After dealing with crime and other unwanted activities at a Lakeland hotel, city officials helped start the demolition of the Econo Lodge, a step in reinventing the area around Canada Road and Interstate 40.

Besides Blue Suede Vintage, there will be six Memphis-area vintage resellers, as well as ones from Chattanooga, Birmingham, and Water Valley, Mississippi.

The aperitivo is quintessentially Italian, a celebration of food and drink but also a time to relax with friends and family before dinner. 

The authors of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book on George Floyd had to give their presentation to Whitehaven High students without going too deep into the book’s main theme of systemic racism.

This week, single folks share their stories, Friends of George’s kicks off the holiday season and we learn to move past the trauma of those sad children’s movies from the 1990s. (“All Dogs Go to Heaven,” we’re looking at you.)

“It’s never over until it’s over,” Desmond Bane said. “I have a lot of faith in our guys and a lot of faith in our process. … This is nothing to fret about. We will start to win games.”

Hernando’s festival with a nod to the Victorian Era will kick off Friday with a Christmas tree lighting.

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy have filed an accounting of the funds that were received while they were conservators of retired NFL star Michael Oher, whose life story rose to prominence with the 2009 film, “The Blind Side.”

Both Bartlett and Germantown and Collierville and Houston renew acquaintances with a berth in the quarterfinals on the line.

Disappointment over a third-place finish at the state meet can’t overshadow the fact that the 2023 team made remarkable strides.

Shelby County Sheriff Bonner said he hopes the center will allow the expansion of educational opportunities provided to the juvenile facility by Hope Academy.

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In 1991, U.S. District Judge Jerome Turner said runoffs in Memphis elections were designed to keep Black candidates from becoming mayor. And he was correct at the time.

The County Commission Scorecard catches up to a trio of police-reform ordinances — two approved and a third falling one vote short. Also, the 10 rounds of balloting to elect a new leader demonstrated ongoing divisions on the commission.

The $31.5 million complex — a public-private partnership — will include 12 indoor courts, serve as the home for the Tigers’ men’s and women’s tennis teams and be open to the paying public.

It’s barely the second week of November, and the Grizzlies are already two-thirds of the way to last season’s total home losses. 

The Grizzlies rallied to take a lead in the fourth quarter, but they couldn’t close the deal against Miami on Wednesday night. 

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Land Use Control Board staff disagree with a neighborhood plan to combat crime. 

The enhanced security comes after an Oct. 26 stabbing that led to the death of Deion Byrd while he was in a holding area behind a criminal courtroom. 

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New Youth Justice and Education Center to provide a ‘different path’

The idea is to offer training sessions as short as four weeks to help people in 42 counties improve job skills.

Wanda Halbert’s office has been under investigation since June. The Chattanooga prosecutor leading the probe tells The Daily Memphian the closing of the Poplar Plaza clerk’s office has his attention.

Superintendent Jeff Mayo highlighted the accomplishments of the Arlington Community Schools district in his annual “State of the District” speech before the town’s Chamber of Commerce.

Rep. Kevin Vaughan, R-Collierville, was the featured speaker at Collierville Chamber of Commerce’s monthly membership luncheon.

Tigers were out-rebounded in season-opening win over Jackson State; coach Penny Hardaway felt they took “some plays off.”

For Downtown Dining Week, Chris Herrington visited Momma’s and said the restaurant’s fried chicken sandwich just might take the title for the city’s best.

Another potential project at the infamous five way intersection in Bartlett is delayed as planning commissioners want to see what a traffic study means for the confusion junction.