The AM/DM podcast: Barbecue, chicken and beer
This week is one that’s been special to Memphians for 48 years now.
This week is one that’s been special to Memphians for 48 years now.
The Shell is getting a backstage, a Cooper-Young property changes hands and there a familiar face at Buster’s Butcher.
South Memphis charter schools Believe Memphis Academy and Memphis Delta Preparatory Charter School each received a Tennessee “priority” designation for low performance earlier this school year.
The contract extension for attorney Justin Bailey would keep him employed with the district for at least three more years.
The historic venue launches the nearly $2 million artist lounge expansion to give artists “the experience they deserve.”
The inmate was taken to the hospital after being found.
Two members of a Memphis street gang have each been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for the 2019 retaliatory killing of a fellow gang member.
Lowering the property-tax rate a few cents and another proposed school, the third of his tenure, highlighted Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris’ final budget proposal.
Data indicates that relatively few lower-income families applied or were eligible to participate in the program.
DEA agents working under the Memphis Safe Task Force shot and killed a suspect at a Frayser Burger King Wednesday morning after he allegedly pulled a gun, officials said.
Bartlett City Schools is considering its annual fiscal year budget with a bump in salaries while trying to work on expensive special education programs.
Emails from The Associated Press to the U.S. Department of Justice and a spokesperson for the task force were not returned on Wednesday morning.
Germantown Municipal School District believes it is being shortchanged in the amount of money it has been given by the suburb. It holds that residents voted for the school district to receive more funds annually, as property values increase.
The federal trial for a former DeSoto County youth pastor and basketball coach has been pushed back.
Last week, Amazon announced it was launching Amazon Supply Chain Services and offering freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel shipping to, as it said, “business of all types and sizes.”
Pearson picks his district race, a new Downtown bar wants the morning crowd and Houston’s-style chicken tenders are back.
The move came as a result of Democrats’ actions on the House floor May 7 during a vote on new a congressional map that splits majority-Democratic Shelby County into three different districts.
In a three-page letter, Young writes that the ordinance “seeks to enlarge the Council’s authority in direct contravention of the charter.”
The plaintiffs in one of the federal cases against Tennessee’s new congressional maps have filed an emergency motion for an expedited ruling.
Redistricting plans mean an “aggressive timeline” and overtime costs for the Shelby County Election Commission, Linda Phillips told reporters Tuesday.
Pearson declares ahead of a Friday filing deadline for the congressional seats with new district lines.
The footage, posted on MPD’s X account, does not appear to be raw, unedited footage but an edited version of MPD Officer Oscar Torres-Molina being shot.
Another lawsuit is filed over redistricting, Ghost River owners explains why they left Beale and Huff wants the Tigers to be like Michael Jackson.
Metro editor Jane Donahoe says Memphis often makes more national news than it should for a city of its size, and last week was no exception.
The ACLU has joined the NAACP, Tennessee voters and Congressional candidates and the Tennessee Democratic Party in suing the state over its new mid-census Congressional map.
The resolution is not binding on state lawmakers, who have already passed the controversial plan. Council members also take a look at affordable housing in Orange Mound.
MIFA named Dorcas Young Griffin, a longtime Shelby County employee, as its incoming president and CEO on Monday.
The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest returns this week as the only barbecue fest in town.
FedEx may have an advantage over Amazon, suburban school enrollment is down and here’s why tomatoes cost so much.