The Downtown Memphis Commission has filed eight lawsuits against Tom Intrator through its anti-blight committee.

Does Penny Hardaway have a team capable of returning to the NCAA Tournament and getting the program back on track? We asked five of the most reputable national college basketball analysts for their opinions on the matter.

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“We must confront and address the legacies of slavery embedded in our surroundings, not just for the sake of the past, but for the integrity of our future.”

The vote Monday, July 22, revealed some enduring gaps among the commission’s nine-vote Democratic majority.

The Miami Heat notched a 120-118 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in the championship game of the Las Vegas Summer League, an annual showcase of new draftees and other young hopefuls. 

The American Athletic Conference has been heavily involved in College Football Playoff talks this offseason. The players representing the league's top teams, however, aren’t talking postseason this early. 

Beyond the pandemic, city leaders realized the need to regulate short-term parking spaces and associated signs.

A source close to xAI said it could share a greywater plant with the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA did not dismiss the idea. 

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Brad Thompson is the new executive director of DaySpring Conference Center, owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida. He starts Sept. 1.

The Central Library will be closed until Monday, July 29.

The Shelby County Commission approved changes to the Shelby County Private Act, which governs how Shelby County hotel-motel tax dollars are allocated.

Council members also take the second of three votes Tuesday on a city referendum that would expand the Memphis Light, Gas and Water board by two seats, with the two new voting members coming from outside the City of Memphis.

A Circuit Court judge has issued a gag order to prevent DeSoto County’s Matthew Barton from speaking publicly about an inmate who escaped from custody and remains at large.

MPD identified Benjamin Murrell as the victim who was shot around 11 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Beale and South 4th streets, the same location where police initiated his arrest during Operation Saturday Night Live.

The Tennessee delegation’s Sunday online meeting wasn’t a quick vote to back Vice President Kamala Harris, but many of the delegates had endorsed her as President Joe Biden’s successor before the virtual vote.

Here’s the blueprint for making a truly sublime BLT as well as some other menu recommendations. 

“They started knocking down Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Monday. The goal isn’t to have a nicer place to watch games. The goal is an invitation to a power conference. But is it too little, too late?”

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The original principal of Forest Hill Elementary is, in some ways, following in his father’s footsteps. 

Two Collierville officials plan to run for mayor. But, first, they’ll have to step down from their current elected positions. 

Alderman Don Lowry is asking the Millington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors to take action against Chamber Executive Director Terry Roland because of a dispute with USA Stadium Directing Manager Kevin Kennedy.

Political action committees have reported more than $73,000 in donations to candidates for the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board.

After Memphis Mayor Young won the election last year, he pledged a pandemic-like response to crime and that his administration would tame the chaos in the streets. 

For Memphis River Parks Partnership, one question is: Can the amphitheater be repaired? The second is: Should it be?

The museum is slated to become an immersive experience built around the riverboat models that were its centerpiece. It began with some high-tech touches when it opened, and Sidney Shlenker had plans beyond those touches.