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  • Premium Business

    Blight remediation, economic growth and a delicious sandwich to boot

    Knowledge Quest’s new Green Leaf Cafe is opening officially in April and serving microgreens salads, salmon paninis and several burgers.

    By Jane Roberts March 23, 2025
  • Metro

    Political Roundup: The race for Democratic chair; Tesla and townhalls

    The political roundup focuses on a busy Saturday. Democrats discussed what has gone wrong in the party, and we look at some tumultuous Congressional townhall meetings of the past.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2025
  • City of Memphis

    Mayor faces community uproar about xAI

    Environmental advocates are looking to stop Elon Musk’s xAI from receiving an air-emissions permit for the natural turbines that partially power its data center in Southwest Memphis.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 23, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Double shooting leaves one person dead outside Downtown Westin

    Police had much of the area cordoned off while spectators stood and watched. The other victim was taken to the hospital.

    By Jody Callahan March 22, 2025
  • Metro

    More than 200 gather outside Tesla to protest Elon Musk

    Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, has received criticism lately for his work with the Trump administration.

    By Jody Callahan March 22, 2025
  • Metro

    US government ends contract giving legal service to immigrant children

    The decision will affect hundreds of children in the Memphis area who have legal representation through groups such as Latino Memphis, Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Mid-South Immigration Advocates.

    By Jody Callahan March 22, 2025
  • Behind The Headlines

    School takeover terms still taking shape in Legislature

    The legislation and local reaction to it were among the topics discussed by a reporters’ roundtable on “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries March 22, 2025
  • Metro

    Germantown church cancels Kustoff talk planned for Saturday

    Officials with a Germantown church cancel a talk from U.S. Rep. David Kustoff planned for Saturday, citing safety concerns.

    By Jody Callahan March 22, 2025
  • North Memphis

    Girls Inc. Youth Farm in Frayser growing along with crops

    Leaders of Girls Inc. and city officials cut the ribbon Friday, March 21, on a new greenhouse to go with the 20,000-square-foot building opened in 2023. It is part of a storied Frayser landscape.

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2025
  • Spirit of Memphis

    ‘Match Day’ celebration brings med students closer to careers

    Of the 168 UT medical students who matched, 75 matched to residencies in Tennessee and 54 will remain at UTHSC for their residencies. 

    By Aisling Mäki March 21, 2025
  • Health Care

    Tennessee confirms its first measles case

    Amid a national measles outbreak, the Tennessee Department of Health says a Middle Tennessee resident is the state’s first confirmed measles case this year. 

    By Aisling Mäki March 21, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Two former MPD officers formally decertified

    Two former Memphis police officers can no longer work as law enforcement in Tennessee after a hearing by the state’s Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission.

    By Aarron Fleming March 21, 2025
  • Public Safety

    City wants MPD Chief protected from Nichols lawsuit

    The push to exclude C.J. Davis came amid a flurry of legal filings Friday, including one that argued that Nichols’ family’s attorneys had access to federal documents that were supposed to be sealed.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 21, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: All doesn’t mean y’all for Kustoff talk; Tigers go dancing

    FedEx cuts its earnings outlook, interim MSCS head talks takeover and Trump plans, and you’ll want to keep your eyes peeled for this new coffee spot in Cordova.

    By Bianca Phillips March 21, 2025
  • Education

    Why MSCS interim superintendent ‘would hate to see’ Tennessee takeover

    Memphis-Shelby County Schools head Roderick Richmond denounced a state takeover proposal that would override authority of the elected board. 

    By Laura Testino March 20, 2025
  • State Government

    GOP Rep. John Rose launches run for Tennessee governor

    U.S. Rep. John Rose announced Thursday his candidacy for Tennessee governor in 2026, putting him on a likely collision course with U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, who also appears set on running.

    By The Associated Press March 20, 2025
  • Public Safety

    State report: Cost of bail in Shelby County up more than 40%

    The comptroller’s report calls for greater transparency regarding criminal justice data. 

    By Aarron Fleming March 20, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Alleged shooter behind Memphis spree no longer representing himself

    Ezekiel Kelly, the man accused of carrying out a city-wide shooting spree in 2022, is facing the death penalty for his alleged crimes. 

    By Aarron Fleming March 20, 2025
  • Premium Germantown

    Kustoff’s Germantown talk never meant to be public, organizers say

    Many thought an event featuring the congressman at a Germantown church was a public event, but it was only open to members.

    By Abigail Warren March 20, 2025
  • State Government

    New anti-transgender bathroom bill heading to Gov. Lee’s desk

    A proposal in Tennessee that would require educational institutions that house students overnight to separate bathrooms “by immutable biological sex” is headed to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk for his approval.

    By The Associated Press March 20, 2025
  • Downtown

    Protesters honored 65 years after Cossitt Library sit-ins

    “It was a movement that reshaped our city and strengthened the legacy of our beloved institution,” said Christopher Davis, president of LeMoyne-Owen College.

    By Redding Jackson March 20, 2025
  • Premium The Early Word

    The Early Word: Pinch businesses feel the pinch, and Grizzlies lose steam

    Memphis doctor is indicted for fraud (again), Ginger’s Bread heads Downtown and we tell you about a takeout app that’s almost “too good” to be true. 

    By Bianca Phillips March 20, 2025
  • Public Safety

    Hospitality workers urged to use their ‘great power’ to change city’s narrative

    “The more we can get people outside, the more we can create experiences, the more we invite people outside to join us, the better the perception will be about how things are going,” said Chandell Ryan, Downtown Memphis Commission President and CEO. “I want to just put that call of action.” 

    By Sophia Surrett March 20, 2025
  • Premium North Memphis

    With another loss, The Pinch feels its name

    Comeback Coffee and the adjacent Greenhaus were small businesses, but they represented a vision for what may be the “last frontier of Downtown Memphis.” 

    By Jane Roberts March 22, 2025
  • Shelby County

    For years, Mayor has tried to appoint new members to ethics board. County Commission hasn’t taken a single vote

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has produced six letters, going back to April 2021, in which he asked the County Commission to vote on new ethics board members. 

    By Bill Dries March 20, 2025

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