokey Robinson, who has written dozens of compositions that stand the test of time, joins some St. Jude Children's Research Hospital patients in a new endeavor. 

Three years after the Grizzlies signed Chandler Parsons to a $94 million max contract, the biggest outside free agent signing in franchise history, the Parsons era is over in Memphis. 

Alpha Omega Veterans Services got in the farm-to-table movement more than a year ago. Now, with its first full growing season unfolding, it's marketing produce and the power of horticultural therapy. 

Brandon Arrindell, 33, was the first African-American student council president at Memphis University School. Now he wants to leverage his stake in the Grizzlies to help his hometown.

Developers of two large projects south of Interstate 240 are seeking amendments to their plans, one for a truck terminal expansion on American Way, the other for a gated residential community at Forest Hill-Irene and Shelby Drive.

Germantown's award-winning beer garden opens Thursday. Tony Westmoreland will be a part of this year's experience. The event will run through the end of September.

The provisions put to rest nearly five months of changing terms, distrust and behind the scenes bargaining around an $80 million expansion of Graceland.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis is suspending court activity during a review of its delinquent bill policies and concerns raised by lawmakers.

University of Memphis football coach Mike Norvell continues to land recruits, and an updated roster reflects freshman and transfer additions as fall camp approaches. 

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law has named the first woman in the history of the law school to serve as dean.

The planning cases to be heard in August include a new single-family subdivision south of Downtown and three proposed sites for automobile sales.

One of the four proposed developments excluded from Germantown's moratorium on apartment construction won't be building in the city after a chancery court judge dismissed the developer's case Tuesday.

Brooks Koepka, the current No. 1-ranked golfer in the world; Justin Thomas, the No. 7 player in the WGC rankings; and Tommy Fleetwood of England committed Tuesday to the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational later this month.

The landmark 1962 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Baker vs. Carr, out of Shelby County, is still standing after last week’s ruling by the high court in another redistricting case — Rucho vs. Common Cause, according to Memphis attorney John Ryder.