Memphis rents are dropping (but still pricy), the Tigers football team is off to a great start and we tell you why you might want to take the stairs at 201 Poplar.

Shelby County government plans to install new elevators at the Criminal Justice Center. But construction remains years away, and people who work in the building say the situation is inconvenient, negligent and dangerous.

Several veteran Memphis firefighters are alleging the Memphis Fire Department’s promotional process is discriminatory toward Black employees. 

On Labor Day, the fair attracted thousands of people for all kinds of reasons. Some just wanted the food — and there was a lot of it. 

From restaurants to schools and architecture, Memphis has a variety of perks to offer renters looking for a place to stay. 

Win or lose, Maureen Fraser and Billy Patton must resign from their alderman seat after the election due to the town’s resign-to-run rule.

“Unfortunately, sometimes we don’t see the flaws in the system until something bad happens,” said Vanessa Murtaugh, chair of the new Tennessee Inmate Disciplinary Oversight Board.

With a growing interest in renting and more units popping up across the city, Memphis’ rental market is a lesson in supply and demand. 

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A proposed Whataburger in Midtown has sparked controversy because of its drive-thru. If the restaurant is built, it will join 12 existing fast-food chains within a 1-mile radius.

“One social media post can ... disturb a student’s whole day of learning,” said the head of a Memphis private school that bans cellphone use for younger students. 

Also happening this week: Craig Brewer’s new television show premieres on Peacock, and Victorian Village leaders want your ideas.

When Judge Carolyn Wade Blackett first took the bench 30 years ago, she said it was “strange” to be one of only a few women. At her first judicial conference, colleagues mistook her for hotel staff.

On 901 Day, here’s a look at Southern College of Optometry’s success at selling Memphis. This year’s freshman class includes alumni of 91 colleges and universities, who hail from 35 states. 

How do groups who disagree work together? They go to court, if the lawsuit filed by the City Council against the Election Commission about not including a gun-control referendum on the ballot is any indication.

“There’s a lot of issues that are unknown, and there’s a lot of contamination. ... So how do we address that, and where are those sources coming from?” the science director at Protect Our Aquifer said.

He said the city council’s lawsuit to get the referendum on the ballot could hurt efforts to work with Republican leaders of the legislature. 

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The current path of the legal dispute over a multi-part city ballot referendum on gun control is expected to hinge on the outcome of the payroll tax ballot question’s 2004 controversy.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools violated federal civil rights law by not adequately responding to complaints of sexual harassment and assault of students in a three-year period, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights announced Friday.

“We won’t back down and d--n sure won’t be bullied,” Memphis City Council Chair JB Smiley Jr. said, as council members announced the lawsuit.

Fair and football season kicks off, a new Germantown ramen bar lets you look “down on society” and you can tie the knot at Wiseacre this weekend.

Working for 15 years to reduce recidivism in Memphis, Lifeline to Success has helped some 2,271 former inmates navigate life after incarceration.

The former county commissioner and a set of 15 appointed staff members formally take office Sept. 1 in the office that administers the day-to-day business of the largest court in the state.

Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Jennifer Fitzgerald said Demarion Tackett’s $100,000 bond wasn’t sufficient because “he will not come to court.”

Agee takes on Taylor, two nightclubs shootings have two very different outcomes and MSCS’ new comms guy has jokes.

Shelby County suburbs are urging the state to invest in an appropriately sized juvenile-detention facility.