The Redbirds are still tied for first in the International League despite the loss on Friday night in Virginia. 

A Lego-themed convention this weekend in Southaven will feature various brick-built creations, special guests and interactive fun for all ages.

The 18-year-old Memphis Business Academy student was released Friday afternoon. He’d been held in ICE detention since his arrest on the way to a school soccer game. 

After 10 years at TheatreSouth, Quark Theatre is joining TheatreWorks as a resident company. Quark’s motto is “small plays about big ideas.”

A popular and controversial rock opera about Jesus’ final week, a satire about theater egos and getting sardines or a look into the criminal underworld of mobs? Take your pick of what’s showing on theater stages across Memphis. 

Lakeland officials are studying the question of changing the city’s form of government, but some officials are balking at one theory of the expert they brought to the table to outline what a change would mean.

Locally, two new voting representatives would come from Shelby County’s largest suburbs — Bartlett and Collierville.

G.A. Hardaway, a longtime public servant and state representative, died Friday, April 24. 

This jigsaw puzzle is of Ted Butler and was taken by Patrick Lantrip. 

Are you a Wordle fan? Try WordRow, a similar game. It’s free to play.

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Ice cream and more on its American Way, Rotolo’s Lakeland grand opening and Roll With It in Whitehaven.

Marie Feagins commented on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools takeover law at a forum for Democratic contenders for Shelby County mayor among suburban chamber of commerce leaders in East Memphis.

With 51% of this week’s vote, our winner had a fine performance for the MUS lacrosse team in a Senior Night victory over Houston on April 17.

Ashley Hannah Davis considered retiring from dance in 2021. But Machine Gun Kelly, the Prohibition-era gangster born (and later arrested) in Memphis, helped changed her mind — or at least his wife and partner-in-crime Kathryn Kelly did.

The win gives the Redbirds a half-game lead for first place in the International League over the Gwinnett Stripers.

If you were an owner intent on keeping a profitable NBA team in Memphis, wouldn’t you do whatever you could to tap into the Nashville market? To bring some of those Nashville riches over here?

Texas A&M transfer Josh Holloway, who was involved in the pickup basketball incident four years ago with Ja Morant, said during a radio interview that he plans to announce his commitment next week, the same week he plans to visit with the Tigers.

Curtis Givens III is back in a Power Conference after spending one year at Memphis. 

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YH TN Brownsville LLC, a private investment company, bought the 55,356-square-foot building at 2714 Union Ave. Extended from Coastal Partners LLC for $5.5 million.

The status of inactive voters comes up regularly during an election year, but inactive status does not mean the voter is ineligible to vote.

In this week’s To-Do List, a Kubrick classic screens at Crosstown, Shelby Forest has a fest for hillbillies and Memphis Roller Derby opens its 20th season.

On average, Memphis-Shelby County Schools teachers will see a 3.9% increase in their pay next year, not including bonuses, according to the district’s top business and finance official.