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Saturday, May 14, 2022

 
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Today's weather in Memphis:

72°/59°
Mostly cloudy
Air qualityGood
 
 

Jordan Ware matched last year’s performance while Bartlett’s Kylan Bernard swept both hurdles races. In Class A girls, East’s Alyssa Raymond wins three events.

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The left-hander helped Philadelphia reach the World Series in 1993. He was a 1983 graduate of Craigmont High in Memphis.

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This season the Grizzlies got younger and still got better, but ultimately came up short of their potential. With Ja Morant, Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. in place, the future is bright. It’s also pressing. What’s next?

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The Grizzlies ended their season with a loss to the Warriors Friday. Was it the best season ever? Maybe. It was absolutely the most fun. 

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The pool at the Mike Rose Aquatics Center on the U of M campus will be named in honor of the man who had an “endless belief in people.”

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The Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest concludes at Liberty Park as winners are announced, and hope sizzles for a return to Tom Lee Park in 2023.

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Clarene Pinkston Russell, who was often called Collierville’s historian, died Friday afternoon. She served the town for decades and shaped its future.

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Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland went after critics of his backing of the state truth in sentencing law and his description of 201 Poplar as a “revolving door” for criminals during a lively interview on “Behind The Headlines.”

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The problem that delayed the certification was combining tabulations from two different systems into a single statement of votes cast. 

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Cornbread salad is a staple at the Big Bob Gibson family supper during the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, and a great addition to your summer picnics and cookouts.

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It’s getting hot around here. Record heat pounded competitors at the Division 2-AA regional track meet; flames licked meat at the 2022 World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest; a Downtown mural includes sizzling new technology, and it doesn’t get any hotter than FedExForum when the Grizzlies win.

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Stop Poverty with Policy is hosting a community forum and picnic for Memphis Area Transit Authority public transit riders.

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The $70 million skilled nursing facility will benefit the estimated 65,000 to 75,000 veterans living in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties.

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Douglass’ Juneteenth art auction has been postponed due to COVID-19. However, the festival is still set for Father’s Day weekend.

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Black Seeds Urban Farms’ event will feature music performances from local artists and food from vendors like Sun of a Vegan and Street Kitchen. 

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Arlington Middle School and Arlington High gain recognition from the Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, and teacher Latisha King receives the state’s Excellence in STEM Teaching Award.

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The $150 million Ashmont project continues to face questions.

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“Until our society can see the truth about abortion, we will continue failing the women who need us the most. People like my grandmother.”

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The emphasis on creative thinking, collaboration, problem solving, and engaging with the real world is one of the things that differentiates XTH from other high schools throughout Shelby County and around the country. 

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Two former University of Memphis basketball players prepare for the NBA draft combine in Chicago on May 18-20.

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The Memphis gathering was one of several Planned Parenthood rallies in cities across the United States. The marches were organized after a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion leaked May 2 suggesting the landmark Roe v. Wade law could be restricted or overturned in the future.

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Metro
 
Deadline is noon for May 5 Shelby County primary ballot
 

Here’s a tentative view of which County races could be won at the noon Thursday, Feb. 19, deadline, which primary contenders will advance to the August county general races at the deadline and which races are packed with contenders vying for a win on the May 5 election day.

 
County property-tax rate could go down
 
 
EDGE approves port, composting, Bad Timing items
 
 
Woman dies after being extradited to Memphis for 2007 murder
 
 
Two 'high-ranking' Memphis gang members convicted for killing one of their own
 
 
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Business
 
Western-apparel company to open distribution center in Memphis
 

A Denver-based Western-apparel company bought a Southeast Memphis property for its U.S. distribution center.

 
County property-tax rate could go down
 
 
EDGE approves port, composting, Bad Timing items
 
 
Fogelman acquires Germantown apartments
 
 
Officials want to hear from public about Memphis 3.0
 
 
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Sports
 
Grizzlies provide medical update on Morant, Caldwell-Pope
 

It will be a couple more weeks before the Grizzlies reassess Ja Morant’s left elbow sprain. 

 
Prep, state, Super Bowl champ to coach at Melrose
 
 
Memphis' Hasan Abdul Hakim dismissed from program, Zach Davis reinstated
 
 
Ja Morant included in latest NBA-licensed video game
 
 
Grizzlies 25: Shane Battier was the first true Memphis Grizzly and authored the franchise’s greatest encore
 
 
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Food
 
Table Talk: Cocktails meet canvases in The Edge
 

For one night a month, Bar Limina will be serving craft cocktails at the nearby Sheet Cake Gallery.

 
Tsunami helped Cooper-Young become a dining hot spot
 
 
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Suburbs
 
Fogelman acquires Germantown apartments
 

The purchase marks the company’s continued expansion in the Memphis-area market, where Fogelman currently manages 32 communities totaling more than 7,800 units. 

 
New cell tower will fix old Arlington's 'dead zone'
 
 
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Arts & Culture
 
Table Talk: Cocktails meet canvases in The Edge
 

For one night a month, Bar Limina will be serving craft cocktails at the nearby Sheet Cake Gallery.

 
Memphis creator featured in new PBS series
 
 
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Opinion
 
Opinion: Memphis, are you still thinking about the Roman Empire (and Yellow Fever)?
 

“Historian Kyle Harper is coming to the University of Memphis to ask a chilling question: are we, like the Romans, on the cusp of societal collapse — or even mass extinction?”

 
Opinion: A simple blood test can help save more Tennesseans from colorectal cancer
 
 
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Podcasts
 
The AM/DM podcast: What's next for Oak Court Mall
 

These days, the former Oak Court Mall site is home to wrecking balls and demolition equipment as the land is being prepared for its next life. 

 
The AM/DM podcast: Will federal troops be pulled from Memphis?
 
 
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Games
 
Sudoku: Feb. 17
 

Ready for today’s sudokus?

 
Daily WordRow: Feb. 17
 
 
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