Reny Alfonso cooks for his first whiskey tasting at Celtic Crossing next week, then the Irish pub takes on Cider Fest two days later; FedExForum shows off food lineup for the season.

The redshirt freshman came to Memphis as a three-star recruit.

 There are a reported 1,440 active cases currently. 

First Horizon reported $275 million earnings, 0.50 cents per share, adjusted for merger-related costs, in the third quarter of 2021.

Communication in an exceptionally noisy venue will be crucial for the Tigers as they try to get a win at UCF. 

It was almost exactly 20 years ago that the Grizzlies played their first home game in Memphis. So as fans stream back into FedExForum for Wednesday’s opener, happy anniversary to us!

Steven Adams, the Memphis Grizzlies center from New Zealand, was surprised to learn that the Peabody ducks are not an ice hockey team. 

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The higher minimum wage for EDGE tax break incentives was well short of seven votes Tuesday, Oct. 19, on the Memphis City Council. Opponents of the measure defeated a move to delay the outcome but there may still be some life left in the call for higher pay for tax breaks.

In other action Tuesday, Oct. 19, the council delayed a final vote on a comprehensive downzoning plan and approved funding for the start of the next phase of construction on the South City development.

The council tabled a move to put an ad hoc working group in place, similar to what the Shelby County Commission already has up and running. The delay came after a discussion about motives, snakes, the city’s method of redistricting and protecting incumbents.

Most of the early proposals for the council’s share of ARPA funding took a cut in their dollar figures in the compromise worked out by Chase Carlisle and Edmund Ford Sr.

Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer was among 25 activists arrested Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 19, during a No More Excuses rally in front of the White House.

His 55 career sacks are the fourth-most in Packers history, and he set a single-season franchise record with 19.5 sacks in 1989.

Huff Group Holdings will expand its footprint in Arlington, while the town’s Planning Commission approved more phases of Myers Park development.

Youth Villages Chief Development Officer Richard Shaw said actress Melissa Joan Hart has worked with the organization supporting them through various initiatives for six years.

In Cordova, you can find a $10 Deal for lunch on Monday at Friday Tuna.

The AAC likely will receive membership applications from six Conference USA schools as early as this week. 

Brothers Caleb and William Suggs have launched Studio Suggs, a Memphis-based film production company.

The Tigers have been a different team at home as opposed to on the road. That must change this season.

The Daily Memphian will hold its latest virtual seminar on Thursday afternoon. 

Her shop serves as the home base for her custom clothing business, Unblemished by Cherice, which sells made-to-order garments ranging from casual chic to prom princess. 

The SCS sub-contract with Porter-Leath for Head Start services was abruptly terminated this summer with each entity going its own way in providing the services. But county commissioners heard a lot of opposition from SCS about Early Head Start funding to the nonprofit Monday.

Both Drew Hill and Chris Herrington predict the Grizzlies will return to the playoffs this season. 

Commissioners approved the plans for using $58 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding, but several challenged Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ plans for the remaining $10 million.