Clay Bailey goes down memory lane in a golf cart, celebrating a number of courses that have disappeared from the local landscape.

Coming of age in the COVID-19 pandemic may have influenced Gen Z’s career aspirations. 

How does an NBA talent end up at a Division II school? Jaylen Wells’ family explains how the Grizzlies rookie made such a fast rise through the ranks. 

With fungal infections on the rise and becoming more resistant to treatments, Dr. Brian Peters leads a research lab at UTHSC that is at the forefront of the fight against dangerous fungi.

“Not enough of us understand or respect what Memphis truly is. The Mississippi River is a confluence of 10 to 12 rivers that become one. Memphis is a confluence of cultures. Rich and poor. City and country. Religious and secular. Black and white.”

Natalie McKinney and Tamarques Porter will take elected office for the first time when they are sworn in to the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board. Knocking on doors got them here. 

Of 30 major U.S. cities, Memphis had the highest increase in road deaths from 2019 to 2022, according to a recent analysis from the New York Times. 

While some notable Memphis restaurants have closed recently, here’s what’s driving three local restaurant groups to expand. 

Team USA wins silver medal in triathlon’s mixed relay at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games after a photo finish review.

Also happening this week: The Memphis City Council will deal with November ballot referendums, and Ja Morant has a birthday.

This week’s crossword puzzle was inspired by Geoff Calkins’ recent series ranking the greatest Memphis athletes of this century.

“I have forgotten that outposts are just that – outposts. Outposts offer a roof and a bed and company to the wayfaring stranger, but they are never the final destination.”

Ready for today’s sudokus?

A study in Texas a few years ago concluded that on average, in a six-hour day, panhandlers “make” about $10 an hour. What is the right thing to do when someone on the street asks you for money? I believe the answer lies inside of you and has little to do with the person doing the asking.

The Halloween retailer will open two seasonal stores in the Memphis metro area in August. 

Four species of Asian carp have firmly established a home in the Mississippi River basin, and experts say they are here to stay. But one way to get the carp population under control seems relatively simple — eat them.

At age 20, Frankie Dakin became a Millington alderman in 2012. Now he takes the reins as Millington city manager, after working for Shelby County government.

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The mausoleum at Forest Hill Cemetery where Elvis Presley was interred shortly after he died in 1977 opens again to the public this month after being closed for the last seven years. 

Given how much music the city has produced, it’s not much of a surprise that the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll punches well above its weight as a music subject.

For the month of August, Feast & Graze is doing a Sunday brunch pop-up at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. It’s everything you’d want in brunch, except the eggs. 

The 13% turnout for the combination of state and federal primaries and county general elections was the lowest in Shelby County since 2004. 

The Memphis theater group will present a series of free performances around Memphis and West Tennessee this fall. It will also host plays and other theatrical events at its newly renovated Tabor Stage throughout the year. 

New goalkeeper Triston Henry shines again as Memphis picks up a point against the Western Conference cellar-dwellers.

Collierville remembers the athlete whose achievements ranged from being named SEC Basketball Player of the Year and WNBA All-Star to bringing home Olympic gold, speaking at the Library of Congress, and a successful college coaching career.

The former MUS standout was in contention for a medal until the ninth of the ten events in the decathlon.