We’re banning cowbells, saving croutons, and redefining Memphis, street by street. 

Some of the roadways and parks that were researched include Overton Park, Lamar Avenue, Jackson Avenue, Audubon Park and Manassas Street. 

Days after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a restrictive abortion ban, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to intervene, an important decision came down from another court that invalidated a similar law signed last year by Gov. Bill Lee.

At 7:02:56 Central Time Wednesday, a 29-year-old Memphian named Hayley Arceneaux rocketed Memphis and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital into space. 

Binghampton Development Corp. Executive Director Noah Gray and Shawn Massey with The Shopping Center Group shared more with the EDGE board about their unsuccessful attempt to lure a new grocer. 

Compromise possible but lawyers say it’s more likely restraining order will be extended.

Their testimonies came during the second day of Robinson’s federal trial.

There are 7,083 reported active cases, with 2,476 — or 35% — of those being pediatric. 

Today is heavy on imagination and inspiration, with a people’s princess coming to town, a rock band remembering when it did, an unexpected discovery in Wolf River Harbor and a cancer survivor headed for the stars. 

Hayley Arceneaux — a former St. Jude patient who now works as a physician assistant at the hospital — is poised to become the youngest person to ever orbit the Earth when Inspiration4 rockets into space Wednesday. Arceneaux says that representing St. Jude patients on the mission is “the biggest honor of my life.”

Germantown has named its first student board member. She will serve a one-year term in an advisory non-voting role.

The Memphis Grizzlies unveiled a newly renovated library Tuesday morning at Gordon Achievement Academy, the two-time winner of the team’s “Read to Achieve” contest.

Performers will include U of M’s Wind Ensemble, opera and Sound Fuzion.

Prosecutor tells jurors during state Sen. Katrina Robinson’s trial Tuesday that in addition to co-mingling of grant funding, there was also “misrepresentation” about students.

A makeover begins in the Medical District, a high-profile trial begins Downtown, and an experiment changes course in Binghampton.

An email to the campus community from interim president Carroll Stevens last week acknowledged incidents “that have contributed to our campus community feeling unsafe, particularly for Black and Jewish students.”

Prosecutors, sheriffs, judges, criminal justice reform advocates and others testified to a General Assembly committee on the money bail system Monday, Sept. 13. But lawmakers leaned more to small changes than sweeping reform.

The Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday morning their expanded marketing campaign for their Tennessee SAVIN (Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification) system. 

State Sen. Katrina Robinson’s trial on federal theft and fraud charges began with jury selection, Monday, Sept. 13 at the Clifford Davis-Odell Horton Federal Building in Downtown Memphis.

The University of Memphis moved from No. 126 in 2021 to No. 123 in the Top Public Schools list. The college rose 20 spots in the Social Mobility category for efforts that have improved graduation rates for Pell-eligible students.

The green space near Poplar Avenue and Manassas Street serves as a gateway between the Medical District and Victorian Village, and as a haven for people experiencing homelessness. 

Today’s agenda is chockablock, but we’re talking about commercial air looking at Presidents Island, Marc Gasol’s career coming full circle and a torch being passed at Leonard’s. 

A Juvenile Justice Consortium says the U.S. Justice Department should at least take another look at Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court and consider returning to some form of federal oversight of the court. 

State Sen. Katrina Robinson’s federal trial on theft and fraud charges is slated to begin Monday, Sept. 13, in Memphis.

The EPA has proposed adding the National Fireworks site in Cordova to its Superfund National Priorities List for removal of toxic chemicals detected in groundwater, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said in a statement.