In advance of GivingTuesday, editorial director Mary Cashiola and Sarah Leach, The Daily Memphian’s director of fundraising and development, talk about the news site’s role as a nonprofit, the free content the site provides and goals for the day. 

The road to American citizenship is very long, Belly Acres isn’t going belly up and the Grizzlies give us something to be thankful for.

What’s the deal with the once-popular Mexican restaurant in East Memphis? Why is the giant sign still glowing even though the place has been closed for eight years?

“There’s so much positive news out there, and I’m blessed to be able to see it firsthand and be actually involved in it,” said the new chairman, who plans to help make Downtown a thriving area for residents — and visitors. 

The process of becoming a U.S. citizen is extremely complex, taking years — sometimes decades — and thousands of dollars. Here’s how people do it. 

Also happening this week: Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Porter-Leath are hosting drives for holiday gifts and winter wear.

Today, almost all Americans can trace their lineage back to another part of the world. The Daily Memphian recently talked to 16 locals — including business owners and a former mayor — about their families’ journeys to America.

UMRF Ventures, a private, for-profit subsidiary of the University of Memphis Research Foundation, has been creating IT jobs and other service positions for college students since 2017. 

The Wolf River Conservancy and Ducks Unlimited partnered to protect 700+ acres of wetlands in Collierville, Piperton and Rossville.

Need ideas for gifts this season? We’ve got you covered. 

Students currently enrolled in the program can renew beginning on Dec. 9.

“There’s so many people in this world who didn’t know we touched their lives because it didn’t happen to them,” Karolina Duda said of potential crime victims. The Daily Memphian rode along with Supervisory Deputy Duda to observe the on-the-ground work of the Memphis Safe Task Force.

Memphians across the city spend part of their Thanksgiving holiday helping to feed the hungry.

Lauren Rogers, head of the Upper School at St. Mary’s said the school has a “moral obligation” to staunch the widening gender gap in STEM education.

Defense attorneys for Lindsey Whiteside have offered a counterargument against the prosecution claims the former coach and youth pastor should be resentenced.

The company will pay a $150,000 fine and enter a probation program that subjects it to unannounced inspections by Environmental Protection Agency personnel. 

If you’re single and not “on the apps,” you’re not really trying to find love. 

Judges tell sheriff and clerk to get it together, Belly Acres goes belly up in Bartlett and Richmond wants to be MSCS’ leader for the long haul.

“I’d love to have the permanent superintendent role,” interim Memphis school Superintendent Roderick Richmond said during a recent interview on WKNO-TV Channel 10’s “Behind The Headlines.” 

Teenager charged with aggravated rape in one of two alleged assaults at St. George’s Independent School in recent weeks, becoming the second person arrested in the investigation.

The Sheriff’s and the General Sessions Court Clerk’s offices must fix issues causing case delays, according to a judges’ order obtained by The Daily Memphian.

All of the men were charged after altercations with officers during attempted traffic stops, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee said. Traffic stops have increased since the Task Force began.

The Tennessee National Guard is likely to remain in Memphis until at least early December, as the state has yet to appeal an injunction blocking the deployment. 

This move comes as board member Michele Henley faces sustained pressure for supporting convicted former youth pastor Lindsey Whiteside.

Mom sues MSCS for handcuffing her kid, Sexton says Shelby County should pay for its own jail and the city’s library director is checking out.