Sally Jones Heinz is retiring as executive director of MIFA. “There isn’t an organization like this anywhere in the country,” she said. “It’s the best.”

DMC CEO Chandell Ryan said the city sought the state money with Beale Street in mind — in part to send a signal to the private sector that Beale Street, and the area around it, is worthy of further investment. 

The City Council member and City Court Clerk died this past September. 

In this week’s To-Do List, cozy up with a book at Loflin, revive your dying houseplants with tips from Carmeon Hamilton and mask up for a rave at the Cadre.

The death of a Memphis man in custody at a DeSoto County jail has been turned over to state authorities for further investigation.

Only 84 students attend Ida B. Wells Academy this year, leaving more than 400 available spots unfilled.

Man dies after Task Force chase, GameStop is gone and the Tigers made Hardaway “really proud.”

Having a new baby orangutan at the Memphis Zoo is good news for the species, the world and the city — and it’s unbelievably adorable. 

This is at least the second time a suspect has been killed or seriously injured during an altercation with Task Force officers since the sweeping law enforcement initiative began Sept. 29.

Today, we talk about the amount of power xAI is using, as well as what they are using it for, and how it fits into the national conversation. 

General Assembly is back in session, and the Hyde family may get its own street. Plus, Ja talks in Europe.

Ron Brandon seriously considered leaving CBU, which he wasn’t sure would survive its troubles. But he stayed because of his devotion to his alma mater, and now he has plans to ensure that CBU survives and even thrives.

The council will take the first of three votes later this month on changing the name of the street between the new Memphis Art Museum and the Cossitt Library. 

SmokeSlam, the barbecue festival hosted annually at Tom Lee Park, announced on Jan. 13 that it will not host a competition in 2026.

Tennessee state troopers arrested Rebecca Leathers, 55, during the ICE protest that drew hundreds of people to Summer Avenue in the Berclair neighborhood.

Halbert won’t be living rent-free anymore, Bane has no hard feelings and we remember lives lost in 2025. 

The 114th Tennessee General Assembly convenes in Nashville today with an aggressive, but perhaps quick, agenda. 

Memphis lost music legends, corporate titans and community leaders in 2025. Here is a look at their lives.

The Shelby County Board of Commissioners pushed Mayor Lee Harris to send more than $10 million in funding to local prekindergarten classrooms in a vote Monday, Jan. 12.

Thousands of people have been arrested within the past three months in Memphis, and prosecutors in both state and federal courts are feeling the increased load. 

The commission initially planned to only pay the back rent for Wanda Halbert’s Shelby County Clerk’s Office, but decided Monday to approve money for future rent, too. 

A Nashville-based investor has spent 18 months looking “relentlessly” for properties to house his modular AI data centers.

Commissioners decided Monday they want a lawsuit to stay in place and a court to put an end to the dispute over MSCS elections one way or another.

Six of the 13 incumbent state House members representing Shelby County in Nashville checked out petitions on Friday’s opening day. Meanwhile, several judicial positions on the August ballot as special elections are also filling up.

The city will be at halfway point in its fiscal year, as the council discusses pay raises for firefighters, renovating a police precinct, relocating a Downtown MPD unit and “Hyde Square.”