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President Donald Trump came to Memphis Monday, March 23, to celebrate the results of the Memphis Safe Task Force. The Daily Memphian sent four staffers to the event and today, one of them, veteran reporter Bill Dries, is here to talk about some of the behind-the-scenes details of a presidential visit.  Plus: A sixth faculty member at UTHSC resigns over a fellow professor The MSTF Accountabilty Act...

What was once the Gameday Baseball complex in Cordova is set to become an "upscale" RV park, catering to the higher end of the recreational vehicle market. Eric Barnes talks to business reporter Andy Ashby about the plans for the 280-space park , as well as his recent stories on new retail that may be coming to the South City area of Downtown Memphis. Plus: Collierville will appeal the Chick-fil-a...

Collierville leaders already voted down a new Chick-fil-A at Poplar Avenue and Bray Station Road. But a judge recently ordered them to approve the plans. So, that's back on the Collierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen agenda today , and suburban reporter Abigail Warren joined Bianca Phillips in the studio to talk about it. Plus: Why TV stations preempt shows for weather coverage UTHSC is looking f...

Today is the first day of spring, and there are so many ways to get outdoors and celebrate this weekend . Daily Memphian digital producer Kelsey Bowen joins Bianca Phillips today to talk about all the spring fests: the Indian festival of Holi, the German Frühlingsfest at Brewing and a fairy party at Loflin Yard. Plus: Horn Lake board approves a second sanitation rate hike in under a year A Hilton-...

Erica Horton is a local foodie and, for the past year, she's been writing many of The Daily Memphian's $15 Deals. Today, we talk to her about the local restaurant scene and some of our favorite $15 deals.  Plus: The Tennessee House passes controversial immigration bills A DeSoto captain is honored after rescuing teens from a submerged car Wonder Cowork Create is expanding in the Edge District Aldi...

For the past year and a half, Jerry Lee Lewis' Nesbit ranch has been open to tourists. As with the home tour of another famous Mid-South musician, visitors of the house can see gold records, antique cars and other rock 'n' roll artifacts. Today, North Mississippi reporter Brandon LaGrone II is in the studio to talk about the history behind the tourist attraction . Plus: The immersive museum on Mud...

When local birds of prey are injured, they may end up at the Mid-South Raptor Center near Shelby Farms Park. The organization's volunteers are dedicated to rehabilitating — and more importantly, releasing — hawks, falcons, eagles and owls. Today, we're talking to enterprise reporter John Klyce about who's behind the Mid-South Raptor Center and how they get the birds back in the air .   Plus: Bartl...

It's spring break week for area public school students (except for the University Schools district), which means the airport may be busy but the roads probably won't be. his week also brings us St. Patrick's Day, the Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame ceremony and a vote on an exterior grant for another plan for 409 S. Main, formerly Puck Food Hall.  Today, newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is he...

St. Patrick's Day celebrations start early this year, with parades and parties beginning Saturday, March 14. But there's also the Grind City Coffee Xpo, "Seussical" the musical, a daffodil show and the Orpheum Theatre's Broadway season reveal party. Daily Memphian newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins us today to share all the tea (and coffee) on what to do this weekend .  Plus: Memphis students...

The Standard could have been Germantown's first TIF, or tax increment financing, district. Located at Poplar Avenue and Kirby Parkway, the development is slated to replace the Carrefour at Kirby Woods. The Carrefour shopping center has already been demolished, and in its place, developers planned to build a hotel, 40 luxury condos and 150,000 square feet of office space. But earlier this week, the...

In February, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that tariffs enacted by President Donald Trump's administration, and using the International Emergency Economic Power Act, were illegal. In light of the ruling, the president quickly enacted other tariffs, but the Supreme Court's decision did not go unnoticed. Several international companies, such as Costco, Nintendo, Dole Fresh Fruit Co. and Memphis' own...

Before this weekend, Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies star point guard, hadn't spoken to the media since January. That also meant he hadn't spoken publicly since after the NBA's trade deadline — when he notably wasn't traded and Jaren Jackson Jr. was.  But there's a story there about him talking to the media now, and it involves the injury he sustained to his left elbow on Jan. 21.  Today, The Dai...

