When Evelyn & Olive closed in 2023, after more than a decade in operation, many assumed the hiatus would be brief. Even the owner. 

“We can take ten thousand steps, but that last one — the moment when the wick claims the flame as its own — is always something of a tiny mystery.”

As he’s sworn in as West Tennessee’s top federal prosecutor, Michael Dunavant touts the achievements his office has made since his return in October.

This Memphis basketball game against Louisville paled beside past glories of the rivalry that goes back to 1949, long before the current Cardinals and Tigers were born.

Mr. Football winner Kelvin Perkins is named MVP — throws two touchdown passes and runs for one in annual match at Stokes-Alston Stadium at Memphis University School.

The Cardinals made 18 3-pointers, shot 51.4% from 3-point distance and outscored the Tigers 54-9 from long distance.

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Box score: Louisville 99, Memphis 73

The owner of The Station, a proposed high-end liquor store in East Memphis, will appear before the city’s Alcohol Commission next week to ask for a permit.

Beginning late Saturday night, temperatures in Memphis will free fall.

“Growing up, many adults in school and in church impressed upon us ‘character counts.’ Today, I wonder if the messages of character, kindness and respect resonate.”

One of Memphis’ most enduring hip-hop voices is lending his name to a different kind of grind.

This salad is quick; it holds up well cold or at room temperature, and it hits all the right textures: crunchy, bright, herbaceous and a little creamy.

Click Profit advertised that its business opportunity was “safe, secure, and proven to generate wealth” that would outperform traditional investments.

Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.

This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of the Orange Mound neighborhood marker made by the Memphis Metal Museum and was taken by Brad Vest.

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

The Grizzlies’ loss to the Jazz wasn’t the triumphant return of Ja Morant the fans hoped to see. 

The score was tied at 126 with just under a minute left when Keyonte George hit a 22-footer to put Utah ahead for good.

The box score for the NBA game between the Memphis Grizzlies and the Utah Jazz at FedExForum on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025.

Memphis’ historic cobblestone landing formally opened Friday after at least 19 years of bureaucracy, red tape and the rise and fall of the Mississippi River.

Local community organizers gathered Friday to discuss a conversation with Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner about participating in an ICE training program, and urged him to back out of the agreement.

The new Metal Museum space will include a cafe, which officials hope will become a destination on its own.

“I’ve been involved with The Lake District since 2012 and shepherded a lot of things through this,” a representative for the developer said, adding he could “see this development in my sleep or my nightmares.”

Standouts from the Memphis School of Excellence Cordova and Arlington High, are setting the pace.

A future cloud computing hub — at the site of a another development that never panned out — is among the topics on “Behind The Headlines” a reporters’ roundtable.

Grind City Brewing Co.’s new outdoor venue is set to open in spring 2026.