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  • Music

    Beale Street Music Fest’s Blues Tent returning to its roots

    The festival’s three main stages will take place in Tom Lee Park.

    By Elle Perry January 19, 2023
  • High School Sports

    Attention to detail pays dividends for KIPP

    Doing the little things — while excelling on the defensive end — has the Phoenix on a nine-game winning streak.

    By John Varlas January 19, 2023
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    Memphis business TapRoute offers runners a refill

    A local Memphis business is creating an alternative for runners and cyclists to refill their water bottles on the go.

    By Alicia Davidson January 19, 2023
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    New Carpenter Art Garden leader has hope for healing

    Jazmin Miller is on course to help heal trauma on several levels, including the complicated feelings she says many Black people have with agriculture as an institution. 

    By Jane Roberts January 18, 2023
  • Sports

    Former Loudon defender joins Memphis 901 FC

    Carson Vom Steeg made 21 starts in the USL Championship last season.

    By John Varlas January 17, 2023
  • Arts & Culture

    Sports and race intersect at MLK Day forum

    Panelists at the National Civil Rights Museum event included Katrina Merriweather, head coach of the University of Memphis women’s basketball team, Memphis Grizzlies small forward Danny Green and former NBA superstar Grant Hill.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 16, 2023
  • Neighborhoods

    Graceland mourners remember Lisa Marie Presley

    Tourists join Memphians outside the gates of Graceland, paying their respects to the King of Rock ‘n' Roll’s only child: “She was the daughter of a legend...”

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    ‘Passionate, strong and loving’: Tom Hanks, Billy Idol, Sean Lennon remember Lisa Marie Presley

    By Alicia Davidson January 17, 2023
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    Cancer-causing chemical endangering Memphis due to EPA’s inaction, lawsuit alleges

    The EPA included Memphis’ Sterilization Services of Tennessee on a list of high-risk facilities in August, but a pending lawsuit says the agency is moving too slowly; the Memphis City Council is also considering what actions it can take. 

    By Keely Brewer January 17, 2023
  • Food

    Panta goes to Portugal with pop-up for a week

    The pop-up restaurant will feature a dozen authentic small plates, such as porco preto grelhaldo — grilled pork belly — and three desserts.

    By Jennifer Biggs January 13, 2023
  • Music

    Here’s how you can celebrate MLK Day in Memphis

    There are multiple ways Memphis-area groups will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 13, 2023
  • Spirit of Memphis

    Grizzlies, FedEx volunteers spruce up Springdale Elementary to honor MLK

    FedEx volunteers and Grizzlies volunteered to help spruce up Springdale-Memphis Magnet Elementary on Thursday as part of a day of service in celebration of the coming Martin Luther King Jr. King Day holiday.

    By Aarron Fleming January 14, 2023
  • Real Estate

    DMC unveils parking aid for some Downtown workers

    The Downtown Memphis Commission celebrated 2022’s developments at its State of Downtown event at the New Daisy Theatre on Thursday, Jan. 12. At the event, they announced parking incentives for some Downtown workers.

    By Neil Strebig January 13, 2023
  • $15 Deals

    $10 Deal: Winner, winner, chicken dinner at Tops Bar-B-Q

    A chicken sandwich with Memphis white sauce is new to the menu at Tops Bar-B-Q. But this deal does come with a caveat. 

    By Jennifer Biggs January 12, 2023
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    Spartan study: White Station students draft legislation to analyze driver’s ed availability in Tennessee

    A group of White Station High School students wanted to get more driver’s education programs into Tennessee schools, so their teacher, Shelby County Commissioner Erika Sugarmon, encouraged them to draft legislation toward the goal. 

    By Aarron Fleming January 11, 2023
  • City of Memphis

    Uptown TIF’s $14 million funding gets final approval

    The council vote comes the day after the Shelby County Commission approved the same resolution. The funding is spread across four projects, including new affordable housing in Uptown and rehab of existing homes for legacy homeowners.

    By Bill Dries January 11, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS optional school applications open soon

    MSCS hosted an optional school fair on Sunday, Jan. 8, that included representatives from each of the district’s 45 optional schools and programs.

    By Aarron Fleming January 10, 2023
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    Alpha Omega’s $8 million project is a nod to Cordell Walker

    The Jackson Avenue facility is the latest effort of a man who never served in the military but has dedicated 35 years to serving veterans with housing, food, clothing and offering sometimes simply a place to be understood.

    By Jane Roberts January 09, 2023
  • Memphis Tigers Basketball

    Penny Hardaway, Nike to release sneaker inspired by Lester Middle

    Report: Nike is releasing a pair of its Air Max Penny 1 with a colorway inspired by the Binghampton school where Penny once coached.

    By Parth Upadhyaya January 09, 2023
  • Visual Arts

    Making of ‘Elvis,’ the movie, exhibit punctuates birthday week of Elvis, the man

    As the “Elvis” movie looks ahead to possible Oscar nominations, an exhibit about the making of the film opens at Graceland. 

    By Chris Herrington January 06, 2023
  • South Memphis

    HUD ends federal subsidies to Peppertree renters

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland called the development — the latest in the city’s efforts over the last year to force renovations at Peppertree — “great news.”

    By Bill Dries January 05, 2023
  • $15 Deals

    $10 Deal: Queen of Sheba’s Cordova location may be fancier but try the family shawarma

    Queen of Sheba Imperial Restaurant recently opened in Cordova and offers, in addition to an extensive menu, a hearty $10 deal with its shawarma platter. 

    By Jennifer Biggs January 05, 2023
  • Education

    MSCS: Around 1 in 4 schools affected by winter storm

    Twenty-nine schools in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools district took damage as a result of the recent winter weather storm that swept through the city, MSCS said.

    By Aarron Fleming January 03, 2023
  • Elections

    Ballot Basics: Early voting for state House District 86

    Here is all of the information you need to participate in the first local election of 2023. 

    By Bill Dries January 03, 2023
  • Performing Arts

    Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle coming to Memphis

    Emmy award-winning entertainers Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle are set to co-headline their first show at the FedExForum.

    By Jasmine McCraven January 03, 2023
  • Midtown

    Herrington: Where does Midtown end? A defining question for modern Memphis

    Defining Midtown is perhaps the key question of Memphis geography, in part because it helps define the rest of the core city. If Midtown is encased by Downtown, South Memphis, East Memphis and North Memphis — and maybe that’s debatable, too — then defining Midtown partly defines the rest.

    By Chris Herrington January 03, 2023

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