This week begins with a flurry of government activity. Bianca Phillips is here to talk about all of it and help us prepare for the coming work week .  Plus: The Jerry lee Lewis Ranch Experience is now a fixture in Mid-South music tourism Millington hopes to break ground on a Lone Sailor monument by July 4 A former county director and his wife could face federal charges Collierville could get a thi...

If this weekend has a theme, it's food competitions for a good cause. There are also Elvis Tribute Artists in town to perform and roller derby lessons, so one might be able to skate, rattle and roll.  Newsletter editor Bianca Phillips is here to tell us all about them .  Plus: The Tennesee Board of Education is preserving its two-credit world-language requirement A councilmember urges the administ...

The Memphis Area Transit Authority has struggled in recent years, with funding, misallocated resources, bad bus schedules and questionable spending. Now, the beleaguered public transportation agency is headed by an operations trustee, Rodrick Holmes, who used to MATA's general counsel.  Mary Cashiola is joined today by enterprise reporter Samuel Hardiman, who recently got an inside look at the MAT...

Last year, a U.S. District judge finalized a settlement permitting university athletic departments around the country to distribute up to $20.5 million annually in revenue to student athletes. This past week, for the first time ever, the University of Memphis disclosed it paid $11 million to student-athletes under revenue sharing. Today, the U of M Board of Trustees will hear a presentation on tha...

The Shelby County primaries are fast approaching. The official primary election day is Tuesday, May 5, but early voting starts Wednesday, April 15. Moreover, there are all kinds of seats up for grabs, including county mayor, 13 Shelby County Board of Commissioners districts, county sheriff, probate court clerk, county clerk and circuit court clerk.  Joining Mary Cashiola today is longtime politica...

This is the week when the Banana Ball Championship League (finally) comes to Memphis. The Savannah Bananas are not coming to Memphis, but two other teams from the league — the Party Animals and the Indianapolis Clowns — will be at AutoZone Park with their signature take on baseball.  And this week marks the next step in who might replace Edmund Ford Jr. on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners....

Another week is in the books, and it's time for the weekend .  There's a "Heated Rivalry"-themed dance party at Minglewood Hall, the Memphis Coin Club Show at the Landers Center and more tulips blooming in East Memphis than you'll see anywhere else outside of the Netherlands. Well, actually, don't quote on us on that last bit. But a lot of tulips. Suffice it to say, this weekend isn't for wallflow...

One of the first classes medical students take is gross anatomy. They first learn about the human body during a lecture and then it's onto the lab, where their first patient — a donor body — awaits them.  Today, reporter John Klyce is here to talk to us about how UT Health Science Center's cadaver lab works , why it's important and even how they find their bodies. Plus: FedEx sues the U.S. governm...

After more than 40 years at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and over a decade as its president and CEO, Dr. James Downing announced last week he is stepping down . So what happens now?  Today, we'll introduce you to new business reporter Steve Bohnel and we'll chat about Downing's new role, his possible replacement and even about curing cancer.  Plus: Smart Mart will soon be replaced NBA hit...

After the Memphis Safe Task Force was deployed last fall, the Collierville Police Department did something unexpected. It increased the number of officers who were on patrol and paid them overtime to work the shifts. The idea was that the task force might push would-be Memphis criminals into Collierville and the other suburbs, where those individuals would be safe, so to speak, from the full 13-ag...

This week brings us the NFL Combine and two Tigers tackles who get to attend, Memphis City Council and Shelby County Commission meetings, a deadline to not run for office and the annual Guns to Gardens drive, in which guns are donated and then melted down to be made into garden tools. Today, newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins Mary Cashiola to talk about all of that to help prepare you for the...

As the week winds to a close, newsletter editor Bianca Phillips joins Mary Cashiola to talk about the fun you can have over the next few days . There are plant sales, Bad Bunny-inspired events, Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy doing a monologue and a week's worth of Afro-Latino stories, music and dancing.  They'll discuss all that and more.  Plus: A State House bill lets privat...

As the Grizzlies head into the second half of the season, their focus seems to be locked onto next season — or beyond. In a bright spot for Memphis, NBA commissioner Adam Silver recently said team relocation is not on the table even as the league plans to expand. Today, reporter and columnist Drew Hill is here to walk us through all these developments.  Plus: Memphis' Hasan Abdul Hakim is dismisse...