Arlington’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed the first of two required readings. 

The address will be Tutu’s first public speaking appearance in the United States since 2019, when he addressed the United Nations in New York.

Memphis native debuts new play about a former attraction dedicated to Elvis Presley and the tragedy that happened there. 

Three teams are negotiating a settlement to leave the AAC a year early, putting Memphis in an interesting spot.

Rebels push across four runs in the top of the seventh to win regular-season region championship.

Papasan served as president of MLGW and Smith & Nephew’s Ortho Division and served on the boards of numerous local organizations. 

The women’s team earned an automatic bid as winner of the AAC tournament. The men received an at-large berth.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 117-116 in Game 1, Round 2, of the NBA playoff series on Sunday, May 1. 

Can the Grizzlies recover from a heartbreaking Game 1 loss to bounce back in the series?

“I only live about a mile from here,” said one opening day customer. “I could walk. In fact, I probably should walk.”

The former County Commissioner died in January, his family disclosed this month. He is buried in a county cemetery, 50 years after his only win in a storied political career that saw him go to prison twice.

Standouts from Bartlett, Collierville, DeSoto Central, ECS, Houston and Northpoint up for consideration this week. Voting ends at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 5.

The 2022-2023 season will feature 11 regional and two world premieres. 

The movie follows single mother Charlene and her son Quincy as they relocate to Memphis, and Quincy becomes intrigued with jookin.

A new series brings new life to several of the Grizzlies’ players, and De’Anthony Melton might stand the most to gain from a matchup with Golden State. 

Check out The Daily Memphian’s images from this past weekend’s Beale Street Music Festival at Liberty Park. 

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The center, co-founded in 1972 by Judy Peiser and William Ferris, preserves their research on blues music’s impact on Memphis and the world, but also archives the city’s folk treasures.

While FedEx has been working on modernization efforts for a couple of years, the COVID pandemic and related shipping demands prolonged the timeline. 

The Southern Heritage Classic has been a staple in Memphis for more than 30 years; what will it mean for the city after JSU is no longer involved? 

“We never let anyone get a big head in our family. Everyone played a sport,” said Suzanne Anderson, mother of five.

Music lovers who traveled from all over the country gave the festival weekend mostly good reviews, except confusion during Saturday evening’s rain storm, and disappointment about Lil Wayne.