Austin, Texas-based High 5 Entertainment hopes to be open at Liberty Park in mid-2025, its CEO told The Daily Memphian Wednesday morning, Nov. 1.

Memphis is betting big on Liberty Park, but public records show a big shortfall in covering that bet. 

The $3 million in federal funding is being subbed for $3 million in private funds raised by the Overton Park Conservancy and the Memphis Zoo toward the parking solution.

Downtown’s Design Review Board will consider bringing a familiar sign back to the skyline, a new report will look at Memphis poverty and you’ll gain an hour on Sunday.

The new instances uncovered in public records bring to 46 the number of substantiated instances of excessive force involving officers at 201 Poplar. 

The attorney, congressional contender and former chairman of the Memphis Housing Authority Board died last week when his brain cancer returned. Wilkins charted a political course that called for greater Black political unity in recent years.

Born in Iran but receiving much of her formal training in the U.S., she was a classical guitarist recognized across the world and spent 34 years on the University of Memphis music school’s faculty.

An attorney for two women filed a lawsuit against the city, former Memphis Police Chief Michael Rallings and former officer Alexis Brown.

Residents from neighborhoods across the city expressed their opinions about crime and public safety during a series of conversations in this summer.

In 2022 alone, 29 billion pounds of food materials moved through the Memphis metropolitan area.

MATA decided to postpone the vote after hearing from several riders who were unhappy with the suggested changes. 

The council also moved closer to final votes next month on two ballot questions for next year that would change city elections, approved extra funding for the Cobblestones river landing restoration and was told it will take the National Ornamental Metal Museum longer for its renovation of Rust Hall in Overton Park.

The Memphis City Council Tuesday, Oct. 24, postponed an ordinance dealing with the city extending sewer service into unincorporated Shelby County.

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Crime is up more than 20% from 2022, MPD says

According to the Memphis Police Department, the main drivers of crime in the third quarter of 2023 were auto theft, thefts from motor vehicles and aggravated assault. 

Drag performer Flamy Grant was scheduled for a pride festival at Maryville College when the Blount County District Attorney wrote he completed a “diligent search” of state laws that might allow him to cancel the event.

Council members JB Smiley Jr. and Chase Carlisle want the council to choose either a return of the runoff provision or allowing partisan primary elections. Both referendum ordinances are up Tuesday, Oct. 24, for the second of three readings.

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“Short-term rentals are becoming an avenue for party houses,” said Memphis City Councilman Worth Morgan. “That’s a problem, and that’s something legislation needs to fix and address.” 

With yards plastered with Halloween decorations and a faint chill in the air, what are the best places for frights, tricks and treats? 

Memphis Fire Department Chief Sweat and Memphis Police Department Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis joined in a panel for Junior League, an organization that highlights female leadership and volunteerism.

Focus groups brought together by The Daily Memphian highlight many concerns residents have about the sources of crime and the difficulties involved in increasing public safety.

Shelby County corrections officers charged in Gershun Freeman’s death make first court appearance, and the Memphis Tigers play their first exhibition game.

Follow the story of the Memphis mayor campaign: the moves and issues that found their way into the political arena in this timeline of a campaign that began more than a year before ballots were cast.

“I’m here to tell you, Memphis, that you have the power to imagine, the power to dream and the power to change,” Abrams said while accepting her award. 

The Daily Memphian polled readers on its site and on social media about who should be considered our biggest star. 

Among the plan’s recommendations is creation of a DMC Youth Advisory Council that would “receive feedback on appropriate youth-focused activities for Downtown and youth perceptions of public safety.”