Memphis native Ira Sachs will attend the festival, as will actor Seth Green and Memphis production designer Vivian Gray from “Obsession.”

Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder Wednesday, Sept. 30, media witnesses said, after the lethal injection was halted for hours as courts considered a last-minute appeal.

The seventh annual Reharvest Memphis competition at Crosstown Concourse will challenge chefs to create dishes with imperfect produce and surplus ingredients.

After a two-year retirement, 46-year veteran Anna Barnett is returning to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office to serve as chief inspector of the jail amid ongoing operational challenges.

Welcome to big-boy basketball. The Grizzlies have loaded up on some centers this season in Zach Edey, Isaiah Stewart and Quinten Post.

The Columbus, Ohio-based bank is investing in local affordable housing and career training through partnerships with local organizations like United Housing and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis.

Men’s team will open conference play at home against East Carolina; women’s team will open conference play at Tulsa.

North Mississippi continues to see renewed large-scale industrial activity — this time with a California-based yoga brand. Plus, MVP3 is getting a Downtown space on Front Street. 

The Daily Memphian calculated crime data from before and after the Memphis Safe Task Force was operational, mapping the recent decline. 

Whitehaven climbs into the second spot with Central moving up to third. Fairley makes its season debut.

“Tennesseans, like voters across the country, have become disillusioned with the current caustic political environment. I will bring decency back to the state Capitol. I will bring integrity back to the state Legislature.”

This jigsaw puzzle shows a rendering of the film room in the Liza Wellford Fletcher Stadium, which the University of Memphis provided.

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Also, a college adds new faculty, an architecture firm grows, a top real estate agent joins a storied firm and a local grocer adds to its leadership.

The Memphis Grizzlies started training camp with better health and a new plan. The hope is it will lead to a better foundation.

Gifts from the Martin and Rhodes families, along with $1 million from First Horizon, are helping fund the clubhouse and a new six-hole short course.

Collierville’s proposed guidelines on e-bikes focus on aligning with state law and educating teens about the rules and risks.

The Tigers are a third of the way through their schedule, and Marcus Stokes said he is more comfortable in the offense than he was at the start of the season.

Christa Pike was 18 years old when she killed a classmate in a jealous rage and became one of the youngest women to be sent to death row.

Shareholders voted down a request for a report on the risks of shipping abortion drugs. FedEx said it’s a carrier, not a distributor.

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker has announced millions in federal funding for road improvements in DeSoto County.

The club was forced to shut down less than a week ago after what authorities described as a long-term investigation into violence and criminal activity linked to the business. 

Jeff Dawson, operating as Nacks Properties LLC, bought the Poplar Avenue building currently home to Miestro, a home theater systems store, for $750,000.

Chattanooga and Nashville — but not Memphis — sued to stop the state from taking over metro airport boards, allowing them to be replaced with mostly state-appointed officials.