The Viper 200 endurance ultramarathon planned for the Shelby Farms area this week has been plagued with horrible weather.

MASE’s Cedric Miller will be presented with the Rex coaching award.

“There’s nothing sad about any of this,” Falling Into Place owner Mary Claire White said. “I feel really, really good about what I’ve done for 10 years. I’m excited to focus on the next thing.”

As it closes, 17 Berkshire is “passing the torch” to gluten-free bakery, Jacques Louise. 

Think a burger meets a kebab meets a wrap, but it’s better than any of those. 

“This is the rebuild and transformation of Frayser, but this is also a moment, a forerunner, of things to come,” said Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris, who first proposed building the school five years ago.

XAI’s first Memphis data center Colossus dwells in a former Electrolux plant in Southwest Memphis. It is arguably one of the most valuable machines in the world controlled by someone with unrivaled wealth and galactic ambitions.

As local groups push against xAI’s turbines as part of a fight against pollution, the Health Department director said she will schedule a public hearing on the permit for the company’s Southwest Memphis plant.

The latest from the no-frills national grocery chain will be located at 785 Union Ave., in a building that once housed an Office Depot. 

Dozens gathered at Grind City Brewing on Saturday to celebrate all things canine as part of the annual Dogchella event. Local dog celebrities Sir Meatball and Milkshake lent their star power to the event.

“I just want to thank him for grounding me,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said at the funeral of Pastor Ricky Floyd. “And for being a barometer to so many people in this community.”

President Donald Trump could potentially exempt a large portion of heavy industry from emissions standards. Here’s what that could mean for xAI in Memphis. 

The clinic is the first of many to come in local YMCAs through a partnership with Greater Memphis Chamber.

 Malco says it will only sell if it’s “the right thing to do.”

Memphis Mayor Paul Young also heard more concerns about xAI at the One Memphis forum Wednesday, but promised to devote its tax revenue to specific public projects in Southwest Memphis.

The Midtown bar and entertainment space never reopened after it shut down suddenly in December with a social media post saying it was for renovations.

More than half of adults in the county have not seen a primary health provider in the last year, but many health care challenges could be avoided through preventative screenings like those offered at the clinic.

If 75% of the property owners in a defined area sign a petition, parking on their streets would be allowed only with a $50 permit with some exemptions.

The business is launching a free pickleball concept for six months in East Memphis. 

Memphis chef Kelly English said his new menu includes nine signature salad creations, plus a “choose-your-own-adventure” option.

Knowledge Quest’s new Green Leaf Cafe is opening officially in April and serving microgreens salads, salmon paninis and several burgers.

The bookstore and coffee shop will open this summer at 635 Madison Ave. in the 1,960-square-foot front space within The Ugly Art Co. gallery.

Defending champion Chattanooga Prep overwhelms Vikings to end first trip to the state tournament on a disappointing — yet still upbeat — note. And, for first time since 1997, Memphis does not win at least one state title in boys basketball.

Leaders of Girls Inc. and city officials cut the ribbon Friday, March 21, on a new greenhouse to go with the 20,000-square-foot building opened in 2023. It is part of a storied Frayser landscape.

A large, LED TV screen was set up under the Sunset Canopy at Tom Lee Park Friday, March 21, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for an NCAA Tournament watch party.