The atmosphere around the club is upbeat despite losses in first two matches.

The story of Seessel’s, which spans five generations and 140 years, started with “The Great Butcher of Memphis.” Even now, 25 years after the stores were sold, people can still remember the taste of the grocer’s cakes and pies. 

The National Civil Rights Museum hosted “The Reckoning: Community Policing and Accountability,” the first in a three-part series to examine historical connections of systemic racial violence.

A three-plus hour mayoral forum Thursday night at First Congregational Church in Cooper-Young featured Daniel Abston, Frank Colvett, J.W. Gibson, Reginald Hall and Paul Young. 

At the request of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking at the Whitehaven shooting where two officers and a suspect were injured.

Memphis is on track to replace 77,000 streetlights with LED bulbs by the end of the year, and as they do, all the old light fixtures are heading to Binghampton. 

“That’s what this festival can really highlight: the healing power of the arts, and the significant impact the U of M arts program has on this city to impact change,” said Ryan Fisher, interim dean at the University of Memphis College of Communication and Fine Arts.

The Memphis Police Department gave updates on the shooting at Prive, a Memphis restaurant, that left two dead and several injured.

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Nick Jourdain is confident he can reach his ‘untapped’ potential with the Tigers.

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Tennessee Republicans said they are open to red flag laws like Florida’s, but they were largely unmoved by the biggest protest at the State Capitol in recent years. “I thought it would be more than just talking to a door,” one student protester said.

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The state-funded Healthy Smiles Initiative will tackle Tennessee’s shortage of dentists and work to make dental care more readily available.

Alexis Parent scored six goals to lead her team to a victory over Missouri foe.

Who says you can’t get a club sandwich with a side of kimchi? Nonbelievers, that’s who.

Tigers athletic director Laird Veatch is searching for a successor to Katrina Merriweather, who left for Cincinnati. Potential candidates have extensive experience and, for some, Memphis ties.

This week, learn who’s not buried at Elmwood, see Van Duren at the Halloran and honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 55th anniversary of his death. 

The InHEIRitance Project has spent the past nine months creating a play in Memphis alongside local artists. The group has conducted more than 30 play-devising sessions with 800 Memphians of all ages.

Collierville is implementing a new system that should improve the billing process.

“I want you to come to the museum to meet old friends for coffee on the roof garden, where you’ll also encounter beautiful sculpture,” said the museum’s executive director. “I want art to spill out onto your path as you walk, bike, or run past the museum.”

Here are the Daily Memphian’s postseason wrestling awards, featuring wrestler of the year, coach of the year and all-metro teams for Divisions 1 and 2 for the 2022-23 season.

A Memphis artist will combine music and poetry at Green Room, an East Atlanta rapper will hit Minglewood Hall’s stage, a songstress will bring neo-soul to the Orpheum and two record-breaking bands will rock out the FedExForum. 

With a variety of chicken choices in restaurants across the county, a Filipino variety is coming to Lakeland.

Ja Morant has taken off the mask, and says he’s not worried about the All-NBA team. “My mind is on continuing to win games, finish the regular season off strong and then get ready for the playoffs,”he said. “To start our journey to go win a ring.”

Despite a night off from meaningful players on both sides, the home team had the game’s lone active star in Ja Morant. The visitors had the deeper cast of proven NBA players, and that proved too much. 

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More than 250 soldiers from Shelby County died in the Vietnam War, and names of the fallen are engraved on the memorial.