Memphis is one of America’s great cities, a bastion of culture and history and Morant-levels of civic charisma. For much of their existence the Grizzlies have been something like the opposite, a relocated expansion franchise with a nonsensical name and a grand total of one Conference Finals appearance on its resumé. Ja Morant and his […]
The Hyatt Centric in Downtown Memphis, part of the One Beale development, was named one of the best new hotels of 2021 in a USA TODAY poll. The hotel placed seventh on a list of hotels from across the country. The hotel opened in April. The top 10 list also included hotels in New York City, Chicago, Miami […]
As many as 20 homeless individuals in the Memphis area may soon be on track to owning their own tiny homes in various communities in the city. Homes measuring about 280 square feet are planned to be built in cottage courts in Raleigh, Orange Mound and other neighborhoods by Homes for Hearts and its partner organizations. With […]
Memphis International Airport has just landed another flight it’s been chasing for years. The airport announced this morning, Dec. 16, that American Airlines will launch nonstop service between Boston and Memphis in June. “Boston service is something that MEM has pursued for years, so this is a tremendous development for MEM and our passengers,” said […]
In Dec. 2019, Dr. Jasbir Dhaliwal spoke to MBJ about University of Memphis’ goal to gain R1 status from the Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education. “You want to [be] in tier one rather than tier two; and in research, we aspire to become a tier-one school, so we get better,” the school’s EVP […]
