The Memphis Flyer

11/12/2025

Law enforcement, advocacy groups, and local government are coming together to remember victims of road traffic accidents, while also highlighting efforts to improve street safety.

https://www.memphisflyer.com/road-safety-advocates-to-honor-crash-victims-during-remembrance-event

11/12/2025

Tennessee’s Department of Safety & Homeland Security is asking for more than 100 state troopers, in part to fill in patrol gaps left open because of a law enforcement surge in Memphis.

https://www.memphisflyer.com/state-trooper-surge-in-memphis-leaving-gaps-elsewhere-in-state

11/12/2025

🎄 Let’s Get Merry on Main! 🎅✨

The South Main District is turning into a holiday wonderland — complete with live music, carolers, a golf cart parade, Santa’s Workshop, and a live tree lighting at 5:10 PM near 409 South Main!
🛍️ Market opens at 12 PM with local vendors, food, and festive fun all day long.
📅 Saturday, November 29th
📍 South Main District, Downtown Memphis
Let’s make spirits bright, Memphis. 💫

11/12/2025

An immigrant’s arrest story winds through allegations of government overreach and cruelty.

https://www.memphisflyer.com/legal-but-locked-up

11/11/2025

Crosstown Concourse will add a co-working space this spring.

Renovation work has begun on the new space, to be called Crosstown CoWork. It will be located on the second floor next to Crosstown Arts, at the top of the red, spiral staircase.

https://www.memphisflyer.com/crosstown-concourse-to-open-co-work-space

11/11/2025

A few Memphis spots to rest and reset this fall.

https://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis-is-my-boyfriend-slow-down

11/11/2025

✨ Christmas on Deer Creek – Saturday, December 6th in Downtown Leland, Mississippi! ✨
There’s no place like Leland for Christmas on Deer Creek! Join us for a full day of holiday fun along the banks of historic Deer Creek where music, lights, shopping, and good food come together to celebrate the season in true Delta-style.

🦆 Start your morning with the Run Run Ru-Duck 5K dressed as your favorite holiday character, then stroll through downtown to shop new stores and enjoy a carriage ride under the Christmas lights.
🛍 Shop the Deer Creek Market for one-of-a-kind gifts from local makers and artisans.
🎅 Bring the kids to the Leland Library for Story Time with Mrs. Claus and photos with Santa.
🍳 Elf on the Shelf Children’s Brunch is an annual favorite that sells out in minutes!
🎶 Live bands on stage all day including Mustache the Band!
🍔 Enjoy food trucks from Delta fan favorites like Doe’s Eat Place, Mama’s Hot Tamales, Chick-fil-A, Lost Pizza Co., and more!
🎄 Enjoy your afternoon with the Christmas Parade, watching and interacting with local bands, antique cars and racecars, horse drawn buggies, and of course Santa himself.

Don’t forget to take a driving tour of Deer Creek to enjoy so many of our traditional floats on the creek that twinkle under the stars and light up the banks of our beloved creek to bring the magic of the season to life.
Be sure to gather at the Creek at dusk to catch Santa make his grand appearance coming down the Creek on his sleigh, then officially light the Christmas tree for the evening.
It’s a full day of family, fellowship, and small-town Hallmark Christmas cheer — right here in Leland!

11/11/2025

For many people, one of the best benefits of a salary increase is the ability to spend more on purchases and luxuries. However, taking this approach has the potential to significantly harm your wealth-building potential over time. Commonly referred to as “lifestyle creep,” the tendency to spend more as you make more can have long-term consequences for your overall financial security.

These tips can help you maintain financial security.

https://www.memphisflyer.com/avoiding-lifestyle-creep

11/10/2025

Almost one-third of MSCS students were chronically absent last year.

Almost one-third of Memphis-Shelby County Schools students were chronically absent last year.

11/10/2025

Join the Memphis Flyer newsroom for happy hour November 12th from 5-7 at Loflin Yard! 🍻 Join us to talk about the future of local journalism and how you can get involved.
Please let us know you are coming by 11/11 by emailing [email protected]

11/10/2025

Memphis fell to 4–7 with the loss, but the message from its core voices was unified: play connected, trust movement, and respond to adversity with composure. The talent is there. The effort is there. What is missing right now is rhythm, the kind that lasts beyond a half.
https://www.memphisflyer.com/grizzlies-lose-rhythm-in-second-half-as-okc-rallies-for-win

11/10/2025

José Valverde’s UAC Show Taps into Mexican and Native Culture

https://www.memphisflyer.com/jose-valverdes-uac-show-taps-into-mexican-and-native-culture