“Everyone’s having a moment to showcase and share their thing that makes them a special artist, and Memphis is here to eat it up.”

Memphis filmmaker and author Robert Gordon and his partners are gearing up for the world premiere of “Newport & the Great Folk Dream,” and they want to be clear: It is not a music documentary. 

After a barrage of ads for Justin Timberlake’s 901 Tequila annoyed them, two social media whizzes came up with the idea for 901 Day. Thirteen years later, it’s bigger than ever.

William Dunavant III has a speech he has already given to 20,000 Memphians. The topic? Why the city is on the cusp of great things. 

Also in the Political Roundup: Jerri Green at Wiseacre and one less contender for Shelby County Mayor.

Also this week, the Running of the Weenies returns, and we look back on two tragic events that happened in 2022. 

The new museum will feature a new Monroe Avenue plaza connecting the museum to the Cossitt Library and providing access to the Mississippi River. 

Former public official DeAndre Brown and his wife Vinessa Brown were charged with misusing $1.38 million in public money. The pair ran the Lifeline to Success non-profit, which is now also under scrutiny.

For the past year, My Sistah’s House’s team has filed and refiled plans to build a 2,400-square-foot commercial and residential building as part of the nonprofit’s Tiny House Project.

Understaffing, overcrowding, extended intake times, drug use, broken jail locks and elevators and medical problems up to and including multiple inmate deaths are just some entries on the current facility’s long list of troubles.

A chain of events that eventually led to the three men being granted a new trial centers on comments allegedly made by the judge who formerly presided over the case as well as the carjacking and attempted murder of one of that judge’s former law clerks.

Memphis-Shelby County Schools earned the highest score in the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System for the fourth year in a row. But younger students lost progress in social studies, falling behind expected growth.

The departing MATA board members appear to have been surprised by City Council members asserting a role in hiring the new permanent CEO. One former member called the move “insulting.”

U of M students protest anti-DEI moves, Carrefour is finally coming down and Filipino food is popping up on South Main. 

Judge Sheryl Lipman also granted a motion from The Daily Memphian to unseal records in the case, which included the reason Mark Norris recused himself.

Gov. Bill Lee has appointed two replacements for vacant Shelby County Circuit Court and Criminal Court seats.

“I’m here because eventually this is going to affect us all,” one protester said.

Damon Curry Morris, a frequent critic of Memphis-Shelby County Schools, faces a misdemeanor charge for violating a restraining order brought by MSCS board member Stephanie Love, according to police and court records.

This guide to 2025’s 901 Day events can help Memphis lovers choose how to celebrate the annual civic holiday.

DeAndre Brown and his wife Vinessa Brown allegedly misappropriated more than $600,000 in public funds, a comptroller’s investigation found. The office also identified more than $750,000 in “questionable charges.”

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FedEx lays off hundreds, the city spills the tea on the MATA CEO search and Lakeland Cracker Barrel fans rejoice.

A few days ago, Memphis Area Transit Authority officials announced they would introduce two CEO finalists at a public meeting. That meeting was abruptly canceled with little explanation.

A new jail may address some issues that currently plague 201 Poplar. But Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner admits it won’t fix everything.