Sure, the home team lost another opener. But there were actual happy tears at the game. Why? Because the Memphis Grizzlies are back for their 23rd year. 

The Grizzlies were too reliant on 3-point shooting and had no defensive presence at the rim when Jaren Jackson Jr. wasn’t on the floor are two of the observations from the first game of the season.

The undersized Grizzlies were outrebounded 52-37 in a loss to the Pelicans on Wednesday night. 

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The United Auto Workers union says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough to end the nearly six-week-old strikes against Detroit automakers.

The Daily Memphian’s D.C. Scorecard tracks the votes of the city’s two representative in the U.S. House as a new speaker was chosen Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Born in Iran but receiving much of her formal training in the U.S., she was a classical guitarist recognized across the world and spent 34 years on the University of Memphis music school’s faculty.

“All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” was not filmed in Memphis or in Tennessee. But Memphis and Tennessee have left indelible marks on the A24 film.

Mustangs coach David Wollf calls for changes to the draw following a quarterfinal defeat that would have made a fitting final. 

An attorney for two women filed a lawsuit against the city, former Memphis Police Chief Michael Rallings and former officer Alexis Brown.

This week’s restaurant news brings us a spate of openings and closings as well as the sale of a longtime family business. 

Residents from neighborhoods across the city expressed their opinions about crime and public safety during a series of conversations in this summer.

After Boyle Investment Co. eliminated apartments in the project, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the Viridian development plus the final 216 homes in Glasgow. 

With a growing interest in food trucks, Bartlett wants to set some regulations for the restaurants on wheels so they do not — among other things — hurt permanent businesses in the suburb.

Army football is headed to the American Athletic Conference starting in 2024.

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The trial for a former Kroger security guard accused of killing an unarmed Black man in 2021 has been reset for the second time.

A multitude of break-ins led a Bartlett business to install accordion-style gates to thwart criminals. That put him at odds with city leaders, who say the security measure sends the wrong message.

The Tigers’ coach says he will stick by the side of Mikey Williams, despite his sticky legal situation.

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Three different players score on a day when the Dragons weren’t at their best but were more than good enough.

After the NBPA released an initial statement in June that claimed the suspension was “excessive and inappropriate,” both sides appear to be moving forward with the number already in place.

Although some judges were commended for their courtroom etiquette, a local nonprofit says some judges in Shelby County struggle with sensitivity and when to appoint public defenders for indigent defendants.

Second seed from Region 8-6A on the line as rivals collide.

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Shelby County Health Department will offer free flu and COVID vaccines during working hours for Downtown workers and residents during Friday’s pop-up event at Civic Center Plaza. 

In 2022 alone, 29 billion pounds of food materials moved through the Memphis metropolitan area.

An auction for two Holiday Deli & Ham locations, plus all the business’ extras, is ongoing through Thursday, Oct. 26, at noon. 

According to an application filed on behalf of Memphis-based High Mountain Investments, the developer plans to bring retail stores, as well as a coffee shop, to the Broad Avenue Arts District.