This is the week when the Banana Ball Championship League (finally) comes to Memphis. 

This weekend isn’t for wallflowers. 

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center has required its first-year med students to do an anatomy lab since 1911. To do so, the school relies on living donors who give their bodies to science. 

Today, we’ll introduce you to new business reporter Steve Bohnel and we’ll chat about Dr. James Downing’s new role at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, his possible replacement and even about curing cancer. 

After the Memphis Safe Task Force was deployed last fall, the Collierville Police Department did something unexpected. 

This week brings us the NFL Combine and two Tigers tackles who get to attend and a deadline to not run for office. 

There are plant sales, Bad Bunny-inspired events, Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy doing a monologue and a week’s worth of Afro-Latino stories, music and dancing. 

When it comes to the Memphis Grizzlies, superstar Ja Morant isn’t the only thing up in the air. 

These days, the former Oak Court Mall site is home to wrecking balls and demolition equipment as the land is being prepared for its next life. 

If federal law enforcement operations in other cities are ending, could Memphis be far behind? 

This week’s challenge: How to celebrate Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras at the same time. 

If you’re planning on doing something special this particular weekend, it’ll help to have a significant other, a gal pal or a bromance going on. 

The explanation to this riddle lies in a clue: The answer is elementary, my dear Watson. 

The Grammy Awards were held at the beginning of the month, and though there weren’t any Memphians who won a Grammy this year, Memphis was a strong throughline at the ceremonies. 

The restaurant industry can seem turbulent, especially in the past five years or so.

We’re on the verge of another weekend, so today, newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us to talk about this weekend’s holiday celebrations. 

It was a decade ago that members of Calvary Episcopal Church decided they needed to do something about an old historical marker about Nathan Bedford Forrest on the church’s property. 

Last year, Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. was charged with seven counts of federal bribery and tax evasion charges. This week, he pleaded guilty to five of them. 

The scene in Memphis has been very different from the one in Minneapolis, and there are many theories about why that is.

It’s Feb. 2 — Groundhog Day — and this week in Memphis may feel like something of a do-over. But hopefully it’s in a hilarious, nostalgic way. 

As crazy as it may sound, there are events happening this weekend that haven’t been canceled. And we’re not just talking about YouTube yoga or your “Heated Rivalry” marathon. 

In the last few years, one of the largest changes to college football and basketball is the number of student-athletes changing schools between seasons. 

Up until recently, the land on the southwest side of Poplar Avenue and Kirby Parkway was home to Carrefour at Kirby Woods.

Today, food writer Ellen Chamberlain talks about the viral video from Da Sammich Spot as well as some other recent developments on the local food scene. 

Join editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips as they discuss what’s happening this week.