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Memphis City Council looks to protect residents against data centers in zoning plan update
Memphis City Council members began preliminary discussions during committee meetings Tuesday, July 7, on local zoning plans for data centers. A planning strategy for the controversial large-scale supercomputing facilities are…
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Memphis Grizzlies trade Ja Morant to Portland Trailblazers, AP source says
By Tim Reynolds Ja Morant is headed to Portland, after the Trail Blazers and Memphis agreed on a trade Monday that sees the Grizzlies starting anew and gives the two-time…
City Council votes unanimously to pay for AutoZone Park repairs and improvements
A $5 million funding resolution for renovations at AutoZone Park passed on a third reading walk-off during the Tuesday, June 23, Memphis City Council meeting. Council members agreed 11-0 to…
Cameron Boozer arrives as Grizzlies begin building a new core
Cameron Boozer and Cedric Coward were supposed to share a basketball future once before. It did not happen at Duke. But as Boozer sat inside FedExForum on Thursday, June 25,…
Lifestyle & Culture
‘Ice Cream Queen’ scoops up the rich history of Black America’s sweetest dessert
“Ice Cream Queen: Flavors from Black America’s Past, Present & Future” by Lokelani Alabanza, c.2026, W.W. Norton, $29.99, 264 pages You’ve probably never tasted an unpalatable scoop of ice cream.…
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Rapper G Herbo performs at Minglewood Hall as Memphis crowd shows limited interest
G Herbo brought his signature street anthems and energetic stage presence to Minglewood Hall as the headliner for the 3rd annual Juneteenth Summer Classic, an event promoted by Tapped In…
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At Kohen Wiley’s funeral, grief takes center stage after weeks of protest
POPE, Miss. — In the two weeks since Kohen Kartier Wiley was killed by a Senatobia police officer, there have been…
Senatobia residents rally in honor of Kohen Wiley ahead of visitation, funeral
Protesters and supporters marched through Senatobia, Mississippi, on Friday afternoon, June 26, to honor the life of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley while…
Crump demands video, autopsy in officer-involved shooting of Senatobia infant
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump stood with the family of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley on Monday and called for an independent autopsy…
Memphis-Shelby County Schools sue Tennessee over state takeover
By Melissa Brown Memphis-Shelby County school leaders are suing top Tennessee Republicans in an effort to stop a new takeover law…