In Whitehaven, Magic Dads are buying kids backpacks and school supplies, giving them haircuts and making sure they have a positive male role model.

When Holiday Deli & Ham Co. closed last year, many Memphians worried they’d never be able to buy Papa’s Pimento Cheese again. But they can.

“I know I have inherited much of who I am from my dad, who inherited it from his mom. ... The three of us look at life from the same vantage point.”

Memphians have celebrated Juneteenth for 30 years, and June 19 became a federal holiday in 2021. Recent articles and a photo gallery inspired this week’s crossword puzzle.

Are you ready for today’s puzzles? 

Bruno Lapa and Lucas Turci get on the scoresheet as the home team continues to pick up the points.

The Cheesecake Factory, a plum for Memphis when it arrived in 2015, is closing its only area store, which employs 75 to 100 people in full- and part-time jobs.

The Juneteenth Festival at Health Sciences Park June 15 brought the community together for a fun run, education, a car show and more.

Nearly two months after a block-party shooting, community members, organizations and government officials gathered at an Orange Mound high school to participate in a Walk Against Gun Violence.

When Denise Linebarier saw the email, she thought it was a scam. There was no way 901 FC was trying to get her attention. But after an investigation, it was determined this message was no dupe.

Four candidates are expected to interview for the Memphis Tigers vacant AD position. The winning candidate who’s hired could be announced as soon as the end of the month.

Rich rejoined coach Penny Hardaway’s staff last July after previously spending two seasons with the program from 2019 to 2021.

A judge heard arguments Friday as part of an attempt by Zachary Adams to receive a new trial in the kidnapping, rape and killing of 20-year-old Bobo who disappeared from her rural home in 2011.

Personal information collected in an app could be misused despite data broker’s promises and privacy policies, so businesses must be sure the benefit of using it is worth the risk.

Jennifer Chandler shares her plans for The Daily Memphian’s food beat, from the return of the Table Talk column to recipe exchanges to future podcast guests. 

“If children are learning, then they can begin to think with more complexity, solve bigger problems and experience success. ... If they are learning, they have hope.”

The leaders of Bridges and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis talk on “Behind The Headlines” about how the city’s violence impacts the world of the children their programs serve. 

The Town of Collierville’s review also cited a number of issues with the Black firefighter who filed the complaint, saying he was difficult to get along with in the closed environment of the fire station.

Though MATA is expected to have a shortfall for the second year in a row, local leaders say bus service must continue to run. 

Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus. 

Dylan Dreiling’s single into the left-center gap drove in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the ninth inning as Tennessee rallied to beat Florida State 12-11, capping a night when Christian Moore became the first player in 68 years to hit for the cycle at the College World Series.

The district’s HR chief sent a late-night email to the MSCS Board of Education that said the superintendent ignored advice from himself and MSCS’ former general counsel. 

The office has received approximately 2,000 a month from the county’s different courts but only serves around 1,600, leading to the backlog, said Lt. Joseph Fox, a spokesperson for the department.

But Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy says the criticism by Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Cameron Sexton and State Senator Brent Taylor is based on a misunderstanding.

Playwright and Memphis theater stalwart Howell Pearre wrote 46 plays during his life, and his longtime friend will direct one of his dramatic, Southern tales in Pearre’s honor.