The AM/DM

In today’s episode of The AM/DM, we get to know Joseph Mangin, The Daily Memphian’s summer intern.  We also talk about a new grant aimed at protecting the Memphis Sand aquifer. Alcy Ball, in South Memphis, is home to the former Memphis Defense Depot, and with a known breach in the aquifer, the community wants to create a plan to protect its groundwater.  Also, Marie Feagins' attorney demands a retraction from The Daily Memphian, Marsha Blackburn joins the race for governor, Arlington officials work

Memphis Mayor Paul Young and members of his team recently did a team-building and training session at Bass Pro at the Pyramid — complete with an overnight stay. Editorial director Mary Cashiola and enterprise reporter Samuel Hardiman talk about what the city administration hoped to gain — and how much it cost.  Plus, former Tiger Anthony Rice fights lung disease, Jon Hornyak is retiring from The Recording Academy, long-serving County Commissioner Julian Bolton has died, St. Jude's telethon breaks a

Problems continue to plague the Shelby County Jail, known as 201 Poplar. The jail, built in 1981 for $58 million, has a capacity of 2,400 inmates. Recently, the facility has had an average daily population of 2,758.  In addition, at least seven inmates have died this year, due to a variety of reasons. And intake is currently taking, on average, three days, with the daily jail population “soaring.”  Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and public safety reporter Aarron Fleming talk about the

Editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips talk about what’s on the horizon for the Memphis area.  Also, Memphis-Shelby County Schools is facing a lot of potential changes, The FedEx St. Jude Championship is back, Memphis Mojo Cafe in Bartlett has closed, teacher vacancies persist in MSCS classrooms, Germantown is implementing a clear-bag procedure for athletic events and a judge says the spat between the city and attorneys for Tyre Nichols' family is unworthy of

Editorial director Mary Cashiola and newsletter editor Bianca Phillips discuss what fun can be had this weekend. There’s singing, there’s dancing and there’s backyard rabbitry. Just not all at the same time.  Also, a cold front is coming, Hotel Pontotoc's bar will open soon, Tom Lee's house gets money for restoration, the MSCS interim leader will split the district into regions, conditions at the Shelby County jail continue to come under scrutiny and Germantown may adjust policies to fund Houston

Today’s episode brings us to Bartlett where the last restaurant in a local chain has closed, but not without a little social media controversy.  The Daily Memphian’s Mary Cashiola and Bartlett reporter Michael Waddell discuss how Goodwill wanted to open a drop-off center and specialty shop in a Baby Jack’s restaurant location and how it all went a little wrong.  Plus, St. Jude runners began a 465-mile relay, Memphis-Shelby County Schools accepts a donation from xAI, an inmate has died at the Shelby

For years, the tallest building in Downtown Memphis — 100 N. Main — has stood vacant. 100 North Main LLC, which is redeveloping the building, bought it from the Downtown Mobility Authority last year, but actually broke ground on the project in 2023. Today, editorial director Mary Cashiola and CRE reporter Dima Amro discuss what’s happening with the $309 million redevelopment project and why it’s in “a pause.”  Plus, Memphis plans for AutoZone Park renovation, an update in Sincere Parker's legal