Ashlar Hall gets more time for renovations
Ashlar Hall was approved for a use variance in 2023 to allow an event center on the property. However, that variance was set to expire in September.
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June 2025
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Showboats fall to Stallions; will team return for 2026 season?
Memphis ends the 2025 UFL season with a 46-9 loss to Birmingham at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Focus shifts to the future of the club.
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$15 Deal: Feast & Graze’s salmon BLT tacos are medley of bold flavors
This fan favorite includes smoked salmon, white cheddar, capers, garlic aioli, bacon, green-leaf lettuce and cherry tomatoes — all on grilled naan.
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Redbirds recap: Birds grab game 5 in series against Bulls
Shortstop Cesar Prieto had a strong night, with two home runs and drove in five. The left-handed hitter went 2-for-4 with a grand slam, three runs scored and a walk.
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Food Files: Grind City Brewing pulling beers from restaurants, stores
Plus, Bar Limina opens and Dutch Bros Coffee plans second Memphis-area location.
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Redbirds recap: Redbirds wrap up 12-game road trip with loss at Bulls
The Redbirds play Game 1 of a six-game home stand against the Indianapolis Indians (Triple-A, Pittsburgh Pirates) on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at AutoZone Park.
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Goodwill Excel Center expanding to Shelby County Corrections Center
About half of those incarcerated in the Shelby County Corrections Center don’t have high school diplomas, according to The Goodwill Excel Center, which is expanding its adult learning programs into the prison.
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Memphis writer wins fiction award with first book
Novel Bookstore will host a launch party for Robert Busby’s “Bodock: Stories.” The short-story collection is set in North Mississippi during the ice storm of 1994.
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Silverfield blunt about roster uncertainty heading into 2025 season
California judge Claudia Wilken will decide a landmark verdict in the history of college sports — a $2.8 billion House vs. NCAA court case-settlement approval. The number of available roster spots hinges on her ruling.
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Memphis caramel company hopes sweet story will last
Owner Jerrod Smith said Shotwell Candy Co. isn’t going down without a fight.
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May 2025
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Redbirds recap: Big second inning carries Birds over Bulls
Memphis jumped in front early with nine runs in the top of the second inning, tied for the most runs in a frame this season.
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Old Manassas High to become ‘cottages’ for homeless families
“It’s about the mother of the child who is going to school with your child,” Hospitality Hub Executive Director Kelcey Johnson said. “After school you take your child home. The other mother is taking her child to truck stops.”
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Redbirds recap: Memphis loses high-scoring, rain-shortened game
The game was completed early due to rain following the bottom of the seventh inning. Memphis is now 2-1 in the six-game series.
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MSCS board member retires from teacher-union leadership
Memphis-Shelby County Schools board member Keith Williams has retired from his role leading a local teacher union, a position that has stirred concerns of conflicting interests throughout his tenure on the school board.
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Retired judge has new challenge: Getting people out of jail
As jail population management coordinator, retired Criminal Court Judge Bobby Carter’s goal is to reduce the number of people in Shelby County’s overcrowded jail.
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All the drive-in theaters that used to be in Memphis
“There was a time when drive-in movie theaters — Bellevue, Jaxon, Sky-Vue — were all around town. But you have to be of a certain age to remember where they were.”
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Murder mystery thriller kicks off DeSoto film series
A new independent film festival begins next month featuring local talent from Memphis and Mississippi, an avenue for filmmakers to present their work.
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The Early Word: Rape-kit suit ends, and so do some Grind City beer sales
Retired judge will focus on thinning the jail population, the Central High Jazz Band gets their own day and Bahama Mamas aren’t coming back.
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Conaway: The man behind it all, out loud and clear, and all ours in Memphis
“Civil rights remain a movement, and that movement is more at risk now than any time in a generation. Diversity and inclusion have been declared illegal.”
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DeSoto’s dug-in details: Landers expansion progress
DeSoto County supervisors have approved a contract for concrete foundations and steel, the latest step in an $88 million expansion at the Lander Center.
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Grizzlies Insider: Hurry up, July. The Grizzlies have extension clarity.
The Grizzlies received clarity when it comes to a Jaren Jackson Jr. extension, but it will be July before the franchise can take action.
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Redbirds Recap: Memphis homers outpace Durham again
Designated hitter Michael Siani smacked his second leadoff home run of the road trip. Right fielder Matt Koperniak put the game out of reach with his third home run of the year.
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What you might have missed during Memphis basketball’s eventful May
Old rivalries have been reignited, players have come and gone, and Memphis is headed back to the Bahamas.
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With Lakeland Town Square in final stages, developer changes focus
Vince Smith is turning his focus to Ashmont, a 100-acre mixed-use project just north of the Interstate 40 and Canada Road interchange.
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County budget proposal $9.5M short, according to trustee
In an “apples and oranges” comparison, the Shelby County Trustee said her office and the mayor’s administration don’t project county revenue the same way.
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