The music-production space in Cloud901 in the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library was formally named the Tay Keith Music Lab.

Why a data-center moratorium in Memphis can’t stop the gigabyte-sized boom in Southaven. Plus, where to go for a piece of cake or some peace and quiet.

At least two of this week’s main events are happening in Overton Park. 

Collierville Alderwoman Missy Marshall will face a challenge from Liz Deely as she hopes to retain her position on the suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

A University of Memphis professor has spent years studying public transportation systems in cities nationwide. Now, Memphis has been added to that list.

Attorneys seek a preliminary injunction to stop Task Force members from retaliating against residents who film their operations.

Build-out and activity is bustling at SpaceXAI’s DeSoto County operation, less than a mile from Memphis and unperturbed by the political winds blowing to the north. 

Federal races, judicial elections and a school board contest headline the ballot as absentee voting gets underway Sept. 21.

Also happening this week: Participants will honor firefighters lost in 9/11 during a stair climb at Liberty Stadium.

“Crime is falling. Investment is surging. The tax base is expanding. Memphis has spent years demanding progress. Now that it’s finally happening, results should matter more than partisan grievance.”

Also in the political roundup, a new poll shows the race for Tennessee governor tightening, and one of two standout independent candidates campaigns in Memphis.

The museum to commemorate the nation’s worst maritime disaster is set to open just 20 minutes from Downtown Memphis.

Despite recent progress, the latest FBI Uniform Crime Report indicates Memphis remains the No. 1 major city in America for its violent crime rate, town hall attendees learn.

A year since the presidential executive order that created the Memphis Safe Task Force was announced in the Oval Office, its impact and future are still being debated, touted and condemned.

You have a chance this week to watch “The Matrix” on the big screen — the really big screen — at the Pink Palace, take a parking spot over as a pocket park and get your ballet on, very quickly. 

Flipping through “Knowledge Bowl” back pages, sorting through a mayoral social media spat and taking attendance at Memphis-Shelby County Schools. 

“The new MATA board reveals a glaring disconnect. With one exception, they are almost entirely corporate executives and administrators who likely do not use the system they oversee.”

Not all high school competition takes place on the gridiron or hardwood. For nearly four decades, a lot of it has taken place under the bright lights of a TV studio down by the river.

The family of a worker who died after a fall in 2025 at SpaceXAI’s Colossus II Campus is seeking $30 million in damages. 

Shelby County residents preparing to participate in the upcoming Nov. 3 election must complete their voter-registration applications by Monday, Oct. 5.

Some were 8 in the 1960s, and some were 8 in the 2010s. And while many of us are from Memphis, we also hail from West Palm, Buffalo, Tacoma and beyond.

The heat dome over Tennessee the Washington Post said was the strongest on the planet is a pot of scalding water, and we are the crawfish.

As residents weigh in online, debates over SpaceXAI, the Safe Task Force and city leadership collide in one highly public exchange.