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Navigating Addiction and Recovery in Quarantine
Memphis began a slow reopening this week, but many businesses are choosing to remain closed. Many Memphians have voiced that they'll continue to stay at home — even as orders are lifted — until...
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COVID-19 Cases Rise by 72, 719 Tests Given, Four New Deaths
Coronavirus cases in Shelby County rose by 72 from Monday to Tuesday morning. The Shelby County Health Department said there have now been 2,922 cases of the virus here. Clinics across the county...
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Academy Award Winning Director Barry Jenkins Talks with Indie Memphis Movie Club
Nobody does onscreen romance better than Barry Jenkins. The Indie Memphis alum won Best Picture for 2016's Moonlight (which was also the Memphis Flyer's #2 film of the decade), an achingly beautiful...
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Health Official: Virus Numbers Will Rise On Testing Outbreaks
Coronavirus cases will continue to rise in Shelby County as health department officials continue to target hot spots, health officials said here Tuesday afternoon, but the counts aren’t the only...
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Private School Vouchers Held Unconstitutional
Governor Bill Lee’s 2019 voucher bill allowing taxpayer money to pay for private school attendance in two Tennessee localities — Shelby County and Davidson County — has been ruled unconstitutional by...
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City Council Ordinance Could Require Wearing Face Mask in Public
The Memphis City Council is looking to require residents to wear face masks in public places, as the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise here. Councilman Jeff Warren presented the ordinance to...
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Lightclub Memphis Hosts Weekly Twitch Stream
Tune into Twitch every Friday at 8 p.m. to join the fun. Lightclub Memphis, a community of like-minded individuals whose emphasis is to provide a safe, drug-free environment for members to dance,...
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ThunderRoad Memphis Delivers Mason Jar Cocktails and More
The service delivers cocktails and food made by local bartenders and chefs. ThunderRoad Memphis is a “delivery service,” says founder David Parks. But even so, it’s not competing with FedEx or UPS....
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MEMernet: Yellow Brick Young Ave., Pho Binh Strong, Huey’s, and a Nextdoor Poll
Off to See the Deli? Want to see the Wizard of Young Avenue? (His french fries are amazing.) Well, just follow the Yellow Brick Road outside the Young Avenue Deli. There, you'll find your favorite Deli...
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A Project Deferred: Students’ Two-Year Journey Toward NASA Competition Cut Short
For the last two years, five seniors at the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering (MASE) have been working to build a human-powered rover. The team of students, dubbed the Tech Wolves, was...
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Week That Was: Hate Groups, Back to Business, and Drake Hall
Hate groups on the rise, businesses reopen here, and a radio personality goes silent. Hate Groups Rise in MemphisThere were eight active hate groups in the Memphis area in 2019, according to data from...
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Spill the Tea: Claire Fullerton’s Little Tea
Friendship, Southern manners, and old boyfriends clash in author’s fourth novel. There is a distinct note of Southern twang in Claire Fullerton’s voice when she calls me from California to discuss her...
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Sonic Popsicle: Paul Taylor’s Merry Mobile Offers Musical Delights
It was only January when we last wrote about Paul Taylor's then-latest release, but that seems like eons ago. More and more in these quarantine days, musicians are starting and finishing projects in...
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The Midnight Gospel: Magic, Loss, and Podcasts
The new show from the creator of Adventure Time is like nothing else on TV. Pendleton Ward created of one of the most sneakily influential shows of the 21st century. Adventure Time started as a short...
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What’s Next as Tennessee Restarts Its Economy?
The lay of the land: A look at local, county, and state government. As the song made famous by the late Doris Day has it, “Que sera, sera/Whatever will be, will be/ the future’s not ours to see/Que...
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The Flyer's May 6th Digital Issue
Here's the story lineup (and links) for this week's digital issue. Enjoy! We'll be back in print next week, May 12th. —BVLetter From the Editor: Who Was That Masked Man?—Bruce VanWyngardenThe Week...
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Who Was That Masked Man?
Humans have worn masks for almost as long as they've had faces. Early cultures all over the world used ceremonial masks for religious rites, celebrations of marriage, childbirth, coming of age — and...
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Administrator Phillips is Target at Zoom Seminar
The minds of most people concerned about essential threats to the country are still focused on the coronavirus outbreak and the harm it can bring, but there is a dedicated band of activists whose...
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New Virus Cases Lowest in Weeks
New coronavirus cases in Shelby County rose by only 26 from Tuesday to Wednesday, the lowest new case count recorded in weeks. New tests fell, too, as only 613 were given Tuesday. (Monday's test count...
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UAC Calls on Local Artists for Two Projects
The UrbanArt Commission (UAC) is looking for artists to create projects amid social distancing and uncertain times. The UAC announced two opportunities for local artists Wednesday. The first is the...
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