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Saturday, May 14, 2022

 
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Today's weather in Memphis:

87°/67°
Intermittent clouds
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
 
Tennessee House passes voucher expansion plan in tight vote
 

House Bill 2532 met with bipartisan opposition, barely clearing the majority vote needed to pass.

 
County Commission takes small step toward new or renovated jail
 
 
U of M, Ole Miss and others team up for new AI consortium
 
 
$13 million MATA bridge loan tops City Council agenda
 
 
The AM/DM podcast: A week to celebrate Girls Inc., LeMoyne-Owen and realtors
 
 
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Business
 
Memphis commercial real estate awards honor Dunavant, Lightman
 

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors is recognizing William B. Dunavant III and Michael Lightman Sr. amid a night of other winners at its 25th annual Pinnacle Awards.

 
March home sales flat as pricing is key strategy for sellers
 
 
FedEx begins search for new CFO
 
 
U of M, Ole Miss and others team up for new AI consortium
 
 
Social media and a salmon club: How Smackers made a name for itself
 
 
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Sports
 
Grizzlies podcast: Kleiman talks, draft odds set
 

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap exit interviews and discuss the Grizzlies’ position in the NBA Draft Lottery. 

 
Calkins: The Grizzlies need some lottery luck. Maybe that will stop people from talking about Ja Morant.
 
 
Transfer portal activity abounds, but Tigers still seeking to land first player
 
 
Injuries, Memphis and Ja Morant: Grizzlies exec Kleiman on this season and next
 
 
Vote for the spring sports athlete of the week, Week 5
 
 
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Food
 
From market to menu: The Farm Table opening Downtown
 

An indoor farmers market is becoming a small farm-to-fork restaurant. 

 
Social media and a salmon club: How Smackers made a name for itself
 
 
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Suburbs
 
Germantown invests $77,000 in new snowplow equipment
 

In late January, sleet, snow and then more sleet fell in Germantown. Now, the city is doubling down on its winter weather response.

 
Collierville artist began his career at 74 years old
 
 
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Arts & Culture
 
Collierville artist began his career at 74 years old
 

He did so after being encouraged by his mother’s best friend Jeannine Paul, a then-94-year-old Memphis artist.

 
From a dusty road to musical gold, ‘Soul Man’ David Porter looks back
 
 
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Opinion
 
Calkins: The Grizzlies need some lottery luck. Maybe that will stop people from talking about Ja Morant.
 

Did the Grizzlies mistreat Ja Morant? No, of course not. But it’s telling (and unfortunate) that the question had to be asked. 

 
Calkins: Time to hold Musk and xAI to 'the one promise they've made.'
 
 
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Podcasts
 
Grizzlies podcast: Kleiman talks, draft odds set
 

Drew Hill and Chris Herrington recap exit interviews and discuss the Grizzlies’ position in the NBA Draft Lottery. 

 
The AM/DM podcast: A week to celebrate Girls Inc., LeMoyne-Owen and realtors
 
 
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Games
 
Daily Jigsaw: Moon shot
 

Today’s puzzle is of NASA’s Artemis II launch and was taken by Chris O’Meara for the Associated Press.

 
Daily WordRow: April 13
 
 
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