Playhouse on the Square’s production of the Pulitzer prize-winning play “Primary Trust” opens at the Circuit Playhouse Friday, May 8.

Police have arrested the suspect in an OUTMemphis shooting that injured two. OUTMemphis, which serves the LGBTQ+ community, announced it will be closed through next week after the incident.

The Annunciation Church community starts preparing months in advance to make thousands of pastries in several varieties sold at the annual Greek Festival, held May 8 and 9 this year.

With roots in Mississippi, the Rhodes graduate has amassed more than a million monthly Spotify listeners and was the featured artist for March on BET’s spotlight program.

The rejection of changing Germantown’s charter to make the mayor a full-time position was overwhelming, leading some to think it was a message to incumbent Mike Palazzolo.

The Tennessee State Board of Education is among at least five state boards that appoint members in alignment with the congressional map. 

This jigsaw puzzle is photo of the crowd at Riverbeat Music Festival and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.

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NBA teams spend half a season subtly selling losing as long-term investment — while asking fans to still show up and pay — only for the reward to be a 30-minute television product sandwiched between Taco Bell and State Farm commercials.

HighTee is leaning into high tea, and Raymah Café opens in a long-vacant former Applebee’s.

The Redbirds scored nine runs in late innings of victory at the Mud Hens.

A sophomore Dragon earned 50% of this week’s total following a standout performance at the sub-section track meet.

“We have specific needs, and we need a representative in Congress that can speak to those needs,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young told The Daily Memphian Thursday.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee also signed several more bills related to redistricting.

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For some students, improved scores could excuse them from summer school and tutoring interventions required by a state reading retention law.

Former restaurant and retail spots along Bartlett’s main corridors stand empty.

Lawmakers passed a new congressional map that split Shelby County into three different congressional districts, less than a week after Gov. Bill Lee called for a special session on the matter.

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A near-perfect night in Downtown Memphis started with the fried chicken sandwich from South of Beale Downtown. 

In this week’s To-Do List, catch up on the first “Heat” before the sequel drops, watch an Irish sports throwdown and catch the season’s first free show at Overton Park Shell. 

Longtime local attorney and former judge Gerald Skahan has died. He was 61.

EpicenterU, a partnership between Epicenter, Arkansas State University and the Delta Regional Authority, will provide about $812,000 in grant funding for student entrepreneurs. 

The man accused of shooting an MPD officer in February has been caught, court records show.

Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus. 

Today’s puzzle is of a tree at T.O. Fuller State Park and was taken by Wes Hale.