This week, celebrate Robert Raiford’s memory at an outdoor disco, eat your way around the globe at the Germantown International Festival and take a peek inside Ballet Memphis.

“Jennifer Biggs always managed to be in the vicinity during some of the brightest moments of my life and during some of the darkest.”

Attorneys for the City of Memphis are appealing the class-action status of a lawsuit against the city over its lack of testing of more than 12,000 rape kits.

Friday’s game against Bartlett is the first of several tough tests for the Owls.

Billy Richmond III — son of former Memphis Tiger Billy Richmond — is one of the fastest-rising basketball prospects in the Class of 2024.

Momma’s isn’t just a name. The chef is serving his mom’s chicken noodle soup and her chicken and dumplings as well as owner Aldo Dean’s mom’s lasagna. 

Returning talent, plus some good-looking transfers, has Gene Robinson’s squad looking formidable as the season begins.

Library of Things adds experiences, fun list of resources available with library card — starting with kits for camping, movie nights and karaoke. 

Biggs publicly announced her stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis in June. “I can’t begin to express the love and gratitude I’ve felt from and for all of you,” she wrote on Facebook.

Chris Morris signed with the Tigers in December and entered the NCAA transfer portal in July. 

Boyle has dramatically changed plans for Viridian in Germantown’s Forest Hill Heights. The proposal for 25 acres now is without apartments.

In the months since Gov. Bill Lee announced he would convene a special session, top lawmakers’ initial openness to a “red flag” law hardened into uncompromising opposition, and the focus of the special session shifted from guns to mental health and tough-on-crime legislation.

With a final ballot review conducted Wednesday night, Aug. 16, officials confirmed that Kimberly Remak maintained enough votes to avoid a runoff in the Republican Primary for the District 7 state House seat. 

Was the supermarket a good idea? Like Holiday Inn, another Memphis business with a feel for the future, Piggly Wiggly tapped into the changing habits of a century that would be defined by cars.

Deputy athletic director Jeff Crane said Memphis would like to sell at least another 1,000-1,200 more season tickets before the 2023 season starts. Single-game tickets sales are on the rise, he said.

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The matter could come before the board again should aldermen pursue it through a separate case. 

The Memphis mayor appoints MLGW’s president and CEO. Doug McGowen was appointed last fall, but the city’s next mayor will have the power to remove him at any time. 

Here’s what we learned about those who showed up Tuesday for the Memphis mayoral debate. 

Revival Restoration Services, Reaves Law Firm, Lehman-Roberts and sister company Memphis Stone & Gravel and Carter Malone Group announce promotions and additions.

Emmanuel United Methodist Kindergarten has hired Maribeth Jeffreys as the school’s new director. Jeffreys has 10 years of experience teaching in the Collierville school system and is the youngest director in the school’s history. 

American Residential Services says it will invest $2.75 million to expand its headquarters operations in East Memphis. 

Some interesting public vs. private school match-ups on the docket as high school football returns for 2023.

“There should be a higher expectation than there would be for a civilian,” said Travis Parham Sr., father of one of the men killed when an off-duty officer hit their vehicle in June 2021 going 99 miles per hour. 

The annual Candlelight Vigil for Elvis Presley, now also honoring Lisa Marie Presley, began at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Graceland.