Update
Metro Memphis man charged in Capitol riots
Memphian Matthew Bledsoe has been charged as one of the rioters at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 6.
Update
Metro Lakeland officials want more say in Health Department directives
Lakeland officials say they understand the seriousness of the virus, but want better collaboration with the Health Department.
Grizzlies game versus Minnesota postponed
The Friday, Jan. 15 game between the Grizzlies and Timberwolves has been postponed due to coronavirus complications with Minnesota.
Grizzlies’ owner’s Ubiquiti seeks incentive for new warehouse
Robert Pera’s communications technology firm seeks a 10-year tax incentive that would save the company $1.8 million total in local property taxes. But the company would create 25 jobs paying $37,027 on average.
Overton Golf Course closes Monday for reconstruction
Overton Park golf course may be jammed this weekend with golfers playing one last round before the nine-hole track closes until the fall. The course is being redesigned and rebuilt.
‘Lighthouse Project’ envisions ‘holistic’ development in Binghampton
The Hyde Family Foundation has purchased 15 vacant acres on the south edge of Binghampton for the Lighthouse Project. The strategy is to provide and integrate a strong school with accessible housing, job development and health care.
State GOP chairman says ‘redder’ Tennessee also comes with challenges for Republicans
Tennessee Republican Party Chairman Scott Golden, on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, says the map to winning Tennessee may have changed with some suburban areas turning purple.
Friday prep report: Bartlett knocks Arlington from unbeaten ranks
Jacobs brothers combine for 39 points to lead Bartlett.
Tigers’ leading receiver Austin returning for 2021 season
Calvin Austin III had 11 touchdowns and more than 1,000 yards this season.
Nonprofit Red Door Urban Missions grows partnership with ARISE2Read
The new initiative will help students move toward reading at grade level.
Freshman Memphis DB enters transfer portal
Freshman corner An’Darius Coffey was a redshirt this past fall.
Metro
Kustoff defends his electoral college challenge vote
The Congressman from Germantown told The Daily Memphian he believes Trump’s remarks just before the Capitol insurrection fueled the violence that claimed five lives. Kustoff also indicated it might be time to change the Congressional Act that allowed the electoral college challenge he supported.
Metro Strickland and Harris want larger share of vaccine
Business
NY firm enters Memphis market, buys industrial building
Woodhill Real Estate bought a fully leased, 268,000-square-foot building at 5020 Tuggle Road, in Memphis’ vast Southeast industrial submarket.
Midtown Local group buys two office buildings on Poplar, plans upgrades
Sports
Calkins: Silverfield adds another impact transfer (this one will lick his face)
Memphis coach Ryan Silverfield added a transfer this week with excellent quickness and a low center of gravity. Happily, it’s a dog.
Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies help families in need for Martin Luther King Day of Service
Food
At Celtic Crossing, they’ll celebrate a hometown hero on Inauguration Day
Celtic Crossing hosts a party on Jan. 20 to raise a pint to the new president, one a little town in Ireland claims as its own.
Suburbs
St. Jude Dream Home, crime surge at forefront of Lakeland BOC meeting
The St. Jude Dream Home — a major fundraiser for the hospital — will be built again in Lakeland this year.
Neighborhoods
Not a Coffee Shop aims to create conversation, change in the Heights
Not a Coffee Shop is open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 6:45 to 11:15 a.m. and serves all of its coffee, including pour overs and espresso shots, black.
Arts & Culture
Indie Memphis brings a dozen Sundance screenings to Summer Drive-In
Sundance has long been the American independent film scene’s most prominent launching pad.
Opinion
Opinion: To those who ‘circle the drain,’ thanks
Citizens all over greater Memphis – all over the country – watch over things every day, caring enough about all of us to make sure the greater good is served by the maintenance of the things we care about.
Podcasts
Carol Coletta on why greenspaces are so important to a city
Eric Barnes talks to Carol Coletta, the president and CEO of Memphis River Parks Partnership, about green spaces, and the resistance to getting them established.