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City Clerk and Judgeships Races
City Court Clerk: Let's face it, the clerk jobs in a local election are political in a distinctly different sense from other elective positions. Aside from promising efficiency and/or modernization,...
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Bible & Tire Records Debuts Two Gospel Albums
While much of the music made in Memphis over the decades has been rightly celebrated, public awareness of it has skewed toward the secular. But many of the local rock-and-roll, soul, jazz, and pop...
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Memphis Election Guide: Mayor and City Council Races Dominate the Ballot
There are 11 names on the October 3rd ballot for Memphis mayor, but that well-watched race is generally thought of as coming down to only three of those names — incumbent Mayor Jim Strickland, former...
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It's Trump ... All the Way Down
By the time you read this, Mohammed bin Salman may have given President Trump orders to attack Iran. If so, throw this paper away (or click to another website — if there are any websites after a...
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Church and Crump and the Myth of Black Political Elitism
Robert R. Church and "Boss" Crump were once viewed as political allies. On the surface, they looked like oil and water, but, for years, they operated like a match made in heaven. Or so it seemed....
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Officials Near Release of City’s First Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Memphis is close to having its first action plan specifically aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. John Zeenah, director of the Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning and...
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2019-20 Memphis Tigers Basketball Schedule
Nov. 5 (7 pm) — SOUTH CAROLINA STATE Nov. 8 (7 pm) — UIC (Barclays Center Classic) Nov. 12 (8 pm) — @ Oregon (Phil Knight Invitational) Nov. 16 (1 pm) — ALCORN STATE (BCC) Nov. 20 (7 pm) — LITTLE ROCK...
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Crosstown High Students Stage Walkout, Demand Change
A group of about 50 Crosstown High School students, frustrated that their voices aren’t being heard by school leaders, staged a walk-out Friday morning. The students, mostly sophomores, joined by a...
View ArticleMemphis Pets of the Week (9/17-9/25)
Each week, the Flyer will feature adoptable dogs and cats from Memphis Animal Services. All photos are credited to Memphis Pets Alive. More pictures and more information can be found on the Memphis...
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Field Day Gives Glimpse at the Future of Agriculture
Words like “tech”and “start-ups,” or “drones” and ”innovation” sound like they belong in Silicon Valley but in Memphis these days they’re at home out on the farm. Agricultural innovation got a high...
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Listen Up: Sunweight
“Sunweight” is the new name for the band formerly known as “Geist.” The group also has a new single, “Birth,” which was released September 20th from their upcoming album, Feral.“It’s the same band and...
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With Those Pretty Wrongs, Jody Stephens Does Everything Pretty Right
One of Jody Stephens' most treasured possessions is a guitar once owned by Chris Bell, dating back to their years playing alongside Alex Chilton and Andy Hummel in Big Star. If you find yourself at...
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Don Lifted Takes His Vision Coast To Coast in 'Sub-Urban Tour'
In American culture, "urban" has long been a weird code word for African-American, but Lawrence Matthews, aka Don Lifted, has never been complacent about the traditional signifiers of race in this...
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Judicial-Race Fireworks
As political forums go, those involving clerks and judges are usually the tamest. In the case of the judicial races, in particular, there are canons of conduct that prohibit overt promises or...
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The "Bogus Ballot" Syndrome Again
It wouldn’t be a local election without at least one case of the "Bogus-Ballot Syndrome" turning up, and, sure enough, there’s a brand-new example that District 5 City Council candidate John Marek is...
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Three Thoughts on Tiger Football
•The Liberty Bowl has become a Tiger cage for visiting teams. Since the start of the 2014 season, Memphis has accumulated a 30-5 record at home. You have to go back 11 previous seasons (2003-13) to...
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Printer's Alley Closed as a Nuisance
A Wednesday hearing will determine whether or not a Midtown bar known for drug use and sales can re-open or be forced to close permanently. Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich...
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Music Video Monday: Thigh Master
Music Video Monday's gonna rock you down under! It's Gonerfest week here in Memphis! Garage and punk outfits from all over the world are converging on the Bluff City for three days of nonstop rock....
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Makeda's Cookies Celebrates 20 Years of Butterific Love
On Saturday, September 21st, Makeda’s Cookies celebrated their 20th anniversary with a massive block party in the heart of historic Downtown Memphis with food, music, and lots of local vendors....
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UTHSC Presses Against Hate, Punches Up Security
Signs reading “Hate Has No Place at UTHSC” and “UTHSC is United Against Hate” line the sidewalks on the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center campus here. The signs are a part of the school’s...
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