Table Talk: Flying Saucer makes it right
There are two things never to joke about on the restaurant scene: stellar service and tater tots.
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September 2025
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The Early Word: Crime is way down, and SweatHouz is hot (then it’s cold)
City trust takes control of MATA’s money, Firestone won’t be the site for a new jail and DeAndre Brown gives up on gun rights — for now.
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Redbirds recap: Memphis drops series opener to Jacksonville
Despite the loss, right fielder Bryan Torres moved into a tie for second in the International League batting title race with a .323 average, nine points behind first.
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How to restore balance to college football? Hall of Fame coach Mack Brown has an idea.
“The biggest thing I’ve learned since I’ve gotten out (of coaching) is that right now, there’s about 10 or 12 (teams) that have a chance to win,” the 2005 national championship winner told the Memphis Touchdown Club. “And those are the ones that are putting big money into it. Everybody else? They’re trying to survive.”
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Organic, healthy, delicious food — that grows on the side of the road
Last month, about a dozen people gathered at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens to learn about wild plants that can be used to make tea.
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After funding went to private school vouchers, Lakeland looks for ways to pay for special education
“Last year, they made it pretty clear to me they’re spending all the money on the private school vouchers. They said: ‘We don’t have any money left because we spent it all.’”
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The Early Word: Harris is done with ethics board; Bayer may have a buyer
Southaven band’s money is stolen, The Archives is revived and Riverside Drive is changing again.
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Hotel Napoleon’s bar reopens with same name, different operator
Hotel Napoleon’s Archives Bar & Bistro has reopened and is being run by the founder of Sweet Magnolia Gelato Co.
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How does the reopened Riverside Drive work?
Mayor Paul Young cut the ribbon on a new Riverside Drive that works for those on foot, on bicycles and in cars and narrows down access to parking for Tom Lee Park.
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Old Bayer building could become a campus for kids aging out of foster care
MSCS received one bid for the property on 3030 Jackson Ave. from New Day Tennessee, which seeks to create a workforce development training ground for teens aging out of foster care across the state.
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Memphis hasn’t narrowed down a go-to receiver. For coach Ryan Silverfield, that’s not a problem.
Five different receivers have three catches or more after the first two games. That receivers’ room is producing by committee, and Ryan Silverfield says the variety is a positive.
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Apartments, townhomes coming to Cooper-Young
Carlisle Development Co. expects residential construction to begin early next year.
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What to order: The Genre’s lamb with pasta
The Genre is the kind of spot where folks may come to hear live music or sing karaoke. But they’re missing out on the complete experience if they don’t indulge in the kitchen’s offerings.
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Is third time the charm for the 33 acres of ‘opportunity’ in Germantown?
Time after time, proposals have stalled for the Arthur property land along Poplar Avenue. Now, a new plan is on the table, and “it’s an opportunity to give Germantown the town square it’s been looking for.”
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When? Why? Is this double jeopardy? Questions arise in new trial for former officers.
The three former Memphis police officers convicted in the 2023 death of Tyré Nichols will be getting a new trial in federal court. But it could look different this time around.
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Early goal helps No. 14 Memphis edge UT Martin, 1-0
The Tigers generated 17 shots to UT Martin’s 1 and dominated play, but could not add to their early goal.
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The Early Word: New Nichols trial will be different; a Wing Guru flies the coop
A viral disease is on the rise in Memphis schools, a judge recuses herself and we explain why Memphians are rooting for a football team from 700-plus miles away.
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Ask the Memphian: Why are there so many Steelers fans in Memphis?
When the Tennessee Oilers — expected to play in Memphis for two years before relocating to Nashville — held their final home game of the 1997 NFL season, it didn’t feel like much of a home game. Most of the 50,000 fans in attendance were rooting for Pittsburgh.
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Wing Guru closes final Memphis partner location
The Whitehaven restaurant was a victim of declining sales and controversy around the larger brand, including a lawsuit from Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant.
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Redbirds recap: Memphis mounts seven-run comeback to take series from Rochester
Redbirds score 12 runs over final four frames in whacky finale versus Red Wings.
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School board elections, a new jail and ethics top County Commission agenda
The Shelby County Commission is scheduled to vote on cutting short the terms of some Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members and a new jail resolution that would rule out the old Firestone plant site.
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Politics infiltrates festivals; school board races show signs of life
Also in the political roundup, County Mayor Lee Harris has connections to several contenders on the 2026 ballot and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen signs onto the Epstein files discharge petition.
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What have we learned about the Tigers in the first two weeks?
The Memphis Tigers have played eight quarters of football in 2025 and six of them have been strong.
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Georgia natives show out for Tigers in Atlanta
Three Memphis players from the Atlanta area — Sutton Smith, Makari Bodiford and DeMarco Ward — put on a show in the Tigers’ 38-16 win at Center Parc Stadium.
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Buckley: Brendon Lewis will take a hit. Not too many, Ryan Silverfield hopes.
“I do have to do a better job, kind of protecting myself and not taking hits that are unnecessary,” Memphis Tigers QB Brendon Lewis said. “But I like taking those hits. ... It kind of calms me down and gets me in the flow of the game.”
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