The NCAA Tournament attracts all types of visitors to Memphis: eight teams and a blimp.

This week, Christine Weinreich, head of the Memphis Library Foundation, joined Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the foundation’s work in support of Memphis public libraries. 

This Daily Memphian food writer looks for a fine balance between quantity and quality in everyday sushi, and he said Sekisui straddles that line with the best of them.

Eight teams are in town, starting a journey to what they hope will be a 2024 Final Four appearance — and maybe a national championship. Follow reports on all eight here, updated regularly after representatives from each team speak.

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At issue are concerns that the state’s franchise tax violates a U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause provision, which bans states from passing laws that burden interstate commerce.

This week, sci-fi fans unite at Mid-South Con, ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd share a stage and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra gets cosmic with Pink Floyd.

Ja Morant has been hyping up GG Jackson all season. On Wednesday he took to X to tell the world this is only the beginning for the Memphis Grizzlies rookie. 

When the Grizzlies dealt both Steven Adams and Xavier Tillman Sr. at February’s trade deadline, it was assumed offseason focus would turn to a now big hole at the big-man spot.

In Tennessee, heart disease is the most common cause of death. The renovation and expansion of Saint Francis’ cardiac catheterization lab will add capacity to help diagnose patients and provide more advanced procedures.

Friends and family recalled Nigel Lewis as a talented attorney and a tireless advocate for his clients. He also is remembered for his Catholic faith, his “glowing” personality and his love of the jam band Phish.

Located in the heart of Soulsville, the new clinic will be on the next block from the Stax Museum and the Soulsville Foundation. 

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A handler with a Belgian Malinois stood just off stage, the dog plainly visible to the crowd in the theater. The evening ended with protesters chasing Rittenhouse’s volunteers off campus. 

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The Warriors scored the last 10 points of the first half and the first 12 points of the second half to pull away for a 137-116 win.

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Uncle Lou’s Fried Chicken, Major Pieces Boutique and Glamour Grooming & Boarding received loans to help with hiring employees, renovating facades and other upgrades.

Mario Chalmers is headlining a trio of former basketball stars appearing in a fan 3-point contest from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.

“This 24-hour ballistics lab can also provide us with expanded ability to retrieve serial numbers that have been obliterated from guns, which is also something that is important,” Mulroy said.

President Joe Biden has nominated Kevin Ritz to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the White House announced Wednesday, March 20.

Nearly a year and a half after Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s smart meters started breaking — and just as the utility thought it was almost done repairing them — another issue has arisen. 

To alleviate the strain on the Southaven Police Department, the city wants to charge businesses $1,000 after a third nuisance offense.

FedExForum is heating up this summer.

According to a U of M spokesperson, the university reissued tickets through its portal, “due to safety concerns.”

Penny Hardaway and the Tigers will search for key answers in a critical offseason.

State lawmakers advanced legislation Tuesday that would put fewer fourth graders at risk of being held back this year under Tennessee’s 2021 reading law.