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The Signup Genius
Have you met the Signup Genius? He's not really a genius. He's an "online software tool for volunteer management and event planning that lets you save time with sign up sheets and schedules for...
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Polar Vortex: Energy, Water, Chicken Nuggets, and the Airport
Memphis remains firmly in the grip of a polar vortex that plummeted temperatures and blanketed the city in snow and ice. All of it is impacting the city in ways big and small. Here are a few quick...
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Daily Virus Case Count Lowest Since May
New virus case numbers rose by 84 over the last 24 hours. The figure hasn't been that low since mid-May. The figure has not been in the double digits since late May. The new cases put the total of all...
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Local Leaders on Vote to Remove Bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest
The historic vote to remove the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Tennessee State Capitol has been rescheduled from Thursday to next month on March 9th. The State Capitol Commission voted in...
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New Health Directive Loosens Key Restaurant Restrictions
Shelby County can go back to the bar and stay until midnight at (mostly) packed restaurants. The new health directive from the Shelby County Health Department loosened some key restriction on...
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Saving Black Lodge: "City Full of Good People" Rescuing Memphis' Film and...
Black Lodge Video started out as an independent video store in Cooper-Young in the late 1990s. Founders Matt Martin and Bryan Hogue were mostly looking for a way to feed their passion for collecting...
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Public Suggests Restaurant, Trails for Empty Park Space
Trails of all kinds. More forest land. More grassland. Playgrounds. Fitness stations. Festivals. Art installations. Gardens. Commercial activities. No commercial activities. Votes and suggestions are...
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2021 Memphis Tigers Football Schedule
The Memphis Tigers will enter the 2021 season with a 15-game winning streak at the Liberty Bowl, the fifth-longest home winning streak in the country. Seven of their 12 games will be played on home...
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MEMernet: Snowplow Edition
Your up-North friends have made fun of you by now. They ask, "where are your snowplows? We say, "we don't have any." It's not even a laugh, really, it's a guffaw. Then, we explain that we do have...
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Grizzlies Outlast Thunder
On a snowy Wednesday night in Memphis, the Grizzlies defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 122–113. Both teams played on the second night of a back-to-back. After losing to the New Orleans Pelicans...
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The Flow: Live-Streamed Music Events This Week, February 18-24
With the recent snowpocalypse, sheltering in place has never been easier! The city's indefatigable entertainers carry the torch for live online performance and make sure that isolation at home need...
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New Virus Cases Rise by 38, Lowest Since March
New virus case numbers rose by 38 over the last 24 hours. The figure hasn't been that low since late March. The figure has not been in the double digits since late May. The new cases put the total of...
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Memphis on New Social Media App Clubhouse
Clubhouse is a new social media audio platform where listening is key. There are no pretty photos to post (other than your profile picture), or videos. Users can’t post long monologues in writing....
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Memphis Under Boil Water Advisory
Memphis Light, Gas and Water issued a water boil advisory Thursday, February 18th. Here’s their news release in full: Due to recent water main breaks and freezing temperatures that have caused low...
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Man Running Across Mississippi for LGBTQ+ Rights
Mikah Meyers is a running man and he’s running across the width of Mississippi in the month of February to raise awareness for LGBTQ+ rights. Meyers, who attended the University of Memphis, started a...
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On New Album and in Virtual Concerts, Iris Orchestra is Undaunted
Iris Orchestra, that unique hybrid organization headquartered at the Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC), yet made up of stellar classical players from across the country and the world, continues...
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Active Virus Cases Fall Below 2,000
New virus case numbers rose by 42 over the last 24 hours. The figure hasn't been that low since late March. The figure has not been in the double digits since late May. The new cases put the total of...
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Breaking: MLGW Will Not Shut Off Residential Water
Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) will not shut off water to residential customers, officials said Friday afternoon. MLGW president and CEO J.T. Young said he wanted to dispel the rumor, saying he...
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Memphis Lands $15M Loan to Improve Water System
As freezing weather has exposed issues with Memphis’ water infrastructure, the city received a $15.3 million state loan to improve it. State officials announced the loan Friday, February 19th. It will...
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MLGW Urges Customers to Prepare for Thawing Pipes
Memphis Light, Gas, and Water (MLGW) said warmer temperatures can reveal leaks in pipes and urged customers to prepare. Frozen pipes that have burst will thaw and reveal leaks, MLGW said in a Friday...
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