FedEx executive Richard Smith said the family inquired about acquiring a majority interest in the team from owner Robert Pera. “But he knows of our possible interest if he ever changes his mind.” Calkins: Robert Pera remains the best hope for keeping the Grizzlies in Memphis.Related content:
What is keeping the Grizzlies in Memphis? Robert Pera. And that’s it. He’s still the best chance the city has to keep the team.Related content:
The snowstorm that has rocked the city since Saturday, Jan. 24, has forced Memphis baseball to get creative in preparing for the Feb. 13 season opener.
After painful losses to Tulsa and Wichita State, Penny Hardaway gave his team space to reflect. The result? A win over Florida Atlantic.
The winter storm stressed an already thin system, required bringing in help from outside — and showed how one’s best efforts still might not be enough. Even now officials are still advising drivers stay off the roads.
A thaw on city streets at week’s end gives way to another cold snap complicating plans to resume solid waste services and continue clearing streets.
No pep band. No anthem singer, either. But lots of brave fans got free tickets to watch the Memphis Tigers win a basketball game Thursday. How better to defeat the snowbound blues?
Several suburban officials noted they pretreated major roads with a salt and sand mixture. While they continue to treat them, that mixture only works when temperatures are approximately 20 degrees.
The Bluff City has a taste for zine-making parties, vision-board groups, flash-tattoo embroidery classes and beyond.
The frozen precipitation on the ground in Memphis isn’t going anywhere for the next few days, at least. Latest updates: Crews make progress on streets, but some business, schools are staying closed Intrepid fun-seekers enjoy thrills of ‘Mount Bartlett’ Situation in South grows more dire as ice, frigid temperatures, outages persistRelated content:
The Pop Spot Bar & Grill on Brookhaven Circle and Wild Beet Salad Co. in Cooper-Young are opening, and may be joined by a new restaurant on Mississippi Boulevard.
Led by point guard Dug McDaniel’s game-high 23 points and six assists, the Tigers got back in the win column after road losses to Tulsa and Wichita State.Related content:
Germantown is adding to its Public Arts Master Plan, and while some may not agree with the approach, it provides another aspect to a well-rounded community.
In this week’s To-Do List, a new Pink Palace exhibit explores the science and culture of food. And Urban Earth hosts a workshop on air plants.
Isaiah Windless and Londyn Griffin were honored after big efforts last week.
Are you ready for it? Here are today’s sudokus.
“What a remarkable person!” — Millie Katzen about 'A huge mark': 100-year-old Memphian Peggy Bodine dies, family, friends reflect on life of service
“ I am confident they will get back on track when it is safe to do so.” — Gwendylyn Sembler about Trash talk: Memphis waste stuck in the deep freeze
“Fun game— enthusiastic crowd and team hustled from start to finish. ” — Harold Byrd about Calkins: How to cure the snowbound blues? Free tix, brave fans and a Memphis blowout win
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This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of Memphis firefighters at a “push-in’” ceremony for new trucks and was taken by Mark Weber.
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Well, darn. The Central High band won’t be going back to New York this year to defend its title in the Essentially Ellington jazz contest. But after a year of triumph and tragedy, that won’t stop director Ollie Liddell from teaching “with (his) hair on fire.”
It’s unclear how many employees at the Nike distribution center in Frayser are included in the layoffs.
What the Tigers are doing this season is undeniably disappointing, and there’s basically nothing they can realistically do to redeem themselves at this point. But what would a successful season look like?
After a few days of cooking up a storm, it was time to venture outdoors and see how some of Memphis’ restaurants were faring.
The pedestrian tunnel mural will kick off Germantown’s Greenway art project.
So many tulips! A truckload of tulips! The Dixon Gallery & Gardens is celebrating its 50th anniversary with 650,000 tulips — more than double what it’s ever had before.
One issue arising from Alex Pretti’s senseless death is debatable. It is the extent of Memphis’ cooperation with federal law enforcement during the ongoing surge in the Bluff City.
In the last few years, one of the largest changes to college football and basketball is the number of student-athletes changing schools between seasons.
This jigsaw puzzle is a photo of grocery shelves and was taken by Patrick Lantrip.