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Funding for Audubon Park splash pad, clubhouse moves forward

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Tue, 9 Jun 2026 17:30:08 -0500

The Memphis City Council approved funding for a new splash pad, parking and tree planting at Audubon Park.

A legacy of pride: Civil Rights Museum launches Bayard Rustin Institute to inspire ‘angelic troublemakers'

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Tue, 9 Jun 2026 15:40:23 -0500

As a gay man operating in a homophobic era, Bayard Rustin was often forced into the background of the Civil Rights Movement, despite his critical role as a trusted adviser to Martin Luther King Jr.

City of Memphis confident that SpaceX will finish water recycling plant

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Tue, 9 Jun 2026 17:25:20 -0500

SpaceX paused construction of the plant in April, which The Daily Memphian first reported.

Tax season drumbeat grows louder at City Hall

hardiman@dailymemphian.com (Samuel Hardiman) — Mon, 8 Jun 2026 15:28:02 -0500

City Council members have some amendments to Mayor Paul Young’s budget, and they could move closer to closing out the budget season at Tuesday’s council day.

Memphis advisory board finalizes 11 community priorities for $3 million AI fund

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 09:41:09 -0500

The board’s recommendations — which still need to pass the City Council — include a $1 million allocation for a pre-weatherization assistance program to help residents with critical home repairs, mold remediation and indoor air quality improvements.

Connecting the new housing dots and vacant lots in North Memphis neighborhood

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 06:57:04 -0500

Working a few lots at a time with different developers, the City of Memphis is beginning to connect the vacant lots in North Memphis neighborhood to form a pattern of redevelopment.

Renovated Bickford Aquatic Center makes a splash

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Fri, 5 Jun 2026 05:57:56 -0500

The renovated Bickford Aquatic Center opened Thursday, June 4, in North Memphis just in time for summer.

‘If this were Poplar Avenue, … this would have been completed years ago’

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 3 Jun 2026 14:44:58 -0500

A standing-room only crowd in Whitehaven heard that the Elvis Presley Boulevard project, begun in 2013, may last another five years.

What could the 2026 hurricane season look like?

support@memphisweather.net (MemphisWeather.net) — Wed, 27 May 2026 07:21:38 -0500

And what possible effects can we expect to see in the Mid-South?

City Council lets impasse ordinance veto stand. Now the rewrite begins.

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Wed, 27 May 2026 05:41:10 -0500

An ad hoc group will now work on another rewrite to overhaul the 48-year-old procedure for resolving impasses between the city administration and labor unions.

Sexton adds to McNally's takeover appointees, taps education-policy leader

Ltestino@dailymemphian.com (Laura Testino) — Tue, 26 May 2026 16:01:21 -0500

Lt. Gov. McNally selected a former MSCS board member and a local attorney for the school takeover board. House Speaker Sexton tapped the leader of a Nashville-based education-policy group to the board.

The AM/DM podcast: Setting up the short week

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Tue, 26 May 2026 06:40:34 -0500

With Memorial Day now behind us, you might think we’ve started summer. But not yet.

The City Council's impasse over the city impasse procedure

bdries@dailymemphian.com (Bill Dries) — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:20:50 -0500

At its Tuesday, May 26 session, the City Council will also take up a hotel surcharge for the Hyatt Centric at Beale Street and Riverside Drive, along with a name change for part of Alston Avenue.

MPD officer cited for Saturday crash that sent three to hospital

editors@dailymemphian.com ( The Daily Memphian Staff) — Mon, 25 May 2026 17:56:58 -0500

MPD said the officer had just received a suspicious vehicle call.

Storybook trail opens at Tom Lee Park

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:03:54 -0500

Just in time for summer break, Memphis River Parks Partnership and Literacy Mid-South officially unveiled the city’s first free public storybook trail.

Here's who Gov. Lee tapped for Memphis schools takeover board

Ltestino@dailymemphian.com (Laura Testino) — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:11:20 -0500

Among Gov. Lee’s five appointments to a Memphis schools takeover board are a former Memphis superintendent and former president of the Memphis Chamber.

Rhyme and reason: City of Memphis inducts inaugural poet laureate

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:29:17 -0500

Attendees gathered at Downtown’s Cossitt Library to honor the three finalists for the poet laureate role.

Former MATA CEO files wrongful termination lawsuit

sbohnel@dailymemphian.com (Steve Bohnel) — Wed, 20 May 2026 09:32:59 -0500

Bacarra Mauldin is alleging “wrongful termination, unpaid wages and tortious interference,” according to the case docket in Shelby County Chancery Court.

Splash course: Whitehaven YMCA's public pool opens with promise of free swim lessons

blagrone@dailymemphian.com (Brandon LaGrone II) — Tue, 19 May 2026 15:41:50 -0500

The Robertson Family Aquatic Center opens with a promise of a place to cool down this summer and a mission to prevent drownings among youths.

The AM/DM podcast: After 20 years holding federal office, Cohen drops out

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Tue, 19 May 2026 06:36:22 -0500

Longtime political reporter Bill Dries joins us today to talk about U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen’s legacy and how the three congressional races are shaping up.