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Today’s sudoku is a killer.

FedEx had another rocky quarter in an economy that continues to force downward pressure on its network. This time, the company showed gains against stubborn headwinds by the stint of its own cost-cutting.

Griff Aldrich, whose Lancers are in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three years, is in Memphis with a story even Houston coach Kelvin Sampson loves.

At Cole Jeanes’ Kinfolk restaurant, he’s blended the seemingly divergent influences of Japan and the American South on the menu and in his mind. For him, they are in culinary harmony.

The Volunteer State is just one of three states where name, photographs and likeness are considered a property right rather than a right of publicity.

Sean Astin has built a career on playing unlikely heroes. But beyond his celluloid life, he’s taken on the role of mental health advocate, carrying on the legacy of his late mother, the actress Patty Duke.

A recent ruling on a lawsuit filed in 2005, was not in favor of Germantown.

The senior tossed 6.1 shutout innings against his team’s Mississippi foe March 11.

Two Memphis nonprofits are among 361 community-led, community-focused organizations who received funding from billionaire philanthropist and Amazon co-founder MacKenzie Scott. 

Worried about finding a space? You may soon be able to see it and pay in advance. 

A suspicious package call shut down part of Union Avenue Thursday afternoon, March 21, as the Memphis Police Department investigated a possible bomb threat.

“Lizzo won her first Grammy in one of the dresses downstairs, and Michelle Obama gave one of the greatest speeches of her career in one of these dresses,” Christian Siriano said. “That feels more important than just clothes to me.”

The local government audit unit of the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office issued its report Thursday, March 21, on incorrect revenue figures from the Shelby County Clerk’s office after a three-week investigation that included a week in Memphis.

The NCAA Tournament attracts all types of visitors to Memphis: eight teams and a blimp.

This week, Christine Weinreich, head of the Memphis Library Foundation, joined Eric Barnes on The Sidebar to talk about the foundation’s work in support of Memphis public libraries. 

This Daily Memphian food writer looks for a fine balance between quantity and quality in everyday sushi, and he said Sekisui straddles that line with the best of them.

Eight teams are in town, starting a journey to what they hope will be a 2024 Final Four appearance — and maybe a national championship. Follow reports on all eight here, updated regularly after representatives from each team speak.

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At issue are concerns that the state’s franchise tax violates a U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause provision, which bans states from passing laws that burden interstate commerce.

This week, sci-fi fans unite at Mid-South Con, ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd share a stage and the Memphis Symphony Orchestra gets cosmic with Pink Floyd.

Ja Morant has been hyping up GG Jackson all season. On Wednesday he took to X to tell the world this is only the beginning for the Memphis Grizzlies rookie. 

When the Grizzlies dealt both Steven Adams and Xavier Tillman Sr. at February’s trade deadline, it was assumed offseason focus would turn to a now big hole at the big-man spot.

In Tennessee, heart disease is the most common cause of death. The renovation and expansion of Saint Francis’ cardiac catheterization lab will add capacity to help diagnose patients and provide more advanced procedures.

Friends and family recalled Nigel Lewis as a talented attorney and a tireless advocate for his clients. He also is remembered for his Catholic faith, his “glowing” personality and his love of the jam band Phish.

Located in the heart of Soulsville, the new clinic will be on the next block from the Stax Museum and the Soulsville Foundation.