Good morning on this Monday, Aug. 19, which also happens to be National Potato Day. I’m Holly Whitfield, your friendly neighborhood Digital Director, filling in for Bianca Phillips today.

After a week of heat, humidity and golf at TPC Southwind, the FedEx St. Jude Championship got a winner and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital got a big donation.

The Democratic National Convention begins today in Chicago and several Shelby County delegates are there. For more on what’s happening in the coming days, check out This Week In Memphis, which publishes every Sunday afternoon.

THE NEED TO KNOW

“We have to win this election,” U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, told a crowd of 50 Saturday, Aug. 17, at a Democratic rally at Wooddale Middle School. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)

Ready for the rally: A handful of Democratic supporters and delegates showed up to a pre-convention rally at Wooddale Middle School in Parkway Village Saturday, Aug 17. Our own Bill Dries reports that several delegates spoke to a smaller-than-expected crowd, including U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis. Cohen urged the group to vote, saying that “democracy is at stake” this year — while admitting that the “this election is historic” idea is one we’ve heard a lot in recent years. Another speaker made national headlines last year as one of the “Tennessee Three,” and took Saturday’s event as an opportunity to say that Republicans have a vision of “white supremacy and patriarchy” that affects Tennessee and Memphis.

Mayor Paul Young stands with interim Chief C.J. Davis as she addresses the Memphis City Council. Some surveyed had never heard of Young, and 35% had no idea who Davis is. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)

Do you know who the mayor is? A recent poll of 500 likely Shelby County voters measured favorability ratings for Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Memphis Interim Police Chief C.J. Davis. The Daily Memphian’s Samuel Hardiman reported on the poll’s results, including not-a-small-percentage of people who did not know who the mayor was. The good news for Mayor Young is that those who had heard of him, generally approved. Opinions on the interim top cop, however, were more mixed.

Hideki Matsuyama made par on the ninth hole of the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind Aug. 18. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

We have a winner: Hideki Matsuyama will leave Memphis with a trophy and a few million bucks after a dramatic final day on the course of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. As John Varlas reports, Matsuyama beat out world No. 2 Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland by just two strokes after losing the 5-stroke lead he had starting out the day. “I’m especially happy to win one of the FedEx events,” Matsuyama said through an interpreter. The Daily Memphian sports writer Drew Hill also talks through the win for the Masters champion and Olympic bronze medalist, and how it made some of Memphis’ most important people very happy. And while there were plenty of local eats available at the tournament, winner Matsuyama had another idea for his victory meal.

MEET MEMPHIS

Memphis singer-songwriter Mark Edgar Stuart released his fifth album, “Never Far Behind,” in July. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)

Before 2013, Memphis singer-songwriter Mark Edgar Stuart was already a well-known local musician. But he was known for playing bass, not singing or songwriting. That all changed when, at age 36, he was hit with a cancer diagnosis and the death of his father. Stuart picked up a guitar and started writing. In 2013, “Blues for Lou,” Stuart’s debut album, dropped, and he’s since released four more albums, including the latest one — “Never Far Behind” — this past July. And fans of Stuart’s songwriting might want to cherish this new one, because according to Stuart, “this is gonna be it for a while.” But he’s not planning to disappear off the music scene entirely.

THE NICE TO KNOW

New owner George Sultani, right, will run Whitten Hardware in Orange Mound with general manager, Mary Margaret Friskillo. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

New era for old store: Businessman George Sultani has purchased the historic Whitten Brothers Hardware store from the Whitten family who owned it for 95 years. He has plans to renovate the Orange Mound business, just like he’s remodeled more than 120 homes in Memphis and Cleveland, Mississippi. Does this mean he’s painting everything white and sealing the windows shut? Not at all. The Daily Memphian’s Jane Roberts talked to Sultani about why he believes in the value of independent hardware stores, what he plans to change at the shop (hint: virtual shopping, delivery) and what — and who — he’s keeping the same.

Estrella Olvera puts the finishing touches on an ice cream cone at 901 Slushies, Ice Cream & Treats in Berclair. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)

Berclair’s second shot at cold, sweet treats: When Jerry’s Sno Cones closed their original location at 1657 Wells Station Road in May, 901 Slushies co-owner Christopher Calix saw it as a sign. “The same day we came up with this idea was the day we found out Jerry’s Sno Cones had closed down,” he said. 901 Slushies, Ice Cream & Treats opened at 1469 Wells Station Road in Berclair just half a mile from the former Jerry’s spot Aug. 10. There are plans to add dozens more ice cream and slushy flavors, along with paletas, candy, cookies, elote, Jarritos and more, as The Daily Memphian’s Sophia Surrett reports. Some people in the neighborhood see the sweet shop opening as a positive sign for the Summer Avenue area — plus Calix plans to open another 901 Slushies location in one Memphis suburb soon.

Lailah Owens, center, swears in the bailiff during Youth Court at 201 Poplar on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)

Judge Judy Junior: Forgive the alliteration here, as the young people in Aarron Fleming’s Youth Court story aren’t technically working as judges. But they are making a big difference by volunteering as prosecutors, defense attorneys and jury members for a special diversion program for juvenile offenders accused of misdemeanors and other crimes. In the program, young offenders plead guilty and receive a sentence — community service, restitution, writing apology letters — from a jury of their young peers.

WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

Enjoy some potatoes today! Bianca Phillips will be back with you tomorrow. 

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