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  • City of Memphis

    Council pushes for permanent sheriff’s presence on Beale

    The resolution by council chairman Martavius Jones and council vice chairman JB Smiley Jr. asking the Memphis Police Department to ask Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner for the permanent cooperation was approved by the council on a 10-0 vote.

    By Bill Dries August 23, 2023
  • Elections

    Gibson calls Bonner’s leadership ‘weak and ineffective’

    Memphis Mayoral contender J.W. Gibson is the latest in the race to challenger Floyd Bonner Jr. on recent deaths at the Shelby County Jail during Bonner’s tenure as sheriff.

    By Bill Dries August 22, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Greenline’s Wolf River pedestrian bridge closed for repairs

    Parts of the Shelby Farms Greenline — a more than 10-mile trail that connects Midtown to Cordova — are currently closed for about two weeks. 

    By Keely Brewer August 22, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    City Council to take final votes on two more 2024 ballot questions

    The council has already approved two other charter referendums for the 2024 election year and has others waiting in the wings. If all are approved, it would make five ballot questions for Memphis voters next year.

    By Bill Dries August 21, 2023
  • Premium Criminal Justice

    How much of Tyre Nichols’ death is on C.J. Davis? A federal judge will decide.

    The city and Nichols’ family have different viewpoints about the extent to which Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis is responsible.

    By Samuel Hardiman August 21, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Political Roundup: Memphis mayoral candidates criticize fellow contenders

    Mayoral contender Van Turner also said Saturday the city’s “crime wave” has to be “met where it is.” Also, the special legislative session in Nashville could influence the Memphis mayor’s race.

    By Bill Dries August 20, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    901 Day to feature concerts, markets, food, beer, art exhibitions, more

    The unofficial local holiday falls on Friday, Sept. 1, a date that corresponds to the city’s 901 phone area code. It’s a chance for groups to show off their civic pride and celebrate all things Memphis.

    By Rashod Cobb August 24, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    For Biggs, food — and all it represents — was reported with heart

    “She was the first person that reviewed Iris. That review was the beginning of us really being able to provide people with a space to earn a living,” Kelly English said.

    By Jane Roberts August 18, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Saul Belz, influential lawyer, dies at 81

    Belz graduated from White Station High School in 1960. His classmates voted him most witty. 

    By Jane Roberts August 18, 2023
  • Geoff Calkins

    Calkins: Jennifer Biggs was a friend to all Memphis — whether you had met her or not

    Jennifer Biggs wrote about food and people and angels and whiskey. When she died Wednesday of complications from cancer, Memphis lost one of its best friends.

    By Geoff Calkins August 17, 2023
  • Opinion

    Maxey: My light shines a little brighter because of Jennifer’s friendship

    “Jennifer Biggs always managed to be in the vicinity during some of the brightest moments of my life and during some of the darkest.”

    By Ron Maxey August 17, 2023
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Library calls it the ‘Joy Collection’ for good reason

    Library of Things adds experiences, fun list of resources available with library card — starting with kits for camping, movie nights and karaoke. 

    By Jane Roberts August 18, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Jennifer Biggs, much-loved food writer, dies of cancer complications

    Biggs publicly announced her stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis in June. “I can’t begin to express the love and gratitude I’ve felt from and for all of you,” she wrote on Facebook.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 16, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    MLGW board member defends CEO: ‘Politics don’t need to be involved’

    The Memphis mayor appoints MLGW’s president and CEO. Doug McGowen was appointed last fall, but the city’s next mayor will have the power to remove him at any time. 

    By Keely Brewer August 16, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Gallery: Fans gather, candles glow at annual vigil for Elvis

    The annual Candlelight Vigil for Elvis Presley, now also honoring Lisa Marie Presley, began at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Graceland.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff August 16, 2023
  • Downtown

    Memphis in May is looking for a new location

    In an email to its barbecue teams, Memphis in May President Jim Holt says the festival is “exploring venue options other than Tom Lee Park for the future.”

    By Bill Dries August 15, 2023
  • Premium City of Memphis

    Ads for Memphis mayoral candidates begin to hit airwaves, social

    Here’s a look at some of the candidates’ messaging. 

    By Samuel Hardiman August 09, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    City Council asserts independence from mayor on several fronts

    The council is challenging the administration on the delayed development that is a key part of financing the remake of the Fairgrounds to Liberty Park and what it sees as hesitation in an expansion of the council’s office space at City Hall.

    By Bill Dries August 09, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Memphis’ deadliest streets and most accident-prone intersections

    A short Memphis Police Department presentation Tuesday identified the roads and intersections where the most car accidents have occurred this year. 

    By Samuel Hardiman August 08, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    City Council returns to call for partisan primaries

    The ballot question would go to voters in 2024 if the council approves it. The council voted down a similar referendum last year.

    By Bill Dries August 08, 2023
  • Sports

    Pine Hill clubhouse could be named for first Black pro manager

    “The history justified the naming of the clubhouse and then recognizing those pioneering African American golfers.”

    By Rashod Cobb August 07, 2023
  • Downtown

    Locals express dismay as Big River Market announces last day

    Listed for sale in June, Big River Market has set a final closing date of Aug. 9. 

    By Sophia Surrett August 04, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Thousands of bikers roll into Memphis

    An estimated 30,000 motorcyclists are gathering at Tiger Lane for the 46th National Bikers Roundup at Liberty Park. The event was organized by several Black motorcycle clubs.

    Related story:

    Two fatal crashes occur at same intersection outside biker convention

    By Jada Ojii August 04, 2023
  • Downtown

    Downtown Mobility Center opens as ‘necessary’ infrastructure

    The Downtown Mobility Center is the centerpiece of several parking garage projects, including the renovation of older city-owned lots in the immediate area.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2023
  • Premium Downtown

    Tom Lee Park damages from Memphis In May top $1.4M

    A report verified by a third-party arbiter and reviewed by the city administration shows 252 separate items of damage totaling $1.4 million, most of it incurred during the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2023

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