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Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby joins us to talk about the future of Downtown . Plus: A judge keeps the MSCS takeover paused as the legal battle continues A group is planning a mixed-use project on Madison Avenue A Memphis diamond seller is to retire after 55 years in the industry The Mid-South Food Bank scrambles to fill the gap as SNAP rules tighten Mississippi River Expedition...

Walls, Mississippi, is a small, rural, majority Black town about 30 minutes southwest of Downtown Memphis. It's home to approximately 1,400 residents and, right now at least, one of the nation's many battles over data centers. Today, we're joined by North Mississippi reporter Aarron Fleming to talk about the community's concerns and what we know about an investigation from Mississippi's state audi...

The Early Word writer Bianca Phillips is here and we get into what we have in store for us this week. Plus: Memphis Public Market is reviving a long-vacant Downtown corner A former City Council chair plans a run to replace Brent Taylor's senate seat The Chamber names its next president and CEO A Memphian could join the villa for 'Love Island USA' St. Jude calls on volunteers for the marathon weeke...

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here, and we're talking about all the fun you can have this weekend . Plus: Scott Colom takes DeSoto but the final verdict still awaits on statewide results A Walls police officer-involved crash leaves fatalities Congregation Coffee is opening a new location Experts say Memphis can help the national shortage of medical devices for kids LBI buys a trio of medica...

Joining us today to talk about the state of the local beer scene is food and dining reporter Sophia Surrett.  Plus: Blackburn names a new transition head and plans a Tennessee DOGE effort John Bradley wins the write-in campaign for a state House seat Dog & Bone wants a picture of your pup A major nonprofit says blood donations are needed as the holidays approach Pickering Firm expands into East Te...

Fifteen-year-old Haley Reedy was shot and killed in Millington in September 2022. Today, reporter Jody Callahan is here to talk about the case and how the suspect was discovered and apprehended in a small European country about the size of New Jersey.  Plus: Election results are in The Frayser Bauhaus goes to auction MSCS cleaning contracts offer a first test for an audit-response plan A bakery is...

It's election day in America. To mark the occasion, we are rejoined by longtime political reporter Bill Dries to talk about voter turnout (so far) and what it means for the election, the governor's race, October surprises and what other races we have our eye on.  Plus: A lawsuit alleges that the City Council chair engaged in illegal activity The DA releases video of a fatal shooting by the Nationa...

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to help us set up the week .  Plus: Breakaway pulls back, but the Memphis running community keeps growing The Grizzlies make a franchise-record-tying win a Halloween treat Memphis uses big plays and long drives to keep Army grounded Bartlett's performing arts center keeps losing money Executives say federal changes threaten revenue for Memphis hospitals Fe...

This weekend brings another conversion of spooky seasonal events and fall's seemingly other favorite, cultural festivals. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here and we're talking through it all.  Plus: A candidate's mother is involved in a polling site 'disturbance', according to an MPD report Developers break ground on Union Station's first phase A DeSoto County Justice Court judge is retiring...

In early 2024, state Rep. Mark White told news outlets he planned to introduce legislation to give Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee the power to appoint up to six new members to the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board. When the MSCS board voted, almost exactly a year later, to oust its new superintendent, it set in motion a larger push from the state legislature: to create a brand-new, second school board,...

Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby joins us to talk about the costs behind redevelopment projects , why some people don't like them and what a tax credit is, anyway.   Plus: Brent Taylor acknowledges sending nude photos The County Clerk's office tweaks hours Grizz games are now available on DirecTV A new sculpture reflects South City's history The AutoZone CFO will join FedEx Elvis...

Today, suburbs editor Clay Bailey is here to talk about some of the contested races on the ballot and some candidates to watch.  Plus: Early voter turnout trails the 2018 pace $220M in claims are now filed against SpaceXAI Dr. Bean's Coffee & Tea's wait for a second location will be longer than expected Sunrise Memphis plans a Germantown location Culver's is coming to the Memphis area  

This week starts off with a meeting of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners and a discussion about the county's continued involvement in the Memphis-Shelby County Schools state takeover lawsuit. Plus: Regional One's $1 billion hospital still has no funding plan The four-year hunt for a man accused of killing a 15-year-old girl Lowery's transition team delivers recommendations for Shelby County...

Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here, and we'll be talking about all the fun, and educational, things you could do this weekend .  Plus: Record heat and near-record drought leave Memphis primed for fires The state approves Shelby County's budget Arena League football is coming to Landers Center The City Council asks ICE and the National Guard to leave Memphis Get candy and voting information...

Today, we're joined by Bill Dries and Mary Evans, who reported from City Council Tuesday as the body took its next steps to regulate data centers .  Plus: The parking-guidance system at the airport will be finished next month Oak Court Mall demolition enters its next phase Threadgill will retire from the Bartlett Chamber early next year Yolanda Cooper-Sutton is suspended City Council committee dut...

More than 50 years ago, Stax drummer Al Jackson was killed in the Central Avenue home he shared with his wife, Barbara. Today, reporter Jody Callahan joins the show to talk about what might've happened to Jackson and why no one was ever charged.  Plus: Central Lofts officially has a new owner DeSoto County moves toward banning kratom sales A sushi and teppanyaki restaurant is coming to a former Ba...

The U.S. ambulatory surgical center market is estimated to be almost $50 billion this year, and it's projected to grow to $84 billion by 2035. Today, business reporter Steve Bohnel joins us to talk about how it works in Memphis .  Plus: David Hatley talks about MSCS and data centers at a Memphis campaign stop Banana Ball is returning to Memphis A holiday movie set in Memphis will premiere on OWN C...

This week sees the Memphis City Council return for two three-hour sessions on what a possible data center moratorium could look like. We then follow that up with the start of the Memphis Grizzlies 2026-2027 season..  Grizzlies writer Drew Hill is here to help us walk through it.   Plus: Millington pauses new data center applications for 6 months A DeSoto board demands action on the stalled Landers...

If you love Memphis artists or artisans, this is the weekend for you. Arts and culture editor Elle Perry joins us to discuss it all.  Plus: Justin J. Pearson is suing the Memphis City Council A former DeSoto County and Memphis developer is arrested Soulsville is getting a $7M boost An accessible baseball field is coming to Tobey Park Project Pat headlines LeMoyne-Owen's 'LOChella' homecoming fest...

Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby is here to talk about h ow Spirit Halloween is able to jump-scare consumers each year with new pop-up locations.  Plus: Noah Wyle will help celebrate 100 years of Memphis Jewish & Rehab The County Commission advances a data center pause Collierville passes e-bike rules A data center debate causes tensions to flare at Walls Town Hall

In Shelby County, early voting for the midterm elections begins today. Longtime political reporter Bill Dries joins us to walk us through some of the ballot highlights.  Plus: Lower-performing schools in Memphis face a deepening staffing crisis A man has been charged with multiple felonies after a Memphis police shooting The Falls Building gets a 20-year tax freeze Five are dead and three are inju...

In May, U.S. immigration courts started scheduling what are being called mega master hearings , a full docket of preliminary hearings to handle mostly procedural matters. Joining us today to talk about that — and how the Memphis Safe Task Force is impacting local prosecutors — is new Daily Memphian public safety reporter Mary Evans. Plus: A jury finds a man guilty for killing a Memphis musician Sh...

One can tell we're firmly in fall by the reappearance of local public schools' fall break and Memphis Madness, the annual University of Memphis event where fans meet this season's basketball teams.  And this year, the Tigers will also be hanging out with the tigers as Memphis Madness heads to the Memphis Zoo.  Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us to talk about all of that as well as new base...

This weekend ups the ante on music — all kinds — in a music town. There are two music festivals plus even more shows. Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to walk, or dance, us through the weekend.

Adam Queen, the cutting gardens manager at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens, is part of a community of people interested in native plants. Today, digital producer Nick Lingerfelt joins us to talk about his story on Queen as well as the whys and hows of growing native plants.  Plus: