Nate Oliva is wearing the chef hat at Bounty on Broad, Josh Steiner’s Hive bakery is open in Midtown, and we may be able to get you in to our sold-out reader lunch at Dim Sum King.

Will Memphis, and the nation, feel the effects of a recession? Several data sets suggest taking an optimistic view. 

The group hope the expansion in Arlington will draw more specialists to provide services to the growing northeast Shelby County community.

The Tigers landed another transfer from a Power Five school when former Florida State defensive back Malik Feaster committed to Memphis. 

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Wright’s No. 55 jersey will hang in the FedExForum rafters next to the jerseys of nine other Tigers greats.

You know you have a favorite kind of French fry, whether it’s a shoestring, fast food fries or waffle cut. So do Jennifer and Chris, and we talk about it on Sound Bites.

The discovery could help scientists understand the impending merger between the Milky Way, which includes our solar system, and the Andromeda Galaxy.

A Dutch company will bring its co-working concept to Memphis, and a North Carolina-based health care real estate firm just bought a building near Germantown. 

The White House said that there is no evidence of a cyberattack, but President Joe Biden directed the Department of Transportation to investigate the cause of the disruption.

Fresh questions surface about a series of expunged burglaries linked to murder defendant Cleotha Henderson.

Adams and Reese LLP, WREG News Channel 3, Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh, and Red Door Wealth Management announce additions. 

The council vote comes the day after the Shelby County Commission approved the same resolution. The funding is spread across four projects, including new affordable housing in Uptown and rehab of existing homes for legacy homeowners.

The incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, near Raines and Ross roads in southeast Memphis.

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education wants to hire a firm that has conducted searches for school districts before and, specifically, done searches for superintendents.

The review comes partly in response to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division’s decision not to apply for $109 million worth of water infrastructure grants from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.

The Tigers will have to turn things around ahead of their matchup with UCF in Orlando on Wednesday, Jan. 11.

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Conrad Pearson will stay in Germantown but not move to a site as it had planned.

Before cuts beginning last August, FedEx made Sunday deliveries to more than 80% of the U.S. population; the changes bring that number down to more than 50%. 

As Bartlett Mayor David Parsons transitions into his new role as the suburb’s mayor, he has nominated appointees for the city’s major departments.

Jaren Jackson Jr. is the favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year. Drew Hill and Chris Herrington break down his chances. 

The council approved the changes in the first of three votes on the ordinance Tuesday, Jan. 10. The changes are part of a larger group of animal ordinance amendments.

The University of Memphis football program earned its second commitment of the day Tuesday, Jan. 10.

“I think the myth of TVA’s invincibility has been shown here, and I think we need to remember that as we try to figure out where we’re going to go as a system,” Memphis City Council member Jeff Warren said. 

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The annual induction ceremony will take place on Feb. 25 at the Penny Hardaway Hall of Fame building.

There were 302 homicides in Memphis in 2022, a 13% decrease from the record-breaking 347 homicides in 2021.